Populate Contact Sheet using Snapshots from single image?

Question

Hello! Am I able to use a Contact Sheet (within the Print Module) to print multiple snapshots from a single image? I would like to do this so I can view/pick out the one I want to print full size, thus saving paper and ink!

Rob_Cullen · Accepted Answer

You don't necessarily need to Export derivative image files. Instead-

1) Select a Snapshot in an image history,

2) Press [Ctrl+'] to create a Virtual Copy {Image FIlename +Copy1}

3) Repeat 1) and 2) for every Snapshot {Image FIlename +Copy2}, {Image FIlename +Copy3}, etc.

4) Select original and all the Virtual Copies and go to the Print module.

Max Millions · Answer

Aha!

Yes it is possible. A little awkward but not too bad. Start with an image. Make some edits within the Develop module taking snapshots along the way. Here I’ve started with a dark image of a tree, bumping up the exposure in 3 steps with a snapshot after each.

Export each of these snapshots one at a time; select it within the Snapshot panel on the left, then right click on the source image in the filmstrip at the bottom and select export to create a new image file on the file system from that snapshot.

Now just re-import each of these files back into Lightroom. Because they are actual separate files now they are represented on the filmstrip individually and can be added into a Contact Sheet in the Print Module just like any other images.

Now I’m able to print this contact sheet, view the actual print and pick out the one I want to print full size!

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