ACE Exporting for Web and Print 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When exporting a JPEG for web using 'Export As', which color profile setting ensures colors display consistently across browsers?
- Embed the working color profile
- Convert to sRGB (Correct answer)
- Use ProPhoto RGB
- Remove all color profile data
Correct answer: Convert to sRGB
Converting to sRGB is the web standard because most browsers and monitors are calibrated to sRGB, ensuring consistent color display.
Question 2: Which Photoshop export option allows you to define multiple image sizes and formats in a single export operation?
- Save for Web (Legacy)
- Export As
- Quick Export as PNG
- Image Processor (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Image Processor
Image Processor (File > Scripts > Image Processor) can batch-export files to JPEG, PSD, and TIFF at multiple sizes simultaneously.
Question 3: A print vendor requests a CMYK TIFF with LZW compression. Which Photoshop sequence correctly fulfills this?
- Image > Mode > CMYK, then Save As TIFF with LZW (Correct answer)
- Export As TIFF, then convert to CMYK in Illustrator
- File > Print, choose CMYK output
- Flatten, merge to JPEG, convert to TIFF
Correct answer: Image > Mode > CMYK, then Save As TIFF with LZW
You first convert the document to CMYK mode, then use Save As to save as TIFF and select LZW compression in the TIFF options dialog.
Question 4: What is the purpose of the 'Metadata' dropdown in the Export As dialog?
- Adds EXIF camera data to the file
- Controls which metadata is embedded in the exported file (Correct answer)
- Embeds a watermark into the image
- Links the file to an external XMP sidecar
Correct answer: Controls which metadata is embedded in the exported file
The Metadata dropdown lets you choose None, Copyright Only, Copyright and Contact Info, or All to control what metadata is embedded in the export.
Question 5: For a newspaper ad requiring 85 lpi halftone printing, what minimum image resolution should you supply?
- 72 ppi
- 150 ppi
- 170 ppi (Correct answer)
- 300 ppi
Correct answer: 170 ppi
The industry rule is 1.5–2× the line screen frequency, so 85 lpi × 2 = 170 ppi minimum for quality halftone reproduction.
Question 6: Which format is best suited for exporting a web graphic that requires both transparency and animation?
- PNG-24
- GIF
- WebP (Correct answer)
- SVG
Correct answer: WebP
WebP supports both alpha transparency and animation while producing smaller file sizes than GIF, making it the modern preferred choice.
Question 7: When using 'Save for Web (Legacy)', what does the '2-Up' view allow you to do?
- Export two separate files at once
- Compare the original image side-by-side with the export preview (Correct answer)
- Split the image into two halves for separate export
- Open a second document for comparison
Correct answer: Compare the original image side-by-side with the export preview
The 2-Up view shows the original image alongside the compressed preview so you can evaluate quality loss before committing to the export settings.
ACE Exporting for Web and Print 2
When exporting a JPEG for web using 'Export As', which color profile setting ensures colors display consistently across browsers?