Ande43 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Do you all save your LO's as PSD or do you save them as a TIF File.....Pros and Cons for each???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraC1977 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I'm interested in this, also. Layered TIFFS seem to retain most of the characteristics, and are often smaller than PSDs. Anybody have experience here? I'll try to research if I get time, but would love to hear some experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande43 Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Have been reading that a lot of Scrappers save them as TIF as they are so much smaller AND the LO Image is what you see and not the PSD Icon....wondering I guess if the TIF is as good and if you can do everything with it you would do with a PSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I haven't worked with TIF files before. Interesting question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande43 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Neither have I Carla, but sounds like a lot of scrappers use TIF instead of PSD's would be nice to see the LO and not the PSD Icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferZ Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Hi Gals!I installed a free program from CNET on my computer and it shows the .PSD, .TIFF, AND brushes, shapes, and palette thumbs. It works well for me -- don't know what I'd do without it! There also is a free viewer called Sage Thumbs, but I cannot vouch for it. HTH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I use TIFF files a lot. Mostly because it is easy to see a thumbnail of the file. I know you can do a registry change to make your psd files show too, but for me, it is easier to just save as a TIF. I use PSD files too. I haven't had any problems at all with TIF files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodScrap Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Interesting. Learn something new everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenrou Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I've been saving as .tiff files for a good while with no problems. The files are layered like Psd files, easier to click and see without having to go to PSE or PS, and are smaller than psd files. I know a lot of people doing the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande43 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks ladies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatlady Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Learn something new every day and especially at Scrap Girls....Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishrose Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Must admit I save everything eventually as a JPEG. PSD files are enormous and I worry about the capacity of my PC. Will investigate TIF files after what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande43 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 I have delete PSD and always that is the one I wanted to Chang something on...so I save them all now, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Here's a link to an older thread with some info: Tif Files?. I was particularly interested in what Durin said in Post #2 about "...there may be aspects of the layers that may not be saved correctly - or at all..." and "...some Photoshop effects saved in TIFF format may become uneditable." Here's another comment April made in another thread: Post # 8 It may be worth it to do some testing. Maybe I'll try creating a few test pages using blending modes and PSE effects, save as TIFF and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Here's a link to an older thread with some info: Tif Files?. I was particularly interested in what Durin said in Post #2 about "...there may be aspects of the layers that may not be saved correctly - or at all..." and "...some Photoshop effects saved in TIFF format may become uneditable." Here's another comment April made in another thread: Post # 8 It may be worth it to do some testing. Maybe I'll try creating a few test pages using blending modes and PSE effects, save as TIFF and see what happens. I've read that about the Photoshop Effects with TIF files, but I have never had any trouble with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Here's a link to an older thread with some info: Tif Files?. I was particularly interested in what Durin said in Post #2 about "...there may be aspects of the layers that may not be saved correctly - or at all..." and "...some Photoshop effects saved in TIFF format may become uneditable." Here's another comment April made in another thread: Post # 8 It may be worth it to do some testing. Maybe I'll try creating a few test pages using blending modes and PSE effects, save as TIFF and see what happens. I've read that about the Photoshop Effects with TIF files, but I have never had any trouble with it. Thanks for the info April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande43 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks everyone for your input....now if I can just get up the courage to delete psd files LOL I have a problem deleting anything blurry photos, duplicare kits, etc,,,,,it is downright Painful LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks everyone for your input....now if I can just get up the courage to delete psd files LOL I have a problem deleting anything blurry photos, duplicare kits, etc,,,,,it is downright Painful LOL LOL I understand, Carol. I have that problem too. It seems after I delete something, sooner or later I need it or wish I had it for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-M Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I did a little google search about Tiff versus PSD and read that if you compress the Tiff files which makes them a smaller file than PSD, it makes them not so good for later printing. It recommended not compressing the TIFF and therefore the file ends up to be not smaller than PSD. Tiff files can be used in other programs whereas PSD can only be used in Photshop and Photoshop Elements which is why designers include both forms in the template kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraC1977 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I went searching again, and in the Luminous Landscape Forum, these folks made the case for TIFF - 6.0 layered files: "Everything that can be saved in a PSD can also be save in a layered Tiff-6.0 file format...everything, paths, channels, layers, transparency, layer effects" and that it is better for archival purposes because it's a documented format. HOWEVER... I did a little testing in PS CS4 (yes, not current.) I can save as TIFF, but it does not indicate what version of TIFF it's using. Also, in CS4, the option to save transparency is disabled. . I added a layer mask with transparency gradient to a test file, saved to a TIFF, and and then opened the TIFF. The transparency gradient WAS NOT RETAINED IN THE MASK! The layer that had the gradient mask applied now has a solid black mask, which means that the layer does not show at all in PSD. The good news is that the thumbnail and image in Picasa looked right. Then I reopened the file is PS CS4, now the layer mask shows. I have not idea why reopening the file gave different results, and I don't trust it yet. I looked at the File Info for the file, and it does NOT say what version of TIFF it saves in. So at least in PS CS4, I cannot recommend TIFFs for PSDs that use transparency. :-( IF and WHEN I can upgrade PS to the current release, I'll try it again. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Thanks for the information, Barbara. I haven't done any testing in PSE 11 yet, but I hope to as soon as I find some "free time" lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ande43 Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks for the information, Barbara. I haven't done any testing in PSE 11 yet, but I hope to as soon as I find some "free time" lol. Good luck with that....LOL...I am ready for the Holidays to be over so I can play and do what I want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorac Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I just came across your question. I use 'Preset Viewer Argus' which you can find here: http://www.tumasoft.com/shoppe/product.php?productid=16188&cat=0&page=1 It shows thumbnail views of all PSDs, Brushes, etc. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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