If you only had a .jpg as a record of something you had done & you couldn't seem to repeat the feat, the kind of data included in the log file would help you retrace your steps.
The better option is to save regularly :-) Dave S P.S. It also comes in handy when someone asks how you processed a particular shot. You can copy and paste the text into an email and send it to them. On 4/16/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I decided to try saving the log in PS CS2. Perhaps there are more options > for saving the information than in CS, or perhaps I overlooked something > earlier. Here's the log of a test pic I fiddled with, just to see what the > log would record. > > =================================== > > 2006-04-15 15:55:01 Photoshop quit > 2006-04-15 15:55:06 Photoshop launched > Reset Brushes of current application > Reset Tool Presets of current application > Browse > Without Maximize > Without New Window > 2006-04-15 15:56:42 File almost-kissing.dng opened > Open > H:\Temp\Almost Kissing\almost-kissing.dng > As: Camera Raw > Model: "Pentax *istDS" > Settings: Image Settings > Space: ProPhoto RGB > Depth: 16 Bits/channel > Scale: 1 > Resolution: 330 > Resolution Unit: Pixels/inch > Levels 1 Layer > Make adjustment layer > Using: adjustment layer > Type: levels > Adjustment: levels adjustment list > levels adjustment > Channel: composite channel > Input: 0, 246 > Gamma: 0.95 > Image Size > Image Size > Width: 900 pixels > Resolution: 100 per inch > With Scale Styles > With Constrain Proportions > Interpolation: bicubic > 2006-04-15 15:57:42 File H:\Temp\Almost Kissing\almost-kissing-test.psd > saved > Save > As: Photoshop > Without Maximize Compatibility > In: H:\Temp\Almost Kissing\almost-kissing-test.psd > 2006-04-15 15:57:48 File almost-kissing-test.psd closed > 2006-04-15 15:57:48 Photoshop quit > 2006-04-15 16:00:52 Photoshop launched > Reset Brushes of current application > Reset Tool Presets of current application > 2006-04-15 16:01:08 File almost-kissing-test.psd opened > Open > H:\Temp\Almost Kissing\almost-kissing-test.psd > Curves 1 Layer > Make adjustment layer > Using: adjustment layer > Type: curves > Adjustment: curves adjustment list > curves adjustment > Channel: composite channel > Curve: point list > point: 0, 4 > point: 15, 24 > point: 60, 71 > point: 125, 122 > point: 255, 255 > Flatten Image > Flatten Image > 8 Bits/Channel > Convert Mode > Depth: 8 > 2006-04-15 16:02:34 File H:\Temp\Almost Kissing\almost-kissing-test.jpg > saved > Save > As: JPEG > Quality: 10 > Scans: 3 > Matte: none > In: H:\Temp\Almost Kissing\ > 2006-04-15 16:02:46 File almost-kissing-test.jpg closed > Close > 2006-04-15 16:02:49 Photoshop quit > > > > > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > Wrom: OHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXC > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 4/15/2006 2:26:56 PM > > Subject: Re: Allways save your work > > > > That's what I expected. > > > > G > > > > On Apr 15, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > > I tried it but found that it really wasn't very good at showing > > > exactly > > > what was done. It seemed rather general. > > > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>> Another option is to have the edit history log > > >>> turned on (Preferences > General) > > >> > > >> How useful is the data that it saves? I've never turned it > > >> on to try to keep file size to a reasonable level. > > >> > > >> G > > > > > > > > >
