jpgs created from AI won't upload to anyone's website!

[mccreary78]

I'm pretty much a novice, but I do know some things. I have taken a photo and placed it in my AI page. Fromt here, I added some text with effects and then saved the image as a pdf or psd. Upon opening the image in Photoshop, I have to save the image as a jpg, because any photo developing website or uploading center requires jpg images. Normal jpg images are no problem, but how come my edited jpg images won't properly upload anywhere?! It happens whether or not I have flattened the image. Please, I hope someone can help me!

 

[jimoblak]

Are you using 'Save for Web'? JPG files might otherwise be produced in CMYK color mode, which is incompatible with many browsers or online services. Saving with the 'Save for Web' function in the File menu should resolve this and some other compatibility quirks.

 

[mccreary78]

If I use thge "save for web" option, that won't make it a "web quality" image as opposed to a "print quality" one? These images are eventual photo birth announcements and cannot afford to loose any image quality.

 

[jimoblak]

If you cannot afford to lose quality then you would not be using JPG.

If you don't want to use 'Save for Web' then you must manually make sure that you are working in RGB color mode and that you are not embedding rogue exif/metadata that may be confusing the web application.

JPG files in 'Save for Web' at 100% quality are comparable to the JPG quality level of 12 in the normal 'Save As' function.

 

[mccreary78]

True, but these images are merely 5x7 prints, so jpg quality is just fine. As a photographer's assistant, I have had no trouble producing prints for our customers usng this method. The printer we choose to go through (Costco, amazingly) has the best print quality for the cheapest price, and they only accept jpeg. As a former graphic designer for Kinko's (not as pompous as it sounds, it's all hands on training and no formal edu), I understand that a compressed image is not the highest quality, and depending on the file type, either tiffs or any vector image would be preferred. just wanted to clarify that. For this particular project, however, I was merely asking for clarification that "save for web" was not the same thing as "screen quality" images. This helped me alot, and I will try to use your advice to work toward a solution. I'll try to let you know how it goes! Thanks again!