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USING PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2
The Lightroom workflow
1.
Select the photos to export.
Select photos from the Grid view or the Filmstrip. See “
Selecting photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip
” on page 45.
2.
Export photos and specify a destination folder.
Choose File
> Export or click the Export button in the Library module. Then specify a destination folder for the
exported files in the Export dialog box. You can also choose to add the exported photos to the current catalog. See
“
Choose an export destination folder
” on page 124.
The number of photos being exported is displayed at the top of the Export dialog box.
3.
(Optional) Choose an export preset.
Lightroom has several premade presets to make it easier to export photos in specific file formats. For example, the For
E-mail preset generates a small, low-resolution JPEG image suitable for sending to a client as an e-mail attachment.
You can select any of these presets, or save your own settings as a custom export preset by clicking the Add button at
the bottom of the Preset list in the Export dialog box. See “
Export photos using presets
” on page 128.
4.
Specify file naming for the exported photos.
Choose an option from the File Naming Template menu, or choose Edit from the menu to create a custom naming
convention using the Filename Template Editor. See “
The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor
” on
page 35 and “
Name photos when exporting
” on page 125.
5.
Choose a file format and specify export file and size settings.
Choose whether to export the original photos, or export your photos as JPEG, PSD, TIFF, or DNG files. After selecting
a format, specify the appropriate settings for your exported files. For example, if you chose JPEG, specify the
compression quality, color space, pixel dimensions, and resolution. You can also apply output sharpening. See “
Specify
export file settings
” on page 125 and “
Specify output sharpening
” on page 126.
6.
Choose a postprocessing action.
Specify whether to show the files in the Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac
OS), open the photos in Photoshop,
launch a specific application, or do nothing after exporting. See “
Choose postprocessing actions
” on page 127.
7.
(Optional) Save your export settings.
To save your export settings for reuse, click Add to create an export preset. See “
Save export settings as presets
” on
page 128.
8.
Click Export.
For a video about exporting photos from Lightroom, see
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid2210_lrm
.
Updated 03 September 2009