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12/20/2008 03:41:00 PM · #1 |
So my Dad rings up yesterday 5 days before xmas and says he wants to print a copy of one of my Mums favourite images of mine  for my Mum for xmas.
This is my Dad and daughter at a favourite holiday place Waikawa. When he said he wanted to print a large copy I though oh no as at the time I never imagined I would have any use for it except at DPC so I only had a saved for the web copy not exactly good for printing a large image. However when I looked in my port at the image I had listed my exact editing steps! I cant find the raw original so I can only work with a .98 MB size ( i hope that will be big enough! ) at least i can recreate the edited copy:) |
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12/20/2008 06:33:18 PM · #2 |
Sometimes its best to list your editing steps, but also have PS save your exact steps. there is an option to do this and it records your exact settings and adjustments on the photo.
Also a good reminder to never toss any original out. Back up to an external HD and you never have to worry about needing one. I was recently contacted about a photo found here on DPC that they wanted a large print of. I dug the original (1.5 years old) out and my editing steps and duplicated them and sent it off to printing 20x30 and it looks just like it does online.
Matt
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12/20/2008 06:38:04 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Sometimes its best to list your editing steps, but also have PS save your exact steps. there is an option to do this and it records your exact settings and adjustments on the photo.
Also a good reminder to never toss any original out. Back up to an external HD and you never have to worry about needing one. I was recently contacted about a photo found here on DPC that they wanted a large print of. I dug the original (1.5 years old) out and my editing steps and duplicated them and sent it off to printing 20x30 and it looks just like it does online.
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How?
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12/20/2008 07:00:46 PM · #4 |
| In CS2 it's in Edit > Preferences, in the History Log tab - you select MetaData and it puts it with the image. |
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12/20/2008 07:14:57 PM · #5 |
My god I never knew that, omg, winning tip right here. That is going to save me so much effort when editing things.
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12/20/2008 07:50:22 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
In CS2 it's in Edit > Preferences, in the History Log tab - you select MetaData and it puts it with the image. |
In CS# it's in Edit > Preferences > General, the last section in the box. |
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12/20/2008 08:03:02 PM · #7 |
Thanks for answering the question. It never occurred to me that people may not know that or I would have put the answer in my original post. Glad the others chimed in for the answer.
Matt
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12/20/2008 08:05:58 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
In CS2 it's in Edit > Preferences, in the History Log tab - you select MetaData and it puts it with the image. |
In CS# it's in Edit > Preferences > General, the last section in the box. |
Wow! For that reason alone, it is worth looking at investing in Photoshop.
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12/20/2008 08:40:23 PM · #9 |
OMFG!!! I wish I'd known that ages ago! Must write it down pronto...
ETA: At what stage do you add the Metadata, before/after save for web?
Message edited by author 2008-12-20 20:43:05. |
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12/20/2008 08:51:54 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
OMFG!!! I wish I'd known that ages ago! Must write it down pronto...
ETA: At what stage do you add the Metadata, before/after save for web? |
I'm pretty sure SFW removes the metadata. It'd be added to the PSD or TIF file but SFW strips out all that stuff. |
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12/20/2008 09:10:58 PM · #11 |
Cool! I never knew! Wonderful!
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12/20/2008 09:15:33 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
OMFG!!! I wish I'd known that ages ago! Must write it down pronto...
ETA: At what stage do you add the Metadata, before/after save for web? |
I have it save me a log in a text file in my documents. Then I can print and duplicate the steps.
Matt
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12/20/2008 09:21:57 PM · #13 |
| I'd do the saving before I resized to SFW. Then again, if it's something I like I save a copy at that point anyway. |
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12/20/2008 09:55:43 PM · #14 |
| Sometimes it pays to read these threads!! Learn something new everyday. |
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12/20/2008 10:18:51 PM · #15 |
I didn't know this either. very cool!
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12/21/2008 01:31:51 PM · #16 |
| LOL glad my thread was so helpful :) |
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12/21/2008 02:16:42 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Sometimes its best to list your editing steps, but also have PS save your exact steps. there is an option to do this and it records your exact settings and adjustments on the photo.
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Now how cool would it be if you could run those editing steps back as a script and have the finished product re-appear before your eyes ? |
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12/21/2008 02:18:47 PM · #18 |
| I didn't know you could do that either. Thanks! |
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12/21/2008 02:48:10 PM · #19 |
I'm even lazier...I save a .PSD version with my originals...HD price is cheap these days...
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12/21/2008 03:38:05 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
In CS2 it's in Edit > Preferences, in the History Log tab - you select MetaData and it puts it with the image. |
In CS# it's in Edit > Preferences > General, the last section in the box. |
Wow that's helpful. So, would SC prefer getting generalized editing steps for verification or would it be useful for them to have a copy of that detailed history log? |
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12/22/2008 01:19:08 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by doctornick:
I'm even lazier...I save a .PSD version with my originals...HD price is cheap these days... |
You think YOU'RE lazy? I'm lazier AND cheaper. I didn't want to shell out for Photoshop, so I use Lightroom 2 for most of my PP. It shows me a history of all of my PP steps, and allows me to save it as a preset which I can apply to any photo I want. And I don't even have to hit a 'Save' button.
Now THAT'S lazy. ;)
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12/22/2008 02:19:55 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by JMart:
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
In CS2 it's in Edit > Preferences, in the History Log tab - you select MetaData and it puts it with the image. |
In CS# it's in Edit > Preferences > General, the last section in the box. |
Wow that's helpful. So, would SC prefer getting generalized editing steps for verification or would it be useful for them to have a copy of that detailed history log? |
I always list what you'd probably call the generalized steps in the additional info area on every submission. Often, if there's a verification request, we can use that information without you having to submit anything. However, if there are particular aspects we are having trouble duplicating or verifying, then a complete log of the editing steps ought to help.
See almost any of my submissions for an example of how I write up the editing steps -- it usually only takes a minute or two. |
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12/22/2008 07:01:23 PM · #23 |
D'OH!!!
All of you must be on PCs cause my Mac version of CS2 shows no Preference, etc under Edit.
If I am wrong please correct me!
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12/23/2008 01:32:57 PM · #24 |
| *bump cause I wanna learn how to do this* |
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12/23/2008 03:36:02 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
*bump cause I wanna learn how to do this* |
Since no one is answering, look under the Photoshop menu (on the menu bar at the top) and look for Preferences.
I found a video tutorial for CS for something unrelated but it showed accessing the preferences :)
First menu "Photoshop" select Preferences, then General. The section we are all talking about is at the bottom of the General panel, you will need to "tick" a checkbox at the bottom to enable the settings.
Hope this helps all you Mac friends :)
Message edited by author 2008-12-23 15:48:29. |
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