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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

Participant
November 4, 2019
Happy to confirm that with the latest update on Android, some export options (Being able to choose between JPG, TIF and DNG. Quality of selected format. Keeping the original name. Some metadata related options etc.) are available now after a "very long" wait!

Thanks Adobe!
Inspiring
October 30, 2019


Need to be able to export/save files with a new filename.
Inspiring
October 24, 2019
Would be really nice thats all im missing to be fully happy with lightroom cc everything else is fine ‘ please make it happen
JP Hess
Inspiring
October 21, 2019
If this is an image that was synchronized from Lightroom Classic, then it is a smart preview and not a full sized image. 2048 is the maximum size that is synchronized, and that is all that is available. The only way to get full-size images into Lightroom for the cloud is to import them directly into that program.
Inspiring
October 21, 2019


Currently there is only 2 resolution options when sharing your images in Lightroom mobile (i.e. small - 2048px and max available) which makes the app completely useless. There needs to be a feature which allows you to edit export settings. I don’t even have a laptop anymore but only an iPad Pro and this needs fixing asap. For example, sharing images on social media makes it impossible because you can’t adapt resolution and upon upload the image will be compressed. Please fix this.
Participating Frequently
October 2, 2019
I have to import and edit about 1,000 photos from three events. I need to be able to work with these photos, rename them, resize them to a specific 1500x1000 pixels at 72 dpi, and store them for my client. I don't want to store them in my Adobe Cloud. 
I subscribe to Adobe Creative Suite Cloud. 
I got on a chat with Adobe and the guy was helpful. As a subscriber to the Cloud, I can scroll down the list of software and find the Adobe Lightroom Classic. I'm downloading it now.
I do NOT want all the photos I edit stored in the Adobe Cloud. For one thing, they are not my photos. I edit and post photos for my clients. The client stores the photos on their server or on their Google Drive cloud.
Inspiring
September 29, 2019


I'm really happy with the direction Lightroom CC is headed.  I love that everything is stored in the cloud and easily shared, if so desired.  However, with most everything in life, this has it's setbacks.

One of the modules I liked the most was the map module.  I love the improvements to the information.  If you have GPS information, it'll produce a map for that individual picture.  However, I enjoyed seeing a map and where I have taken pictures.  I'm hoping this will be available in future updates.

I imported the same picture into Lightroom Classic CC and Lightroom CC.  I noticed that when saving the full-sized JPG from both versions, the Lightroom CC was smaller than the Lightroom Classic CC.  Additionally, Lightroom CC currently only allows users to save in JPG or the original (with settings).  I'd like to see the other formats available in future updates.

That's all I can think of at this moment.  Hope everybody is having a great day!
JP Hess
Inspiring
September 27, 2019
I believe your concept "old" and "new" is a little misleading. Both versions of Lightroom are being updated continually. It's just that the cloud version is new from the ground up, and providing conformity across multiple platforms (computers, tablets, phones, etc.) requires a lot of careful forethought and planning that I don't think a lot of us even take the time to consider.
Antoine HLMN
Known Participant
September 27, 2019
Edmund, no one would ever blame any dev. They're doing their job with the tools and time they have.

But in the end -and that's what matters- Adobe ends up selling two software: the "old" one with poorly implemented sync features, few updates and at increased price; and the second, "new" one which does not seems to meet the requirements.
Inspiring
September 27, 2019
It's because they're two different applications. The fully-cloud-based LR CC app was built from the ground up and released initially with a subset of the features of the more mature LR Classic app. It was not a straight copy-and-paste job, with just some code thrown in to enable the links to the cloud. The strategy was to get something out that can satisfy many consumers/hobbyists who use their mobile devices to capture images, do light processing and share some of them mostly to social media (plus backup photos to the cloud), while gradually adding more of the other features the pros would need to move away from LR Classic (full asset management, more exporting options, proper colour-managed workflow) and reduce the need for relying on laptops out in the field.

I know it can be frustrating to users who expect them to be the same, but to achieve that in the incredibly short time-frame required to meet that expectation (i.e. within months), the cost of the app would've been quite prohibitive. It's like asking why a builder, who's built a large house over the course of years, can't make a copy of it within months for the same price, albeit with a different foundation and more modern look/feel. The average user has no idea how complex Classic is: a full-fledged cloud-based version of it built from the ground up cannot be built in that short timeframe without increasing the costs and risks of missing/fixing bugs.

Perhaps Adobe could've done a better job of making customers aware of this, but I won't put any blame on the developers: IMO (with the little bit I know of IT & software development), they're doing an admirable job getting new features and bug fixes out several times a year...