devillers823 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Current workflow (summarized): 1) Import to LR - convert to DNG 2) Edit in LR/PS 3) Export to ShootProof to client galleries (JPEG) 4) Export all edited photos to HD and cloud storage as PSD. When exporting from LR for storing the processed photos, I have the option for image format as jpeg, psd, tiff, dng, original. Which option should I be choosing?? Again, this photos are not for the clients to print, just for storing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I would think original. I see no reason to force files to be something other than they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devillers823 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thank you for the quick reply! I wasn't sure given that if I export to PS, when I'm finished with that edit, they save as a PSD in LR, so I just figured they should all be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Have you observed that the PSD files are smaller, or bigger, than their source raw files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devillers823 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 I just ran a comparison. The original file is 18.1MB. When exported to PS from LR and saved (back in LR now), that file saved as a PSD is 59.9MB. That same exact photo that was edited in PS but exported as original is a whopping 172.1MB!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devillers823 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 I did another test on a photo that was only edited in LR, never exported to PS and back. Source file and saving as original are the same size, but saving as PSD is larger by about 7MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Right. So that's why you don't want to convert file to PSD unnecessarily. Stick with "original". To help me sleep better tonight, can you please do this check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devillers823 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Haha yes! I was in the correct color space, sRGB 8bpc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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