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October 21, 2019
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Unable to export high resolution jpgs from LR

I have trouble exporting high-resolution jpgs from LR to use for large format prints.

original file is RAW, followed all the steps to import for print with 300dpi. Does anyone has other suggestions? Thank you. 

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    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    October 21, 2019

    You cannot change the quality of an image file by changing the DPI (really it's PPI or pixels per inch). Regardless of what that setting is set to, the image will still have the same pixel dimensions, the same file size, the same image quality, no difference whatsoever. That setting will not change the picture content in any way. The only way you can have an image for large format prints is to have an image that has a lot more pixels.

    Consider an image file that has 6000 x 4000 pixels. If you choose to print, for instance, an 8 x 10 or even a 16 x 20 print from such an image, it wouldn't matter whether the PPI was designated at 72 or 240 or 300 or 600. The image quality would remain precisely the same, and the print quality would remain the same as well. I've tried it with my own printer, and I've tried it by sending images to commercial printers. You cannot modify image quality by changing that PPI setting. The only way is to have more pixels.

    MeeRAuteur
    Participating Frequently
    October 21, 2019

    Hi Jim, thank you for your reply and the clarification. So, how do I find out the PPI setting or how much pixels the image has. It was shot in RAW, edited in LR - my understanding was that shooting in RAW gives you the biggest possible file size. 

    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    October 21, 2019

    Shooting raw will give you the biggest file size as far as the number of megabytes in the file, but it's the number of pixels that matter. If you're going to send the image to a commercial lab to be printed you'll have to send a copy of that raw image, usually a JPEG anyway. What are the pixel dimensions of the image you are working with? For instance, the camera I use takes images that are 6000 x 4000 pixels. What is the size of your images?