CS4 - JPEG option for saving TIFF's and PSD's?

[BJB]

I am still getting my feet wet with LR 2 and CS4. I am getting a little tripped up with this issue. I typically want to open my RAW files and or TIFF files in CS4 (from LR2) and then save in TIFF or PSD. No issue there.
When opening JPEG's, I want to save as PSD, TIFF or JPEG. All those options are there.

However, there are times I want to "edit in CS4" a file in LR that is a PSD or RAW file and I want to save THAT file as a JPEG. However based on the settings I have, I do not get that option in the "save as" dialog in CS4.

Of course I get it when opening a JPEG but what do I need to do to save a PSD or TIFF as a JPEG when coming from LR?

I have used CS3 for a few years so pretty comfortable with how this works when working with CS3 natively or with PSE.

I am sure this is something simple. I don't want to change the settings to ALWAYS default to JPEG's, I like the defaults. I just want that option.
Thanks,
BJB

 

[Conor Boyd]

The issue is that your TIFFs and PSDs will be open in CS4 as 16-bit.

Change them to 8-bit and you will then see the option to save as a JPEG.

You're right, it is something simple, but it catches a lot of people out at one stage or another.

 

[BJB]

Conor,
Thanks! It was that Lightroom setting. It seems best practice would be to leave it at 16 bit and just remember to convert to 8 bit before creating a JPEG.

Thanks again,
BJB