Photoshop Help

binxgook · 2006-01-10, 12:17 AM

Hey guys and gals, I am using photoshop 7.0 to spice up my sites and what not, but I cant seem to go back and edit things once I have saved them and closed them. I can file>open>whatever.jpg but I cant change anything on it. Am I misinng something???

Thanks, Binxgook

Trev · 2006-01-10, 12:35 AM

you have to save them as a .psd or one of the other ones (but psd is native to photoshop) in order to save the levels and have access to the work you've done already. If you save them as a .jpg it's just a flat image, ready for the web.

edit; to be clear you need to save them as both, the .psd first if you want to be able to edit it later, then the .jpg/.gif for web use.

binxgook · 2006-01-10, 12:42 AM

Thanks Trev, Thats gonna save me a ton of work!

Mateusz · 2006-01-11, 08:28 AM

If you would like to save just part of image as .jpg or .gif most time you would have to merge layers - make sure you save your .psd files BEFORE you merge them. Otherwise you wont be able to 'separate' them neither with history tab nor undo command (I mean when you reopen them of course)

2006-01-10, 12:17 AM	#1
binxgook My big ole' fat baby loves to eat Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 689	Photoshop Help Hey guys and gals, I am using photoshop 7.0 to spice up my sites and what not, but I cant seem to go back and edit things once I have saved them and closed them. I can file>open>whatever.jpg but I cant change anything on it. Am I misinng something??? Thanks, Binxgook

2006-01-10, 12:35 AM	#2
Trev Is it over already? Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: the beautiful shores of Lake Erie Posts: 890	you have to save them as a .psd or one of the other ones (but psd is native to photoshop) in order to save the levels and have access to the work you've done already. If you save them as a .jpg it's just a flat image, ready for the web. edit; to be clear you need to save them as both, the .psd first if you want to be able to edit it later, then the .jpg/.gif for web use. __________________ Hey buddy... can you spare a sig? Last edited by Trev; 2006-01-10 at 12:38 AM..

2006-01-10, 12:42 AM	#3
binxgook My big ole' fat baby loves to eat Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 689	Thanks Trev, Thats gonna save me a ton of work!

2006-01-11, 08:28 AM	#4
Mateusz Screw you, guys. I'm going home. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gliwice, Poland Posts: 996	If you would like to save just part of image as .jpg or .gif most time you would have to merge layers - make sure you save your .psd files BEFORE you merge them. Otherwise you wont be able to 'separate' them neither with history tab nor undo command (I mean when you reopen them of course)