PSP X5 Compression Factor changes without warning

[Tadjio]

In PSP X5 I usually keep my JPEG Compression Factor set to 2.
Just occasionally, I find it reverts to the default of 20 without warning.
I suspect it is when I use a a Ctrl+F12 Save Copy As or when I change Image Type (JPG/TIF/PSP).

Has anyone else noticed this?
I nearly ruined some photos of my new grand-daughter

[Joelle]

Yup, I have noticed this, it's very annoying.

It did similar things in previous version, then seemed to sort itself out and now it's back again

Joëlle

[Tadjio]

It was my daughter who noticed when I edited a photo of her new-born
She usually blames it on my 'fiddling' with PSP so I'm anxious to work out how it crept in...

Any ideas as to when / how it occurs?

[Joelle]

Sorry, no idea, just that it isn't new.

Joëlle

[gene_mtl]

Can't help with the compression issue, but did wish to congratulate you, Tadjio, on the new grandchild.

- Gene

[df]

Yes congrats, and thanks so much for notifying us of this. This is a deal breaker for me.

[Tadjio]

Thanks everyone.

Yes, it is a deal breaker as it is "invisible" if you don't check the output carefully.
As I said, I suspect it is when I use a a Ctrl+F12 Save Copy As or when I change Image Type (JPG/TIF/PSP) but I can't reproduce it.

[Joelle]

As I have already mentioned; this is NOT new, it's happened in previous versions.
But anyone re-saving the same .jpg image is asking for trouble, so a quick check every so often can put this right (until the next time).
I has been reported before, but of course that doesn't mean a lot.

Joëlle