Printing from LR

To print from Lightroom you can either  1) use Print tab settings, or 2) Use Export presets

See image below to update LR presets once you make your choices

Print Tab

  1. To use Print tab, first choose the images you want to  print in grid view, then select the Print tab
  2. Use Print tab to choose settings, preview those setting in the main Print window, and then print directly to a linked printer. If you cannot print directly to a printer, then export with a “print” preset as a .tiff file.

Export Preset

  1. Since you are not linked to the IMRC hi-end printers, we will be exporting your photos in .tiff format to be printed professionally.
  2. Below is an image with print setting we will use. Choose custom naming for the paper you are using, and use your name (see my example: JolineB_luster-1.tif) , tif file, Adobe RGB, Set your Longest side to 17″ for printing, 360 PPI and select matte or glossy paper (using the right filename to fit.)

 

If this is NOT a new press and you are merely updating the “print preset” then to be sure you’re preset changes work, use “right-click” to “update preset with current settings” and this will save the current setting to the former “print preset” if you had one.  When you elect the preset after than–it should have the correct settings.

 

File Name

Name your file as follows:  JolineB1_luster.tif   or JolineB2_Glossy.tif , where luster or glossy set the kind of paper you want for your prints.  A summary of differences are below:

1.Glossy paper is so smooth like glass. Glossy paper is also delicate but has the highest saturation.
2.Lustre paper is a paper with a texture that has small bubbles.
3.Glossy paper has a drawback that it gets dirty easily. If you touch the glossy paper with your dirty fingers, the smear will be shown clearly.
4.Lustre paper does not get dirty that easily.
5.When compared to lustre paper, glossy paper has a high reflective surface.
6.The details are sharper in glossy paper when compared to the details in lustre paper.
7.Colors also look more prominent with glossy paper. The colors are not that prominently exposed when printed on lustre paper.

Read more: Difference Between Glossy and Lustre | Difference Between