Which kbs for saving photos.

zoomer

When doing my file save as photo saving on my 12 megapixel photos in Photoshop I normally save them at a quality of 10.
Then at the bottom of the save photo screen there is a kbs setting.
It defaults to 56 but I have been bumping it to 256.

What is this kbs setting all about and what setting should I really be setting it at for maximum quality?

Thanks

Richard

zoomer wrote:

When doing my file save as photo saving on my 12 megapixel photos in Photoshop I normally save them at a quality of 10.
Then at the bottom of the save photo screen there is a kbs setting.
It defaults to 56 but I have been bumping it to 256.

What is this kbs setting all about and what setting should I really be setting it at for maximum quality?

Thanks

That has nothing to do with the quality. It shows how long a file will take to transmit at a linespeed of 56, 256, ... kilobits per second. But this is purely FYI, it doesn't change the image. It may be of interest for web designers who are concerned with the speed a web page will load. Naturally, the higher the quality, the bigger the file and the longer it takes to transmit.

zoomer

Thanks Richard,
Sounds like I just leave it at 56 and don't worry about it.
Thanks for the quick response.
Little things add up.
Just saving that 3 seconds per picture will save me about half on hour on a big wedding in picture processing.

jfriend

zoomer wrote:

Thanks Richard,
Sounds like I just leave it at 56 and don't worry about it.
Thanks for the quick response.
Little things add up.
Just saving that 3 seconds per picture will save me about half on hour on a big wedding in picture processing.

If you are doing File/Save As for every image in a wedding, you might want to learn how to use the tools that let you do that in bulk or create an action to just do it all for you with one keystroke. If you're in Photoshop, then the image processor will let you save a whole bunch of images to JPEG with the same settings. Or you could record an action to make doing it one at a time a lot faster.

zoomer

Thanks Jfreind,
Actually I convert all my raws to jpeg in light room.
Then I go back through and tweak 150 or so of my favorites in Photoshop.
So I guess the 30 minutes saved is more theoretical than actual.

Yes I agree with you, thank god for bulk actions!!