Elements "save for web" use "Maximum" quality as default?

It drives me nuts that I always have to select maximum when saving for web with photoshop elements, is there a way to set this preference so that it is always saving at maximum quality when I use save for web?

Micah,
You missed this admonishment on the same page you added this topic:
Note: please do not post Photoshop
Elements questions here. Thanks!
No one uses Elements here. :/

Similar Messages

What steps do I take to edit raw files and save for web use, such as Instagram, Facebook, Websites, and emailing?

What Steps do I take to edit raw files and save for web use, such as Instagram, Facebook, Websites, and emailing?

When you open a raw file it will open in Adobe camera raw. That is where you can do most of the editing. Then it will be placed inside Photoshop where you can do more if needed.
Now you can use the save for web dialog to export your image as a png or jpg to use on those sites.

Problems with "save for web" app low quality messed up images

Please help I have never had a problem with the "save for web" application before (over three years) I am currently running A.I. cs3 on windows vista. in the past whenever I save anything this way the images were always clean. as of yesterday everything I try to save through the save for web app the images are very low quality all the vector has jagged edges, it is very low rez looking and the file sizes are very small, half the size they normaly would be. What did I do to change the settings or better yet how can I get it back to the way it was.

Thank you for your help I moved the folder but it still did not fix this problem. it is also not just the jpg option under the save for web app but all the setting ie. gif, png, ect. ect. Also the the files sizes are much less, example I exported a design as a jpg with the quality setting about 6 the file size was 374kb when I exported the same design through the save for web app the file size was only 45 kb on the quilty setting of 100. further more in the preview screen of "save for web" the original images as well as the optimized both look messed up. The "save for web" app has always worked for me in the past never a problem and I use this app alot so it is very important.

Batch Save for Web using CS5

Hello All,
Im trying to process 1200 images that need to be saved for the web.
I have opend the first images in CS5 which is 84.6kb
i have then clicked "create new action" -> Shift + Ctrl + Alt + S -> Save (quality 75%)
then i have stopped the action recording.
Ive now gone into File -> Automate -> Batch
In there i have picked the action, the source folder and destination.
When i run the batch action the images appear in the destination folder but they have not been compressed.
Any ideas on what i am doing wrong?
Many thanks

Download and unzip the script then copy the script to:
PC: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS#\Presets\Scripts
MAC: <hard drive>/Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS#/ Presets/Scripts
# being the CS version
To use:-
File - Scripts - Picture Processor
Then fill in the fields as required.
N.B. The last version is the newest with some fixs for Save For Web.
Hope this helps.

Photoshop Elements Save for Web

The default file type for this command is GIF. I never use GIF, I always use jpeg. This means I have to change it every time which is a nuisance. Is there a way to change the default from GIF to jpeg?

Hey jtmd300,
Yes you can change the default from GIF to jpeg.
Steps to follow :-
1. Launch PSE and open any file.
2. Click File -> Save For Web and you will get Save for Web window.
3. change the type GIF to JPEG.
4. Press Alt (on windows) / Option (on mac) key, and "help" will get change into "Remember" button. Press it and your default type is chaged.
Note :- Remeber choice will appear untill you keep holding the key
Cheers,
Sam

Photoshop Elements: Save for Web is Unavailable

When I try to save an image in 'Save for Web' it is gray and unavailable.

Make sure you have the Save For Web Plug-in file
Applications à Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 à Support Files à Plug-Ins à Import Modules

Save for Web does not remember quality settings

Hello,
I just about PSE8 today and Im on a mac with Leopard.
PSE does not remember the quality settings when "save for web".
The quality is 0 every time Im saving. Even if I change to 100 it does not remember it.
Can you help please? Im far from being an expert here.

function(){return A.apply(null,[this].concat($A(arguments)))}
However in my library-folder/preferences folder I found 5 folders or files which are connected to adobe.
"write and read" is activated on all and Im the main user on this mac.
There is even one file called "Adobe PSE für Web speichern 6.0 Vor" so pretty much like "save for web". On this one I can write and read as well.
On Windows, there is a preferences file that is stored in the proper location for such files:
C:\Users\Ellis\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Save For Web PSE\4.0\Adobe Save For Web PSE 4.0 Prefs
PSE has no problem writing that file. This sounds similar to the file you found.
However, there is another file that Save For Web tries to write:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 6.0\Settings\Recently Used Optimizations.irs
It is this file that is located improperly, in Program Files, which is supposed to be only for read-only executables (.exe), dynamic link libraries (.dll), and other read-only assets live. Programs normally don't have write permissions for these folders, so Save For Web fails to save its preferences. Perhaps there is something similar on the Mac. (I'm not an OS X expert, so I can't help with the Mac conventions of where things are kept.)

