Best photo format to edit?

[mollyc]

I just drag from finder into the box. But I’ve already resized photos for web so I don’t get errors.

 

[Ambrosia7177]

Method I use the most is to screenshot something with cmd+shift+4 and then hold ctrl while I mark the section or with the space bar window toggle click the window; That way it’s in the clipboard, and I just paste straight into here. Of course that’s just for screenshots but that’s the majority of what I post images of; Quick “here’s the thing” screenshots

Well, that is what I did except using SnagIt.

For years that appraoch has worked, but apparently no more.

 

[kenoh]

Usually I just paste or dragon’ drop but either should work

Yeah just reading the text of the error message and wondering if the dragon method - thanks I am using that one at work today - results in a different storage result to the attach file route. Also, there is a limit to the size a post can be, maybe the image being air dropped by the fire breather was just too big?

I know this forum tool has a hissy fit with text pasted in from word processors etc because of formatting tags but to be honest, I still have the old 3.8mb max file size limit ingrained in my head lol....

 

[Ray2]

From my read, probably best to stick with simple formats any app can deal with and small file sizes.

 

[AlaskaMoose]

Hmmm...The photographer must be a very nice person to allow the OP to keep the photo. Most pro photographers do not release the original image to the customer. I agree with others about a copy of the original on TIFF format. One can do a lot with such an image.

 

[mollyc]

Hmmm...The photographer must be a very nice person to allow the OP to keep the photo. Most pro photographers do not release the original image to the customer. I agree with others about a copy of the original on TIFF format. One can do a lot with such an image.

There are plenty of photographers who will sell an edited image. Next to none will sell a raw image.