How can I save the Undo Tab with my PSD? ...

[George Tyndall]

... so that, when I reopen the image, I can more easily recall how I did it?

[Chuck Engels]

Not quite sure what you are asking George, but all of the changes are kept in the History.
You can open the History window and see what all you have done, does that help?

[George Tyndall]

Not quite sure what you are asking George, but all of the changes are kept in the History.
You can open the History window and see what all you have done, does that help?

But when I reopen the PSD, the Undo History tab is empty.

[Bob]

The history panel is not saved when the file is closed, Chuck. Photoshop CS5, which is what George has, can create an edit history log which does save the history information across sessions. I believe this is what George is talking about. The log can be saved as a separate text file or embedded in the file's metadata. If embedded, you can view the log in Photoshop using "File Info" or use Bridge to display the metadata. It does not load the log data into the history panel when the file is opened, so you can't undo to a previous step. To enable the edit history log, go to edit>preferences>Preferences>General and click the History Log preference to toggle it on and select the desired options.

[George Tyndall]

Photoshop CS5, which is what George has....

Bob, I have CS5, but in this case I'm using PSE9.

Will your sugggestion also work with PSE9?

[Bob]

No, as far as I know, that is a Photoshop only feature.

[Peru]

The history panel is not saved when the file is closed, Chuck. Photoshop CS5, which is what George has, can create an edit history log which does save the history information across sessions. I believe this is what George is talking about. The log can be saved as a separate text file or embedded in the file's metadata. If embedded, you can view the log in Photoshop using "File Info" or use Bridge to display the metadata. It does not load the log data into the history panel when the file is opened, so you can't undo to a previous step. To enable the edit history log, go to edit>preferences>Preferences>General and click the History Log preference to toggle it on and select the desired options.

Can a similar thing be done for Premiere Pro CS4?

[George Tyndall]

No, as far as I know, that is a Photoshop only feature.

If that's the case, then I now have a second reason to use CS5 for some of my editing (the other is Content-Aware Fill).

Follow-up question: If I choose Metadata, does that mean that any viewer of the image will also be able to see what I've done?

I think I read somewhere that the Metadata can be edited/removed by CS5 before disseminationg the image. And having the information in Metadata, rather than in a zillion different txt files, seems far more convenient. But I'm not sure I want to reveal to a customer all the details of how I created her image.

[Bob]

Can a similar thing be done for Premiere Pro CS4?

No, the edit history log is only a Photoshop capability.

If I choose Metadata, does that mean that any viewer of the image will also be able to see what I've done? ... I think I read somewhere that the Metadata can be edited/removed by CS5 before disseminationg the image.

Metadata is not encrypted, so any application that can access the metadata can potentially see it. The edit history is stored in an Adobe extension so not all programs will access it, but it's certainly possible with the right programs.

You can remove metadata from an image you want to distribute using Photoshop or Bridge. Photoshop has the "Save for Web" feature that will allow you to strip out the metadata, but that is designed for smaller images and will nag you about the size if you try it on a full size image. I haven't had any problem with it though. Bridge has the "Export to.." feature and that is better. It exports as JPG and you can batch export and specify a hard drive as the target location. Either method will allow you to strip out all the metadata or retain copyright data if present, Bridge can also apply a metadata template to add copyright or other selected metadata.

[George Tyndall]

You can remove metadata from an image you want to distribute using Photoshop or Bridge. Photoshop has the "Save for Web" feature that will allow you to strip out the metadata, but that is designed for smaller images and will nag you about the size if you try it on a full size image. I haven't had any problem with it though. Bridge has the "Export to.." feature and that is better. It exports as JPG and you can batch export and specify a hard drive as the target location. Either method will allow you to strip out all the metadata or retain copyright data if present, Bridge can also apply a metadata template to add copyright or other selected metadata.

Thanks still once again for the detailed answer, Bob.