Filenames getting truncated in Save for Web AppleScript

Hey all, running CS4 on an Apple Macbook Pro (using OS X 10.5.6). I am creating an AppleScript that saves out a number of files with different filenames using save for web. The problem is that Photoshop CS4 is truncating the filename, and using a shorter filename is not an option (there is identifying info in the filename that I need to retain). Is there a way within the script I can set it to allow longer filenames? My current save for the web script line looks as follows:
export current document in file filename as save for web with options {quality:60, web format:JPEG}
What happens is that a filename like this:
CANON-PRO8000MKII-ideal-ideal-24.jpg
gets cut down to this:
CANON-PRO8000MKII-ideal-ideal#0
I believe that there there is a PShop bug here that has a hard-coded limit on the filename, but which does not happen if you enter the file name manually: if I go into the save for web dialog and enter the full filename, it works fine. Any ideas?

I recall having this problem too, my solution was to truncate the file name in the script prior to the save, then rename the saved file.
e.g.
if length of theNewFileName > 31 then
set theTempFileName to theNewFileName
set theNewFileName to (text 1 through (31 - (length of theFileExtension) - 1) of theNewFileName & "." & theFileExtension) as string
end if
set theNewFile to (saveToFolder & theNewFileName) as string
-- Save the file here
if theTempFileName = "" then
-- File name wasn't truncated
else
-- Rename truncated file
tell application "Finder"
try
set name of (theNewFile as alias) to theTempFileName
on error errMsg number ERRNUM
display dialog "Error renaming file - " & errMsg
end try
end tell
end if

Batch doesn't seem to work with Save for Web

Using Photoshop CS3 on Leopard. This should be simple: I want to create thumbnail images of a folder full of PDFs.
I create an action that opens the PDF, opens the first page at a width of 200 pixels, flattens it, Save for Web at 60% quality, and closes without saving.
I simply cannot run this action on a folder of PDFs without it trying to overwrite the same filename each time. 'Override Action "Save As" Commands' checkbox makes no difference, nor does choosing a different folder as destination.
What am I doing wrong? I've been trying everything, and searching the web, for nearly 2 hours.
francois

Hi Paul,
Thanks for the suggestion. I've tried it, but there are two problems:
1) I use the "First page only" setting, but in some of my PDFs, it comes out with a double-page spread consisting of the last page and the first page.
2) File sizes are much too big. If I use Save for Web at 60% quality, the same file comes to 16K, and with this script, 100KB. (This is for web use.)
I doubt that the script could be adapted to fix these problems, so I'm still hoping somebody can advise how to make Photoshop's Batch function work correctly.
francois

Actions and Save for Web

I have tried to research this on my own searching the forum and asking users far more advanced than I am to no avail. I thought it might be possible that someone here would know whether what I want is feasible.
I use the "Optimize to file size" feature in the Save For Web Panel constantly. I am planning on doing a large amount of conversions in the near future (by which I mean resaving .jpegs at a certain dimension and resolution. As far as the dimension and resolution go, there is no difficulty creating an action to do that. But the icing on the cake for me is have them all processed through Save for Web at a certain file size (for the sake of argument, say 500K). Yes, I know that the resulting images will vary in quality (obviously) because the end result will very much depend on their file size to begin with but that is not an issue for me for my purposes.
Save for Web has various presets and allows you to save presets; however, it does not allow you to save the Optimize to file size as a preset. When I try to record an action, and go to the Save for Web, use the Optimize etcetera, the action created lists the quality of the image I process to record the action. So, for example, if my image is less than 500K, the quality recorded in the action is 100. If my image exceeds 500K, the quality might be 86 and that is what the action records. For whatever reason, what is recorded is the quality rather than the 500K. I am not sure if this is being written clearly enough to explain. I want every image to end up being 500K regardless of what the final quality is (quality being the difference between the original image and the image as saved by Save for Web). But actions are saving the attribute of quality rather than file size. Sigh. I think I am just repeating myself trying to make it clear but probably failing. In case a screen shot helps clarify, here it is. If this can't be done, I would love to know that so I can give up trying.

