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by sauron » Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:35 pm

Speedz0r wrote:QUOTE (Speedz0r @ Jul 4 2020, 10:11 AM) Yeah i would think that must be the reason too. I just have PSD icons on my covers tho, so no previews in windows at least.
Ah I use Adobe Bridge so I can see the previews and I must admit I rarely save my PSD files with a blank layer as I like to see the previews :)

by Speedz0r » Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:11 am

sauron wrote:QUOTE (sauron @ Jul 3 2020, 10:12 PM) I think it’s to do with the preview/thumbnail of the PSD, if you use Adobe Bridge you would have a preview of what the cover looks like but if you have a blank layer or even if you just turn off all the layers it doesn’t have any detail to show in the thumbnail/preview so the file size is reduced.
Yeah i would think that must be the reason too. I just have PSD icons on my covers tho, so no previews in windows at least.

by sauron » Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:12 pm

Speedz0r wrote:QUOTE (Speedz0r @ Jul 3 2020, 09:19 PM) Hm, really weird considering your adding one extra layer (even tho it's solid white) would have thought the size would only be bigger. Nice hidden tip tho sauron ;)
I think it’s to do with the preview/thumbnail of the PSD, if you use Adobe Bridge you would have a preview of what the cover looks like but if you have a blank layer or even if you just turn off all the layers it doesn’t have any detail to show in the thumbnail/preview so the file size is reduced.

by Speedz0r » Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:19 pm

Hm, really weird considering your adding one extra layer (even tho it's solid white) would have thought the size would only be bigger. Nice hidden tip tho sauron ;)

by VincentLupo » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:11 am

That's very interesting. Will have to play about with that.

by bazzah » Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:02 am

Good tip buddy!

by sauron » Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:56 pm

This one is a very simple trick to reduce file size of your PSD files.

As you can see from the image below the file size of my Arrival cover is 293.05mb.

[attachment=43918:psd_file_size_01.jpg]

Now if you simply add a solid colour either by a solid colour adjustment layer, a new layer and fill it with a colour using the paint bucket, however you like to add a solid colour and save the file.

[attachment=43919:psd_file_size_02.jpg]

Now, if you take a look at the file size, you can see it has been reduced by 14.79mb - it’s not a lot for one file but it can add up if you have a lot of PSD files, your results may vary as well.

[attachment=43920:psd_file_size_03.jpg]

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