File format for printing?

CMaster

Hey guys, I'm printing out one of pictures from the new camera tonight and I'm wondering which file format you use to print. I took my RAW image, converted to a TIFF, then did my adjustments in all the appropriate layers, then saved that as a PSD file.

Just would like to see what format you guys go to print in. I just printed a ~6x10 and it looks much better than I had orginally expected.

patch29

CMaster wrote:

Hey guys, I'm printing out one of pictures from the new camera tonight and I'm wondering which file format you use to print. I took my RAW image, converted to a TIFF, then did my adjustments in all the appropriate layers, then saved that as a PSD file.

Just would like to see what format you guys go to print in. I just printed a ~6x10 and it looks much better than I had orginally expected.

It depends on where you are printing it. I print jpgs, tifs and psd files on my inkjet at home via Photoshop. If I take it to a lab I normally save it as a jpg, unless it is a really large print (16x20+) then I might use a Tiff.

mercphoto

CMaster wrote:

Hey guys, I'm printing out one of pictures from the new camera tonight and I'm wondering which file format you use to print. I took my RAW image, converted to a TIFF, then did my adjustments in all the appropriate layers, then saved that as a PSD file.

If printing from home, use your best file. Or your most convenient file. If printing via an outside service, JPG is the most universally accepted. I've done 20x30 prints using JPG's that turn out great. I've done a test print at 12x18 between a TIF and JPG and could not find any differences.

If using JPG, you do want the lowest compression (i.e. highest quality) setting your converter will produce.