noise ninja question

[carrbowl]

So at what point of PP do you use NN? Beginning, middle, end??

[OTRphoto]

I looked around on a few different forums when I first started using it for the same answer.

The most common response was as the very first step - that way it has the most un-changed and correct information to run on.

So thats where I have been using it in my PP

[andyz]

I use it as the first step in my post processing. I read that it was best used early in the process before you otherwise alter the pixels.

[JohnT]

It's the very first step after I pull an image into PS.

[carrbowl]

OK...so I am trying to do it several ways, it does appear that a "normal" photo you would do NN first. However this is by far a normal photo. I have been begged to save it. I have apprehension about doing it...but the customer insists...(why do I think I'm going to regret this???? ).

The next question...I'm new to lightroom...so I adjusted some things in lightroom first, then to CS3..it brings it in a tiff file. So I try to "save as", but it won't give me a jpeg option...???

[CincoJoe]

Does it have layers? You have to flatten it before you can save as jpeg.

[carrbowl]

got it...had to change it to sRGB and 8 bit...then I can do JPEG...thanks the help...

[Dakinetx]

to import BACK into Lightroom (if thats what you want) do NOT save as. Just click SAVE and CS3 does it for ya to go back into Lightroom as a xxxxxx_edit.jpeg etc.

[DigitalScape]

Renae, To save to JPEG format, you must be in 8-bit mode (in PS: Image>Mode>8 Bits/Channel). In Lightroom you export (File>Export), and then select the file setting s (i.e. JPG, PSD, etc). If you select JPEG, it will save in 8bit/channel mode automatically. Hope that helps.