I agree with Godders. A log is only a partial solution. You really
can't go back once you've lost an image. Even without the pressure
sensitive graphics tablet, you can't duplicate how hard you scrubbed an
area with the dodge tool or exactly where you laid the blur. Save your
work and back it up. It's the only real solution.
Paul
On Apr 16, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
tnx
I'll play with it. I don't really see that having the log will help me
much, unfortunately, because so much of what I do in image processing
has to to with fettling masks over the adjustment layer corrections to
get what I want. It doesn't record my hand motions with a
pressure-sensitive graphics tablet, I'm sure...
Godfrey
On Apr 15, 2006, at 9:43 PM, David Savage wrote:
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
