P: Ability to export to PNG file format

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

The work flow of a png file is safer for image quality in the long run and is a more favorable file format then Jpeg. It would save a lot of time and issues if exporting from Lightroom was a capability.

[ArtJr77]

Totally agree!  

[Jared-5]

Every survey I do for Adobe, I ask for two things; sometimes three, but the first two are:

1 - Please allow us to export PNG files

2 - Please allow us to save the catalog in a secondary location for safe backup.
      (we already have the option to save images to a second location while importing, why not allow us to save the catalog to a second location when creating a backup?)

[ProDesignTools]

Hi Jared,

If it helps, you can make a copy of your LR catalog and store it wherever you want:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/create-catalogs.html#copy_or_move_a_catalog
    
 

[Jared-5]

Yeah, I already do that.  But it would be nice if Lightroom offered it as an option, like it does during import.

[x3DGime]

Adobe, please add ability to save from Camera Raw in PNG format also! 
 
When one want to save/export image(s) from Camera Raw, there are JPG, TIFF, DNG and PSD already, but it would be quite useful to have the ability to choose PNG also. 

[superkevkt]

There are some good reasons for exporting to PNG. One of them is that uploading a JPG to Facebook will result in a greatly degraded image compared to uploading a PNG.

Another reason is that sometimes you need to preserve an alpha channel in a Photoshop file or TIFF file, and JPG does not support alpha channels.

I don't imagine it's too hard for them to add the option to export to PNG... after all, Photoshop easily and readily exports to PNG. 

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

Lightroom Classic 8.4 has added the ability to export files in the PNG format. 

[ArtJr77]

Awesome!  I just checked on how to update to the latest version and there is no 8.4 (Classic) available via the Creative Cloud app.  I am using Classic for Windows Desktop.  Thoughts?

[Jared-5]

FINALLY!!!

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

But it is slow as hell.

[Jared-5]

^^ It's Lightroom, you expected speed?