7 Quick Ways To Reduce Your Photoshop File Size
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7 Quick Ways To Reduce Your Photoshop File Size
- 1. 7 QUICK WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR PHOTOSHOP FILE SIZE
- 2. REDUCING PR OC ESS Saving megabytes wherever possible helps you save time on the upload, and the person on the other end save time on the download, so it's a critical step when sharing PSD files with a client.
- 3. HERE ARE THE BEST TRICKS TO QUICKLY REDUCE YOUR PHOTOSHOP FILE SIZES
- 4. 1 PUT A SOLID COLOR LAYER
- 5. DOC: 136 46% FILE SIZE REDUCTION! DOC: 74 MBDOC: 136 MB Photoshop's high quality file previews are weighty and large, so simplifying them as much as possible can save you tons of space. Normal.psd WhiteLayer.psd
- 6. Also, instead of adding a layer on top, you could simply hide all the layers.
- 7. 2 ONLY KEEP THE ESSENTIAL
- 8. Hidden layers used to trace a design? - Delete them. A layer for your color palette? - Delete it. Notes and measurements? - Delete them.
- 9. Does the recipient of the file need to see this? ? Ask yourself If the answer is no, then delete it.
- 10. 3 MERGE / FLATTEN LAYERS
- 11. 100 layers > 10 layers BUT BE CAREFUL! Flattening layers can be destructive and greatly reduces your ability to make changes to your file.
- 13. Background Disable Layer Mask Delete Layer Mask Apply Layer Mask Add Mask To Selection Substract Mask From Selection Intersect Mask With Selection Refine Mask… Mask Options… Apply Layer Mask Essentially, these are extra layers that can hide in plain sight. Right-click on a mask, then apply it and you'll reduce your file size.
- 15. Image Size… Canvas Size… Image Rotation Crop Trim… Refine Mask… + Crop Image + Make sure to delete anything in the document that is off the canvas. Of course, this only saves space if you have overhang in your document. As a quick fix, hit Command-A to select all, then go to Image>Crop.
- 17. Smart Objects Video Layers Restarize New Layer Based Slice Group Layers Ungroup Layers Hide Layers Shape Fill Content Vector Mask Smart Object Group Layers Ungroup Layers Type Video 3D Layer Styke Image Layer TextEdit Rasterize Smart Object When you rasterize a smart object, you're taking away its intelligence, which saves space. All the code that makes up the different functions of the object is now deleted from the file, making it smaller.
- 19. New Fill Layer New Adjustment Layer Layer Content Options… Layer Mask Vector Mask Create Vector Mask Smart Objects Levels… Curves… Exposure… Vibrance… Photo Filter Channel Mixer Brightness/Contrast… Hue/Saturation… Color Balance… Black & White… Image Layer TextEdit New Adjustment Layer Curves… Normally, you just duplicate a layer and then use blend the screen. Instead, you should create an adjustment layer and change the blend mode to screen.
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