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Editing images in Preview is now impossible...?

Prior to Lion, I edited hundreds of images a week in preview. Mostly I'd open up a tiff that was several MB's and reduce the image size and SAVE AS a jpg with a little compression. Typically reducing the size from 5MB down to a couple hundred K.

I'd also use Preview to crop images and resave them.

Since Lion, these basic, simple tasks have become IMPOSSIBLE. I've used Mac's for many years without problems, but Lion is driving me crazy. Can anyone please help me figure out the workflow to do this basic operation?

Right now if I open a 5MB TIFF File I can't make any changes because I get a message saying the file is locked. So I must now Duplicate it within preview. After which, I'm working with a copy. I then resize it and choose Save Version. But when I go to save it I get this error:

Document "xxx" cannot be saved as "xxx"

then I get a message: Document "xxx" cannot be autosaved.

If I try to export the image, I get this message: Document "xxx" cannot be exported as "xxx"...

On the other hand, if I duplicate the file first in Finder, open the copy in Preview and make changes, when I go to save the file I get this message:

The document “keypad_5 copy 2.jpg” could not be saved.

Any ideas what the heck is going on?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Sep 15, 2011 10:40 PM

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DrPeffi

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Jan 7, 2013 11:09 AM in response to KenB70

I guess you have the same problem as I had (due to "exotic" color profile). I found the solution here: http://hintsforums.macworld.com/showthread.php?t=146381 (last entry on page). Opened it with PS, changed color profile and no more problems!

Feb 6, 2013 9:18 PM in response to KenB70

I have the same problem, on a brand new Macbook Air, so it can't be issues from Reader.

Feb 6, 2013 10:10 PM in response to newyorkmack

Specifically, on a Macbook Air running 10.8 AND STILL after updating to 10.8.2, which has never had Reader installed:

I open an image, for which I have all permission, in Preview

I "duplicate" the image.

I resize the image.

I try to save the image - but it says "document xxx could not be saved"

Unbelievable!

obi010

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Feb 10, 2013 1:56 PM in response to newyorkmack

In preview after you resize the image click on file then hold down the options key duplicate will change to Save as.

costmik

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Feb 10, 2013 3:39 PM in response to obi010

obi010 = HERO :-)

Cawas

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Jul 18, 2013 2:15 PM in response to KenB70

Nope. Just upgraded to Mountain Lion and still doesn't work. obi010 hint also doesn't work. Nothing works.

It's a 16.5 mb tiff, just 2k x 2k pixels, any other editor can edit just fine. Probably older preview app could do it too. This one, just gives every kind of error of any kind of edition I try to do, and none are descriptive enough to tell me the problem is on itself and how it can't handle a big image. Lamest thing I've ever seem from apple.

Enter SeaShore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seashore_(software)

Message was edited by: Cawas - adding only solution

Aug 25, 2013 7:04 PM in response to KenB70

In the 10 years I have owned a MAC, this is the second time I have ever made a comment on this board. Since upgrading to 10.8.4, I can no longer simply resize a photo in Preview and save it. All of the above suggestions did not work. I'm ready to throw this machine out of my window. How could they make somethign that was so basic, simple and helpful, so incredibly frustrating and inconvenient? Dumb move.

Barney-15E

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Aug 25, 2013 8:37 PM in response to JMACNorfolk

I don't have, and never had a problem editing files in Preview.

You should start a new thread and indicate the steps you are performing and the response you get.

Barney-15E

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Aug 25, 2013 8:38 PM in response to Barney-15E

You should also choose the Mountain Lion forum for your post. This is for 10.7.

Editing images in Preview is now impossible...?