Explain file saving modes in Photoshop?

Explain file saving modes in Photoshop?

 

Photoshop Elements can save images in several file formats, depending on how you plan to use them. If you are working with web images, the Save for Web command provides many options for optimizing images. To convert several images to the same file format, or the same size and resolution, use the Process Multiple Files command. Like you may save images in .jpeg, .tiff, .png, etc. formats. To change file-saving options, then follow these steps:

·      Go to file menu and select save option.

·      It will display Save As‘ dialog box.

·      To save the file in different format other than Photoshop (.psd), then click

format combo box‘

·      Here you can see different types of image formats available to save the image.

·      Select the desired format to save the image.

File formats: Photoshop Elements can save images in the following file formats:

ü BMP (bitmap image): A standard Windows image format. You can specify either Windows or OS/2 format or a bit depth for the image.

ü GIF ("Graphics Interchange Format): Commonly used to display graphics and small animations in web pages. GIF is a compressed format designed to minimize file size and transfer time.

ü JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group): Used to save photographs, JPEG format retains all color information in an image. JPEG is a standard format for displaying images over the web.

ü PSD (Photoshop Document): The standard Photoshop Elements format for images. You should generally use this format for edited images to save your work and preserve all your image data and layers in a single page file.

ü Photoshop PDF (Portable Document Format): A cross-platform and cross-application file format. PDF files accurately display and preserve fonts, page layouts, and both vector and bitmap graphics.

ü TIFF (Tagged-Image File Format): Used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms. TIFF is a flexible bitmap image format supported by most paint, image-editing, and page-layout applications. Most desktop scanners can produce TIFF files.

In addition, Photoshop Elements can open files in several other older formats: Pixel Paint, Portable Bit Map, SGI RGB, Soft Image, Wave front RLA, and Electric Image.