Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC - Manual (Page 237)

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Printing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
Print in draft mode
You can use Draft Mode Printing to print contact sheets and quick drafts of a photo. In this mode, Lightroom uses
cached photo previews when printing. If you select photos that haven’t been fully cached and print them using Draft
Mode Printing, Lightroom sends their thumbnail data to the printer, and the print quality of those photos might not
be what you expect. Sharpening and color management controls aren’t available using Draft Mode Printing.
❖ In the Print Job panel of the Print module, select Draft Mode Printing.
Print to JPEG
You can save photos as JPEG files in the Print module for sharing with a print service provider. When you print to JPEG,
Lightroom lets you choose a resolution, apply print sharpening, and set the compression quality. You can also specify
dimensions of the file and apply an RGB ICC profile and a rendering intent.
1 In the Print Job panel of the Print module, choose Print To > JPEG File.
2 Specify a resolution between 72 ppi and 600 ppi in the File Resolution box.
3 Specify the amount of Print Sharpening desired: Low, Medium, or High.
4 Specify the amount of compression using the JPEG Quality slider. JPEG uses lossy compression, discarding data to
make a file smaller. Drag the slider or enter a value from 0 through 100.
5 Specify custom file dimensions by selecting Custom File Dimensions and entering values in the width and height
fields.
6 Specify color management options.
Set print resolution
In the Print module, the Print Resolution setting specifies the pixels per inch (ppi) of the photo for the printer.
Lightroom resamples the image data if needed, depending on the print resolution and the print dimensions. The default
value of 240 ppi is satisfactory for most print jobs, including high-end inkjet prints. Refer to your printer’s
documentation to determine its optimal resolution.
❖ In the Print Job panel of the Print module, do either of the following:
• To control the print resolution, select Print Resolution and specify a different value, if necessary.
• To use the native resolution of the photo (as long as it isn’t lower than 72 ppi or higher than 720 ppi), deselect
Print Resolution.
Sharpen a photo for print
Print Sharpening lets you sharpen the image before it’s sent to the printer. Print sharpening is performed in addition to
any sharpening that you apply in the Develop module. The amount of print sharpening that is automatically applied is
based on the file’s output resolution and the output media. When Draft Mode Printing is enabled, Print Sharpening is
disabled. In most cases, you can leave Print Sharpening set to its default option, Low.
❖ In the Print Job panel of the Print module, do one of the following:
• (Optional) Select Print Sharpening and specify Low, Standard, or High sharpening using the pop-up menu on
the right. Then, specify whether you are printing to Matte or Glossy media. Matte includes watercolor, canvas,
and other nonshiny types of paper. Glossy includes luster, semigloss, photo gloss, and other shiny types of paper.
Note: note: The paper type specified in the Print Job panel is used to calculate print sharpening. Some printer drivers
may also include a paper type option in the Print dialog box that must be specified separately.
• Deselect Print Sharpening if you don’t want any sharpening applied in the Print module. This option is useful
when the sharpening you have applied in the Develop module produces the desired results.