Some photoshop questions that need answering.

[Todd Spoth]

I made a list of a few photoshop annoyances that are really getting to me. if sure they are bonehead questions but any help would be great. thanks in advance!

-What determines the file>save as format? i understand single or multiple layers, but i have seen

single layer photos default save as PSD. i use 99% JPEG and the other 1% PSD, is there any way to

disable the other formats to streamline my usage?

-if i have 15 photos opened, and have edited them all. is there a way to batch save/rename them?

clicking file>save as, choosing location everytime, choosing format everytime, then image quality,

closing the photo and choosing whether to save the original is an overly tedious process.

-what determines the file>save as quality. 99% of the time i use 11,12 or maximum quality, but it

will often be on 5 and ill have to slide it over. what determines this, and is there a way to make

it 12 all the time?

-filters>distortion>lens correction. this is used to correct lens issues. i use it often, but rarely

use the grid, is there a way to set it up to where it never defaults as on?

-every time i open a photo in photoshop, it brings up an "Embedded Profile Mismatch" box. It says that the embeded is the sRGB profile and the working is the Monitor RGB - DELL profile. it gives me a few choices...to use the embedded, convert the documents colors to the working space or to discard the embedded profile (dont color manage). i usually just choose the last and press ok then it opens. this seems to work fine, but its certainly annoying. it happened after i unsuccesfully tried to calibrate my monitors with a spyder pro unit that just gave me errors. is there any way to fix this?

[Jason Jenkins]

I have found that anytime that I add text (ei: Copyright notice), the default goes to PSD. If you are just changing S-Curves, White balance etc... format will stay as a JPG.

[Shane Parker]

Hi Todd, I'm on my way to bed so I don't have much time, but I'll answer a couple for ya:

-if i have 15 photos opened, and have edited them all. is there a way to batch save/rename them?

Google "photoshop actions". You can create actions to save single files with certain settings or whole folders of files.


-every time i open a photo in photoshop, it brings up an "Embedded Profile Mismatch" box.

A quick rundown on profiles:

- If you're saving the photo for displaying on the web, always choose "sRGB". 99% of the browsers out there will only recognize sRGB; if you happen to save a photo in, say, AdobeRGB the photo can look dull in the browser because it does not honor the color profile.

- If you're saving for print, ask your local printer if they have a printer profile you should be using. Otherwise, save for AdobeRGB or sRGB.

It might also be good to google "color profile" since there are all sorts of articles on the subject.

Good luck!

[Jacob Leveton]

the jpg vs psd thing - if you have multiple layers, then "save as" will be PSD by default. if you always want it in JPG, then flatten the image (ctrl + shift + e or create a macro / action for it).

saving a large batch - actions / automate.

save as quality usually defaults to what you had it on when u last closed photoshop down fully. When it goes back to 5, is that on a fresh re-open? or when you've had it open for awhile?

the embeded profile error might have something to do with the last thing. But these are things that i can never figure out, so i'm worthless...

[Todd Spoth]

I have found that anytime that I add text (ei: Copyright notice), the default goes to PSD. If you are just changing S-Curves, White balance etc... format will stay as a JPG.

well it will default to PSD if you have an additional text layer that isnt flattened. im just wondering what makes it default to something other than JPEG when its still one layer.

[Todd Spoth]

the jpg vs psd thing - if you have multiple layers, then "save as" will be PSD by default. if you always want it in JPG, then flatten the image (ctrl + shift + e or create a macro / action for it).

saving a large batch - actions / automate.

save as quality usually defaults to what you had it on when u last closed photoshop down fully. When it goes back to 5, is that on a fresh re-open? or when you've had it open for awhile?

the embeded profile error might have something to do with the last thing. But these are things that i can never figure out, so i'm worthless...

haha i just read this and addressed it up there. i know how to batch perfectly well. im talking about opening 10 photos. editing and cropping them all differently and then they are all minimized, cascaded or whatever in PS. now i want to save them in a certain folder, but fast. i dont think batch can do that. or can it?

about the save as quality. ive never saved anything on less than 12 (or at least not in the last few months) so why am i seeing 5 as a default today?

[Jacob Leveton]

yeah it can. when you go to 'file' then 'automate' then 'batch', you can select 'opened files' as your input set, then 'folder' as your output set and VOILA!

[Todd Spoth]

Hi Todd, I'm on my way to bed so I don't have much time, but I'll answer a couple for ya:



Google "photoshop actions". You can create actions to save single files with certain settings or whole folders of files.




A quick rundown on profiles:

- If you're saving the photo for displaying on the web, always choose "sRGB". 99% of the browsers out there will only recognize sRGB; if you happen to save a photo in, say, AdobeRGB the photo can look dull in the browser because it does not honor the color profile.

- If you're saving for print, ask your local printer if they have a printer profile you should be using. Otherwise, save for AdobeRGB or sRGB.

It might also be good to google "color profile" since there are all sorts of articles on the subject.

Good luck!

thanks for the help, but i think you mis understood me

i know what the different profiles are, but it seems that its stuck thinking its on the wrong profile. im just trying to take away the silly box when i open a photo.

[Todd Spoth]

yeah it can. when you go to 'file' then 'automate' then 'batch', you can select 'opened files' as your input set, then 'folder' as your output set and VOILA!

sweettt i never saw that before. thats one down. i guess i always had it on folder. thanks brosef

[John Swenson]

thanks for the help, but i think you mis understood me

i know what the different profiles are, but it seems that its stuck thinking its on the wrong profile. im just trying to take away the silly box when i open a photo.

In Color Settings / Color Management Policies / Profile Mismatches: de-select "Ask When Opening"

[Shane Parker]

In Color Settings / Color Management Policies / Profile Mismatches: de-select "Ask When Opening"


What he said.

Sorry I didn't have time to go into detail last night (really, a google search would have lead you to this info so I thought I was at least getting you started even thought I couldn't go into detail).

Anyway, you can tell photoshop what you want it to do with color profiles in the dialog box that John referenced above. Although, I wouldn't really recommend de-selecting "Ask when opening" unless you truly have it setup to do what you want it to do. If you're leaving weird ICC profiles attached to images when you open them (or worse, are applying them automatically WHEN opening) you could get very poor results on screen or print. So make sure you check out the color profile settings in "edit>color settings" (PSCS2) and make sure that PS is set to apply the correct profile (or leave the file alone) when opening. It sounds like you have Photoshop set to using your monitor profile for some reason. So everytime it opens a file, it's saying that the file is using another profile (most likely sRGB or AdobeRGB) and asking if you want to do something about it.

I'd recommend changing your "working space" to either sRGB (for on-screen viewing) or AdobeRGB (or whatever your printer gives you) for print. I actually leave the "ask when opening" box checked so that I know when I open up a file with a different profile than the one I'm working in so that I don't get myself into trouble.

And yes, as also noted above, you can set an action/batch to do all sorts of things to any/all open file(s).

[Todd Spoth]

excellent thanks guys.