No exif in PSE 'save for web'

[navcom]

Originally Posted by mattdm

It still adds up. But I think the reason is more important: in a finished product like a web site, you don't want to expose technical background information. Exif can tell too much.

Of course, that isn't necessarily the case for the situation where the web site is about the pictures, rather than about something else which there happen to be pictures of. But we're a) a minority case and b) the people who should know how to do something about it.

You are absolutely right. As photogs, we are generally concerned about copyright infringement and thus EXIF data is important, but there are times when you DON'T want the details of a photo known.

And yep, file size is still important, especially nowdays when we are using more and more graphic content. Keeping a lid on your files sizes in web design today is just as important. Speed is everything. The slower the site, the better chance the viewer will just get frustrated and leave.

With faster connection speed came more content. It's still important to limit the size of this ever-expanding content. Years ago, you could only include a couple of graphics or the site was too slow, so you compressed images as much as possible. Today, you can include hundreds of different graphic options. Their individual size is still very important or the cumulative effect of your graphic "package" will kill you, even on high speed. The "save for web" is still very important to a web designer...which is why it's still an option.

[pedrojoper]

At least in CS4 you can choose which metadata is included... And the filesize barely increases

[Wheatfield]

Originally Posted by navcom

You are absolutely right. As photogs, we are generally concerned about copyright infringement and thus EXIF data is important, but there are times when you DON'T want the details of a photo known.

Save for web leave the IPTC information intact. This leaves you with copyright information as well as contact information available if you choose to use it.

[Wheatfield]

Originally Posted by HGMonaro

in "Save For Web"? I only have an earlier version is ain't there, and based on all the fuss about it, assumed it still wasn't.

The option is save as rather than save for.

[Wheatfield]

Originally Posted by asw66

I've also found that Save for Web messes with the colours in your pic. My workflow is similar to the one at the top of the thread.

Adobe seem to have dropped the ball on this feature.

Check the ICC profile tick box. This will convert the file to sRGB.
It isn't Photoshop that is messing with the colours.