Wendy J Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I've been using Photoshop for quite a while now and when I started I saved everything that I wanted to keep layered as a .tif file. I wondering what the differences are between .tif and .psd files; and what advantages, if any. One thing I like about .tif is that I can actually see what the file looks like when in Windows Explorer, whereas the .psd file only shows the blue icon. I'd be interested in hearing how other people manage this aspect of saving layered files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinny Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Photoshop and TIF files are very similar. They both are NOT lossless (like JPGS) meaning they save all their pixels and are not compressing your image and sacrificing quality. TIFs can be a little larger in file size than a PSD. TIFs can be opened by any other software that recognizes layers. TIFs can be compressed smaller when ZIPPED, so if you zip your files for archive purpose, a TIF can be a size-saver. I think you are doing it fine. I save my files as PSDs... simply because I start them out that way and don't save as... and I've been doing it that way for so long, it's hard to break the habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy J Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 Thanks Dinny, I guess I'll just continue on as I've been doing. BTW, I'm glad you included the link to your Digi-Scraps in the Boutique - they are now in shopping basket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinny Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Hey Wendy, I'm glad I did too thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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