(Multiple Saves during the same editing session do NOT cause quality loss.) And that's especially true if you have your JPEG 'quality' slider set too low. It is true that if you open a JPEG file in SOME image editors, edit it, and then save and close it and if you repeat that process many times, then it can harm the image quality and can introduce artifacts.

RE: The previous suggestion that it is necessary to convert JPEGs to TIFF for editing 'to avoid JPEG artifacts.' I never do that. But the person who really knows how to use limited crappy software A is going to get better results than someone who owns magnificent software B but has not put in the time it takes to learn how to use it. Yes, some are easier to learn than others, and some have more capabilities. It may not be the easiest software to learn how to use, but sticking with the same interface for both RAW and JPEG might be easier than trying to learn a different application for each.īut having said that, the best editing software is the one you know how to use. In my opinion, Lightroom IS the 'one piece of software to rule them all.' It's not just for RAW but also works very well for JPEGs. You have Lightroom, so you already have one of the most capable image editors available.

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