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October 19, 2017
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P: Additional options needed when exporting

  • October 19, 2017
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I ask because when you export in Lightroom CC, called "save to," the only parameter you can adjust is the pixels. Nothing else that I can see. In other versions of Lightroom you get a whole bunch of parameters to adjust, including DPI. Clients specify sometimes the settings that they want. Or another possibility is that I'm doing it wrong, and if so, could someone let me know how to export and adjust things like DPI.

212 replies

Rick Spaulding -
Legend
March 5, 2018
Thanks for the idea, Paul. I've merged your post with a previous thread so your vote will be added to the rest.
Inspiring
March 5, 2018


I am looking to download images from Lightroom phone app that are a 4:5 ratio and sized 1080px to the short edge to may phone so i can use for Instagram.
TMM101
Known Participant
February 27, 2018
I agree. We need better export options in Lightroom cc and mobile
Rick Spaulding -
Legend
February 25, 2018
Thanks for your input, Tony. I've merged your post with a previous thread on this subject so your vote will be added to the rest.
Inspiring
February 25, 2018


I want to be able to choose my file size, quality and format, I work for a sports photo Agency and they ask me for the file in a certain size and ppi but Lightroom mobile only gave the option of small size 2048px, and max available..
Inspiring
February 24, 2018


Why can I not save a full size jpeg directly from a raw photo I put on my iPad with an sd card reader? The maximum jpeg size Lightroom mobile can save is 8bit 2560 x 1707 @ 72 dpi. On desktop/ classic Lightroom I can export a 16 bit 6720 x 4480 @ 600 dpi. What’s the point of Lightroom cc when I can’t save a full res image?
Participant
January 1, 2018
The ability to export to a lossless format such as tiff (or alternatively a very high quality jpeg) is urgently needed to enable proper to editing in other apps. Ability to specify parameters such as dpi is also required (as per OP original idea). This is basic stuff Adobe!!
walk highlands
Inspiring
December 11, 2017
+1 to getting more export options - I would particularly like to be able to choose filename, and JPG quality / compression level
Participating Frequently
December 10, 2017


It seems that Lightroom mobile and CC desktop (new) can’t export to anything better than a lossy 8bit jpeg. This seems insane to me, especially for more advanced workflows which involve editing in other applications.

My usecase: initial RAW adjustments in Lr mobile, then continue working in Affinity Photo on an iPad. Currently this transfer to another application is lossy.

But no matter what other third party application I’d choose, or even if I just wanted to simply save an image, something better than JPEG is definitely required in many situations. I cannot understand the reasoning behind this limitation.
Known Participant
November 18, 2017


We need more export / save options. And same in iOS version.
Currently only options are small (1048). Size , long edge and full. For jpgs output.
Plus importantly we need control for the compression/ quality and colour space to add Adobe RGB, as the jpgs are always sRGB., with some compression.
So I can give my clients full quality and colour space , in any size.

However , I noticed we can export to open in Photoshop . This opens a 16bit Adobe TGB TIFF in PS.
So there’s must be some decent output functionally and options behind the hood .

I’d be quite happy with a 8bit and 16bit TIFF (adobe RGB) options to save to be addded in to the save menu options.