Google| Subject | Re: Lenses and sharpening |
| From | Savageduck |
| Date | 09/16/2014 18:03 (09/16/2014 09:03) |
| Message-ID | <2014091609034023400-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> |
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| Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
| Follows | PeterN |
On 2014-09-16 15:21:10 +0000, PeterN <peter@verizon.net>said:
PeterNNot quite. If you have been working on a 16-bit NEF using an ACR+PS workflow you are not going to be able to save that JPEG and maintain a non-destructive workflow. First you have to convert to 8-Bit, then you merge any adjustment layers and set any *Smart Objects* before making that “save asâ€. It does not go back to what you had before the “save asâ€. The only way you could retain what was there before the “save as†would be to go to “History†and “Create a new document from the current state†in a new tab. Merge the layers, convert to 8-bit, and save that as a JPEG. then you can close it and still have your working window open. That you can save as a layered PSD/TIF (do not merge) to retain the non-destructive qualities. The JPEG is a snapshot of the current state, and should just be considered a “versionâ€.
On 9/15/2014 1:56 PM, Savageduck wrote:SavageduckPeterN
On 2014-09-15 17:32:07 +0000, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>said:nospamSavageduck
In article <2014091510153710516-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>wrote:nospamSavageduckFloyd L. DavidsonFloyd L. Davidsonnospam
UnSharpMask is not reversible.
it is with a non-destructive workflow.
I'm sorry that you don't understand the meaning of that.
I know your feelings regarding Photoshop, but using Adobe's *Smart Object* concept provides a different level of non-destructive workflow. Creating a new adjustment layer and converting it to a *Smart Object* gives one the ability to apply any filter, including USM and any of the other sharpening tools or filters to that *Smart Object*. If the particular adjustment results are not to one's liking, then double clicking on that filter in the *Smart Object* layer will reopen the filter dialog to allow changes to the filter parameters. In the case shown below I have applied USM to a *Smart Object* and I can return to it as often as I want to adjust the USM parameters, all non-destructively. <https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1295663/FileChute/screenshot_900.jpg>
All adjustments made to *Smart Objects*, in Photoshop terms, are non-destructive.
true, but i was thinking of lightroom where no additional steps are required because everything is non-destructive.
These days with my LR+PS workflow many of my images make a round trip from LR to PS and back to LR have all the layers retained. If I need a JPEG I use the LR export dialog.
It is so easy just to do a save as jpeg, diretly from PS. Then the image goes back to what it was before the "save as."
I don’t save JPEGS back to LR, only PSDs & TIFs. If I want/need a JPEG I just use the LR export dialog which handle resizing compression quality, and export file format. I have several LR export presets setting size and save location including specific Dropbox folders. That save many headaches. I can either go to the export dialog. <https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1295663/FileChute/screenshot_903.jpg> or directly to a preset from the pop-up menu after right clicking. <https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1295663/FileChute/screenshot_902.jpg>
Take the time to do that, you will be pleasantly surprised.SavageduckPeterN
Yup! That is quite a different non-destructive process which quite a few here have yet to grasp even though they own LR.
Guilty! Still learning it. Haben't really used it yet.
-- Regards,
Savageduck
09/13/2014-
