Photoshop Elements 7 Saves Your Buns!
Saturday, May 30th 2009 @ 2:38 PM (not yet rated)
One of the cool built-in parts of Photoshop Elements 7 is the way it saves the files you "edit", or modify/retouch in the "Editor" module of the program. When you go to "save" a file, in the dialog box that pops up is a checkbox labeled "Save in Version Set with Original" and I HIGHLY recommend you keep that checked, which is the "default" setting.
When that is checked, it automatically renames the file before saving it, so that your original image is never obliterated in the "saving" process. This is a GREAT thing! But, you may ask, doesn't it take up more computer space this way?
Early on in my time in digital photography I "saved" a number of images that I was in the process of retouching. But as I didn't change the name of the file, or even the location I was saving to, the computer over-wrote the original images. When that image file turned out to have troubles and I went back to try retouching it again ... there was no place to go back to! In a couple cases, I was just plain hosed. The image was ruined, there was no backup, and no recovery could be achieved.
This feature, "Save in Version Set with Original" - even if you then give a new location folder for the file you are saving - means you CANNOT over-write that original file! It renames the file to " yourpic_edited_1.xxx " which tells you at a glance that the file is a "derivative" of another file, and of course, you can see exactly what the original file was. If you keep saving this file, it can keep saving subsequent versions in case you want to go back at some point to an intermediate image.
At somepoint in your time as a digital photographer, I GUARANTEE you this will save your buns, bacon, cheeks, or whatever other adjective you choose to use!
The more I spend time in Photoshop Elements 7, the more I like this programs feature set and capabilities for the majority of amatuer/aspiring photographers. No, for critical work it doesn't quite stack up to Lightroom/Bridge/Photoshop, but it comes pretty darn close for a chunk less change!
