Saving 16-bit images as JPEG from TIF or PSD in Photoshop CE

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Suzanne_Brandeau
Jun 22, 2004
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I have scanned old color and B&W negatives in 16-bit color at 300 or 3200 resolutions and saved them as TIF or PSD. I am using OS 10.3.4 on a 500 MHz G4 dual processor with 1GB SDRAM.

Wanting to email a few, I chose Save As. The drop-down menu does not offer JPEG or GIF, but rather RAW and a few others about which I know nothing—not the more familiar long list of choices.

I then tried Elements. It opened them as 8-bit images. I was then able to save them as JPEGS using Save As.

Am I to conclude that Photoshop CE cannot save a 16-bit TIF or PSD image as a JPEG using the short-cut Save As method?
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Chris_Cox
Jun 22, 2004
JPEG only supports 8 bits/channel, and GIF is only 8 bits/channel indexed color — so neither format is available for 16 bit/channel images.

Your conclusion is incorrect.
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Ram
Jun 22, 2004
Suzanne,

Chris Cox is right, of course. I’m very curious, though: what is Photoshop "CE"? A "Central" European version?
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Chris_Cox
Jun 22, 2004
Yes, CE is the Central European version sold by WinSoft.

Of course, it’s also a common typo for CS
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Ram
Jun 22, 2004
Thanks, Chris.

Now I’m curious as to what Adobe considers Central Europe. Traditionally, Europeans will understand that to be Germany.
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Chris_Cox
Jun 23, 2004
Ramon – former Soviet block countries.
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Ram
Jun 23, 2004
Chris,

That’s Eastern Europe to any European.

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