Quality of jpeg conversion in elements?
HI, i read that converting to jpeg using photoshop cs2 is the best option, and that elements doesn't do jpeg "justice." is this also true with elements 5?
But where did you hear it? If we knew that, maybe that would shed some light on the reliability of the source or clarify what they might have been talking about. Clearly it's not an issue for those who have responded, and I've never heard that CS2 does a better job at converting JPEGs. However, full PS CS2 does have something called "advanced noise reduction", which is said to reduce noise and remove JPEG artifacts. Is this what "somebody" might have been talking about?
I don't use PSE 4.0, so I don't know if that feature was brought into Elements or not; keep in mind PSE 4.0 is based on the CS2 engine, and PSE 5.0 must be, too, since I don't think Adobe has yet released a CS3, have they?
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Quality of JPEG when being converted by Folder Actions (Image Events)
I take a lot screenshots with Command + Shift + 3/4. They are in PNG and I love them. Yet, I need to send them via email sometimes.
I convert them to JPEG using Preview, but it is time-consuming when especially I have hundreds of them.
I have just learnt that it is possible to do convert in batch using Folder Actions. However, I meet few very serious problems.
1. In Preview, I could choose the quality of JPEG before converting. But, there is no such option in Folder Actions. I even searched online to try to modify the script and it seems that nobody cares about the quality of converted JPEG.
My question: What is the quality of JPEG converted? And, is it possible to modify it?
2. Since I do not know the quality of conversion using Folder Actions, I tried different qualities using Preview and match the outputs with those using Folder Actions. I got no result. As Preview is using Core Image as the processing architecture.
My question: What is the image processing architecture adopted by Image Events?
3. If the quality is unchangeable, can anyone teach me how to write a new script to do the conversion using Preview?
I really hope Mac OS gurus could explain these to me and possibly solve my problems. I am interested to learn the AppleScript part to modify it.
Thank you very much.It is the original folder action script from Mac OS. Here is the copy.
Could you help me as well where to add the "compression level"? Also, what do "high", "low" and "medium" mean, in % just like Preview, if they use the same image processing architecture?
Again, thank you very much for quick reply.
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Image - Duplicate as JPEG
This Folder Action handler is triggered whenever items are added to the attached folder.
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property done_foldername : "JPEG Images"
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my resolve_conflicts(this_item, originals_folder, "")
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activate
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Improve quality of JPEG images
Hi
I have an application which saves images in JPEG format after editing (well, many applications does that, but this is only a fraction of what this application does) :-)
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Hi All
I teach a photography class at a local college where the students have to submit assignments regularly. Our requirements are that they hand in a print and an unedited RAW file. Because we are focusing on their photographic technique, they aren't allowed to edit the photos at all.
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David Ceruti>> They then print the photos at local photo labs (fuji fronteir machines) ...
Most of them shoot in Adobe RGB and use that in their computer workspace.
So far I have told them to make sure that they convert the files to sRGB before printing <<
Correct.
The Fuji Frontier printer won’t do any gamut conversion.
It just prints "by the numbers", expecting sRGB.
To put it simple.
>> Our requirements are that they hand in a print and an unedited RAW file. Because we are focusing on their photographic technique, they aren't allowed to edit the photos at all...
Most of them shoot in Adobe RGB ...<<
It is fairly impossible to print from an un-interpreted / unedited Raw file. Editing is the name of the game. Sounds as if the students were shooting Raw + JPG (nothing wrong with this). Only the JPG will be subject to the in-camera setting to Abobe RGB. Should be converted to sRGB before giving it to the Fuji Frontier. If it is really Raw + JPG shooting, it may be easier to set the camera to sRGB. Nothing lost here, because you always have the Raw file to resort to in ACR.
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Seeking solution for RAW to jpeg conversion on 1TB disk[s] of images
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Greetings,
I have a bit of a dilemma as most might have as well. I have about
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I have been in other forums and asked but the solutions were using the
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Any solutions? Ideas?
Thanks,
D.S. HathawayThis is what I'm trying to do. It seems the Image Processor does not handle multiple directories at once.
MainDrive (source)
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1234_flag_images
2345_ball_images
3456_table_images
etc
In the directory 1234_flag_images contains
1234_flag1.nef
1234_flag2.nef
1234_flag3.nef
WIP <---directory Work in Progress contains
1234_flag1.psd
1234_flag1.jpg
What I am seeking is the above source to be converted to jpeg and
placed onto another dirve/folder/directory with the SAME directory
tree. It should look like:
Another Drive/folder/directory etc (destination)
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1234_flag_images
2345_ball_images
3456_table_images
etc
In the directory 1234_flag_images contains
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1234_flag2.jpg
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1234_flag1.psd
1234_flag1.jpg
Make sense?
Isn't there anything out there to handle multiple
(read 100s) of folders/directories and make a conversion as stated
above?
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That said, are you converting via the ExportPDF website, or via Adobe Reader? If you're using Reader, please make sure that you have the most recent version by choosing Help > Check for Udpates. If you are converting via the website, clear your browser cache before logging in to https://cloud.acrobat.com.
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Thanks.grwiffen4760 wrote:
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leaving aside the scaling algorithm, to save an arbitrary image with 100% quality you'd use
something like the following code snipet below
regards,
Owen
// Imports
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I have recently switched to shoot my photos in RAW format. I do the usual adjustments in Camera Raw and the hit "Open Image". Next is that I save my image as JPEG with the Maximum Quality. Once I look at my saved JPEG file though I find that most of them have a lot of noise and seem not to reflect any adjustments that I did to the RAW file. What am I doing wrong?This is the adjustments in "Basic" and "Detail" including the "Before RAW"
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