How to set saving in jpeg as default

[novetan5]

In photoshop when you want to save a file, the default format setting is always "Photoshop". Most of my application is to be saved in jpeg. How do I command the format setting to jpeg becomes default as I wish to cut down one step.

I gone thru all the commands under Photoshop Preference and don't seems possible to change the default. Or I may hv missed out.

 

[Tom Axford]

In photoshop when you want to save a file, the default format setting is always "Photoshop". Most of my application is to be saved in jpeg. How do I command the format setting to jpeg becomes default as I wish to cut down one step.

I gone thru all the commands under Photoshop Preference and don't seems possible to change the default. Or I may hv missed out.

Use "Save" if you wish to save the current state of your editing in PS (so you can resume editing at some later time).

Use "Export" if you wish to create a jpeg, or tiff, etc.

 

[novetan5]

In photoshop when you want to save a file, the default format setting is always "Photoshop". Most of my application is to be saved in jpeg. How do I command the format setting to jpeg becomes default as I wish to cut down one step.

I gone thru all the commands under Photoshop Preference and don't seems possible to change the default. Or I may hv missed out.

Use "Save" if you wish to save the current state of your editing in PS (so you can resume editing at some later time).

Use "Export" if you wish to create a jpeg, or tiff, etc.

No, it doesn't work as you said.

Either File>Save or File>Save As, either command will pop out a box and the default format always in Photoshop (means it gonna save in PSD) unless we have to do one more step and change Photoshop to Jpeg. I would have thought too that by clicking "save" there should not have any pop out box and it shld auto save in the same location and same format. Have I miss something?

 

[Adrian Tung]

Either File>Save or File>Save As, either command will pop out a box and the default format always in Photoshop (means it gonna save in PSD) unless we have to do one more step and change Photoshop to Jpeg. I would have thought too that by clicking "save" there should not have any pop out box and it shld auto save in the same location and same format. Have I miss something?

When you use Save or Save As, Photoshop will typically default to the same file format that the file is (with the exception of RAW files), unless you have made edits that are unsupported by the format. For example, if your edit contains layers, layer masks and so on, it will no longer be able to default to JPG and will ask to save as PSD.

 

[novetan5]

Either File>Save or File>Save As, either command will pop out a box and the default format always in Photoshop (means it gonna save in PSD) unless we have to do one more step and change Photoshop to Jpeg. I would have thought too that by clicking "save" there should not have any pop out box and it shld auto save in the same location and same format. Have I miss something?

When you use Save or Save As, Photoshop will typically default to the same file format that the file is (with the exception of RAW files), unless you have made edits that are unsupported by the format. For example, if your edit contains layers, layer masks and so on, it will no longer be able to default to JPG and will ask to save as PSD.

Ok tks. Your explanation is clear.

But why Save or Save As open up the same dialog box. Even I use the default short cut key both also open up the same box.

In normal word doc, I understd the function of Save or Save As. The former saved into the same folder. The latter give you an option to change directory and file name.

But in PS, both give you the option. Why?

Tks.

 

[Adrian Tung]

But why Save or Save As open up the same dialog box. Even I use the default short cut key both also open up the same box.

In normal word doc, I understd the function of Save or Save As. The former saved into the same folder. The latter give you an option to change directory and file name.

But in PS, both give you the option. Why?

Tks.

Not sure why your PS behaves this way though.

If I open a JPG file, make some changes, and then hit save, it saves back to the original file without dialog box.

If I open a JPG file, make some changes, then hit save as, it opens a dialog box to ask what folder and file name (and the option to change formats, but the default is still JPG).

If I open a JPG file, make some changes including adding a new layer or two, layer masks, transparency and stuff, then whether I hit save or save as, I get the dialog box that defaults to PSD.

 

[techjedi]

But why Save or Save As open up the same dialog box. Even I use the default short cut key both also open up the same box.

In normal word doc, I understd the function of Save or Save As. The former saved into the same folder. The latter give you an option to change directory and file name.

But in PS, both give you the option. Why?

Tks.

Not sure why your PS behaves this way though.

If I open a JPG file, make some changes, and then hit save, it saves back to the original file without dialog box.

If I open a JPG file, make some changes, then hit save as, it opens a dialog box to ask what folder and file name (and the option to change formats, but the default is still JPG).

If I open a JPG file, make some changes including adding a new layer or two, layer masks, transparency and stuff, then whether I hit save or save as, I get the dialog box that defaults to PSD.

+1 to this. The critical point here is once you make edits that Photoshop is incapable of saving to the current format, it has to prompt you to choose a format capable of retaining those changes. So even the plain "Save" has to show you the dialog because if it just saved back over the JPG, it would have to discard and flatten the layer information, rasterize fonts, pixelate paths and then Adobe would get support calls asking where hours of editing work went. After being prompted with the dialog, if you still choose the original format of JPG, it will warn you that information will be lost.

It should also be noted that sometimes certain formats wont even be on the list. For example if you open a PNG, then change the image mode from RGB to CMYK and make no other changes, then File..Save, you will see the dialog with PSD default and PNG wont be on the list of formats since PNG does not support CMYK and cannot be saved.

 

[novetan5]

But why Save or Save As open up the same dialog box. Even I use the default short cut key both also open up the same box.

In normal word doc, I understd the function of Save or Save As. The former saved into the same folder. The latter give you an option to change directory and file name.

But in PS, both give you the option. Why?

Tks.

Not sure why your PS behaves this way though.

If I open a JPG file, make some changes, and then hit save, it saves back to the original file without dialog box.

If I open a JPG file, make some changes, then hit save as, it opens a dialog box to ask what folder and file name (and the option to change formats, but the default is still JPG).

If I open a JPG file, make some changes including adding a new layer or two, layer masks, transparency and stuff, then whether I hit save or save as, I get the dialog box that defaults to PSD.

Tks so much Adrian for the detail explanation.

Very clear to me now.

Tks Techjedi also.