LR4.2 Do you keep the Tiff's ?

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Alongside my NEF/RAW files after developing in Lightroom 4.2, are the Tiff files, is it worth keeping these because they take up a huge amount of HD space.
I still can't get the jpeg's to show along side these either even though they're in the same folder, but show up in the Elements organizer :thinking:
 
For me, I don't save the tiffs, the jpeg is my finished article, due to size really more that anything, I always keep the raw as I always think what processing techniques may be available down the line! Although remember a jpeg is supposed to loose quality each time it's opened, but to get round that I always make a hard copy somewhere!
 
lushuk said:
For me, I don't save the tiffs, the jpeg is my finished article, due to size really more that anything, I always keep the raw as I always think what processing techniques may be available down the line! Although remember a jpeg is supposed to loose quality each time it's opened, but to get round that I always make a hard copy somewhere!
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Yeah it might be a good idea to ditch the Tiff's then, although i lose the develop history, it would be better if Lightroom retained an .XMP file like elements does.
 
Graham00 said:
Yeah it might be a good idea to ditch the Tiff's then, although i lose the develop history, it would be better if Lightroom retained an .XMP file like elements does.
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you can tell LR to retain an XMP file if you really want to, but TBH with everything in a database why you'd bother is another matter
 
I'm a little puzzled, as from my experience only a relative few images have to go from LR into PS for further work and on that basis I keep the Tif files thus created. I never know ahead of time what I might want to use such images for, how big they might be required or how I might want to undertake further work on them one day.

Case in point, I once had an industrial image which needed quite a bit of digital 'hoovering' and cloning work - perfect candidate for PS. Out of the blue - after supplying some small files for brochure work -I was required to supply a file for a print onto fabric measuring 4m x 3m for the background on an exhibition stand.

Anthony.
 
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