I want every image to end up being 500K regardless of what the final quality is (quality being the difference between the original image and the image as saved by Save for Web).
You may have to resort to Scripting for this task … it may need a fairly convoluted approach but I think it has come up before, so someone may be able to help you over at
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_scripting

CS6 crashing when "save for web"

On a MacBook Pro, OSx 10.6.8. Using CS6 on .tifs, resizing the file to 600px wide - approx. 750k file - try to save for web, 80 percent quality and I get the folder screen, but it's open to "documents". Then I get spinning beachball, then CS crashes. Shuts down.
I've tried restarting, no luck. I've had this happen before and I don't remember how it got worked out. I perform this function all the time and there's nothing new in my workflow. I read in another thread about metatag conflicts, and I do process the raws in Capture One before retouching in CS6, but I've done that before without any problem.
Any ideas? I'm stumped.

Timothy Kolk wrote:
I ended up having to delete Save for Web 8.0 and 12.0 prefs as well.
What made you think you needed to do that? Did Save For Web also stop working in Photoshop CS or CS5?
If so, that kind of says something else on your computer is wrong other than in Photoshop, doesn't it?
-Noel

How to save for web AND overwrite original files with Action?

Hello,
I want to compress a batch of images with "save for web" using a Photoshop Action, and I also want to preserve my folder structure and overwrite source files. The structure is important because it's complex and needs to be structured this way.
The Problem:
When I choose "save for web", I must define a destination. What happens is all optimized files from within the structure are saved in a single location.
Here's an example of the folder structure
Folder A
     - Subfolder A1
     - Subfolder A2
Folder B
     - Subfolder B1
     - Subfolder B2
          -Subfolder B2.2
Folder C
     -Subfolder C1
Summary
Is it possible for me to use a Photoshop Action with "save for web", and overwrite my files without moving them from the structure?

No need to re-invent the wheel.
Just learn how to use the Image Processor, Image Processor Pro, or Dr. Brown's Services 1-2-3 in Photoshop and/or Bridge.

Save for Web Issues

Hi,
I have Illustrator 10 and am working on a Windows Vista machine. I have had intermittant problems with this combination, but have been able to make it work. Up to yesterday, I was able to save for web using ctrl-alt-shift-s command to bring up the save for web dialog box. At one point I got an error message telling me the function is now reading in windows, and since that point the images are no longer there, just a red screen.
I have no idea what is going on. I found that Windows had just finished an update for Office 2003, but that happened after the problem started. I had been using compatability mode to take care of other issues. But this problem started after I had been using this for a while.
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Melissa Gordon

All good suggestions. I'll forward them on to the team.
The place for making features requests for Photoshop (or any Adobe product) is here:
Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form
http://bit.ly/1R15Qc
We may not have time to respond to 100% of issues and requests, but the Photoshop team does read all the reports.

Illustrator CC 2014 - save for web cuts off image

In Illustrator CC 2014 when I save a vector image with a thick stroke (e.g. 20pt) while using save for web and clipping to the image (so not selecting clip to artboard) and scaling to e.g. 20%, then the edges of the drawing are cut off.
I'm not completely sure but I think previous versions didn't have this issue.
If I save the image at 100% no edges are cut off.
I suppose save for web uses the center of the vector line to determine where to cut off the image if the image is scaled down.
But it should use the outer 'edge' of the stroke to cut off the image.
Any ideas to the cause or solution?
P.S.: Yes, I'm a Windows user ;-)

I've ticked Edit>Preferences>General>Use Preview Bounds
That would seem the right way to solve the issue but the problem remains.
Maybe the origin of the issue isn't because of the centre of the path / artwork size.
Since there is no problem (with or without "Use Preview Bounds" ticked) using Save for web while scaling at 100% (or higher).
The clipping only occurs when scaling down.

Save for Web & Devices shortcut Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S not working

Hi
I've a really weird issue I'm running PS CS5 on Windows 7 on Dell XPS 1645 for some reason I'm unable to save for web using 'Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S' clicking the menu item works just fine however. This is driving me nuts any help or advice please??

Some other program has porbably hijacked the key combination.
you could first try resetting your preferences as described in the FAQ.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776?tstart=0
You either have to physically delete (or rename) the preference files or, if using the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift method, be sure that you get a confirmation dialog.
This resets all settings in Photoshop to factory defaults.
A complete uninstall/re-install will not affect the preferences and a corrupt file there may be causing the problem.

Elements "save for web" use "Maximum" quality as default?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for