OntheRez wrote:
1) 'Save as' doesn't allow JPEG as a choice. It used to be when doing a save as there was a extensive list of options. Now there is only PSD and 3 other obscure formats. One must take the next step, click on yet another 'save as copy' button before being allowed to select from an extensive list of protocols including JPEG. Note, it forces the word copy into the file name. Is there away around this?
It won’t allow that until you flatten (and reduce the bit depth?) of the file. I think that is arguable the correct behavior since if you were to save your PS file (which supports lathers) you would lose all of the layers. You can’t actually save a .jpg that retains the file data.
I simply run a little action I crated that flattens files and sets the right .jpg bit depth before saving to jpg.
(If you aren’t already creating and using actions, they solve a host of issues and make many things work a lot more smoothly and quickly. For example, I have a single action that I use for creating shared web .jgp images that resizes, applies some particular sharpening, adds copyright and branding text, places a marking around the images, and more. One click.)
3) How do I kill those dang brightly colored "help" popups. So enticing. I really don't need breathless lectures on all the wonderful things I can do with Ps. As noted, have been around awhile. Here's an even queerer one. Used to be if you ran your mouse down the right hand tool bar, each icon would name itself. Sometimes I can't remember which of the 4 bandaids I want. Now you only get the notation if 1) you right click on it, and then only if there are options for that tool. Is this crazy?
I’m not on the device with PS installed (actually I’m on an iPad with PS, but the interface is different) so I can’t tell you precisely where to look, but IIRC there is a setting to turn that off in the (rather gigantic set of) preferences settings.
To your general point, PS definitely doe have a few oddball quirks that one gets used to. (I have a particular grudge about one aspect of how layers are handled, but I’ll keep it to myself. ;-) )
