How do you export the largest files possible?

[glennb15962610]

I wish to export my edited photos from Lightroom CC to my desktop without any loss of size. How can I do this? It seems Lightroom automatically downsizes the photos.

[Jim Wilde · Accepted solution]

Assuming you are using the LRCC desktop app, not the LRCC Web version, when you "export", i.e. use the "Save To" option, and also assuming you are exporting using the Jpeg format, there is a "Size" option where you have 3 choices: Small, Custom, Full Size. Obviously, using the "Full Size" option will do what you want.

One caveat, however....being able to export to full size depends on the image in the cloud being uploaded as a full-size original. That will be the case if you upload to the cloud using any of the LRCC apps, but NOT the case if you upload from LR Classic. In the latter case, only Smart Previews are uploaded, which are 2560 pixels on the long edge.....thus that would be the maximum size available from exporting from LRCC.

All of the above was written on the understanding that when you say you are using "Lightroom CC" I have taken that to mean that you are using the new cloud-based app for which Adobe decided to use the old Lightroom CC name. But if you are in fact using LR CC2015 or LR Classic, then forget all that I wrote and simply look at the "Image Sizing" section in the Export dialog box and make sure "Resize to Fit" is NOT checked....then you'll get full-size exports.

[glennb15962610]

Thank you for your reply. I am using the web-based version of Lightroom. I

need to have large files because my fine art printing sizes depend upon

this. For example, I loaded 3 of the same pictures, one in JPG (original

size was 13.4 MB), one in PNG (original size was 33MB), and one in TIFF

(original size was 66.5MB). The JPG, after making adjustments, exported at

12.5 MB (not bad, from the 13.4 original), the PNG exported at 12.1 in jpg

format (terrible...starting with 33MB), and the TIFF at 12.1 MB (again

terrible, starting with 66.5). The export file option of "original +

settings" only exports the original file, without the edits I made. I'm

totally confused as to the usefulness of this setting!

Is my only option a jpg? I can't have a TIFF or PNG with this program? Any

ideas how I can?

Thanks so much for your help!!

Glenn

[Randy Hufford]

In Lightroom Classic CC you have the choice to export to a JPEG, PSD, TIFF, DNG or Original. See file/export/file Settings to see the options. To export as a PDN you would have to use Photoshop