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    A few questions regarding file formats and other users methods:

    Does anyone here saves their scans of drawings in TIFF instead of JPG?
    Does anyone use PDF instead to edit in Photoshop later?
    And, does anyone save gtheir AI files as PDF instead of AI?

    The last question is because some documents that I send as PDF can still be editable and I end up having two files.

    Any other file format use preferences?

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    • what is your question?
      tiff is cool, takes lots of space to save. but it's lossless instead of jpeg.
      AI files are PDF, ai format is based on pdf.      uan
    • in ai you have the option to check / uncheck “Create PDF-Compatible File” on save...maybe that's the issue.uan
    • and pdf is a container, it supports pixels and vectors (and more weird stuff).
      there are diff methods to write a pdf that save vectors or pixels or both.      uan
    • my question is what's your system of saving. I can edit PDF files without checking that option.oey_oey
    • sorry, uan maybe it was not clear, but those are three questions asking if anyone uses PDF instead of PSD and AI and if anyone uses TIFF instead of JPG.oey_oey
    • I used to save scan files as TIFF but in recent years I started to use mostly JPG.oey_oey
    • not sure pdf for psd works...because of layers. tiff has layers. tiff instead of jpeg because of lossless, though png would also work.uan
    • and about my preference...I just don't save no more. just produce/export what is needed and move on.:-)uan
    • :-)oey_oey
    • thanks uan!oey_oey
    • I only send PDFs if the recipient isn’t opening it in illustrator. Native files are for other designers. You can uncheck editing in the pdf before export too.monospaced
    • Having a copy as both illy and pdf is totally normal. Usually I have one Illy file and lots of pdf exports of it (versions). They’re all illustrator in the end.monospaced
    • I store high quality photos as psd files or tiff so they have no compression. But fike sizes are huge. A top quality jpg is fine for high res photosmonospaced
    • @mono there's no way to guarantee someone is not opening it in AI but you are absolutely right though.oey_oey
    • I used to send invoices in PDF. Straight from AI. Now I open them in PS and save as PDF again. Yes, I have an invoicing app but still use AIoey_oey
    • It doesn’t matter to me if they open it in illustrator. I just don’t send illustrator files to people who can’t open them. :)monospaced
    • PDFs are good for everyone because you can view in email and don’t need special software to view them. And they preserve fonts etc.monospaced
    • ^ exactlyoey_oey
    • tiff only for scans jpg is a waste of scan time to intentionally lose detail. pdf for file interchangeabilityimbecile
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