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MrhoniKeith
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March 23, 2019
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LR Mobile image quality/resolution

  • March 23, 2019
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- I import images to my LR desktop and set the collection to sync to LR Cloud

- On my ipad the images show up

- I'm assuming what I see on the ipad is not the full resolution

- I'm assuming the full resolution goes up to the cloud

- Now from LR Mobile when I share to Facebook or camera roll, I assume its not a very good resolution compared to me exporting from LR desktop as a jpg to a size appropriate for Facebook.

Please help correct my assumptions and if you know of a link that details answers to my questions.

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Correct answer Sahil.Chawla

Hi there,

The collection that you sync from Lightroom desktop are just image previews, and those previews are synced to the cloud then downloaded on the mobile device.

When you export from Lightroom desktop version the image looks better because the is the full resolution image.

Regards,
Sahil

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Sahil.Chawla
Community Manager
Sahil.ChawlaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
March 25, 2019

Hi there,

The collection that you sync from Lightroom desktop are just image previews, and those previews are synced to the cloud then downloaded on the mobile device.

When you export from Lightroom desktop version the image looks better because the is the full resolution image.

Regards,
Sahil

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MrhoniKeithAuthor
Known Participant
March 25, 2019

Ok.  I just realized I could do a test.  I exported to LR Mobile directly to my desktop via Airdrop. I chose maximum resolution.  The resulting file is 831kb and is 2560x1701.  I repeated this with the Small 2048px choice.  That file is 557kb and is 2048x1365.

I then viewed both on my desktop and they both look good for sharing.

Michael J. Hoffman
Michael J. Hoffman
Brainiac
March 25, 2019

Hi MrhoniKeith,

Exactly as expected - the size of a Smart Preview is 2560 pixels along the longer edge, so that’s what you get when you export in maximum resolution. Alternately, the smaller version export is fixed at 2048 pixels (it says so in the export dialog).

The difference will be, if the original image is still stored locally or in the cloud, and hasn’t yet synced to LR Classic CC on the desktop. In that case, you could request the original image on your mobile device, and maximum available would be the size of the original file. Once the original syncs down to the desktop, all that’s left in the mobile cloud is the Smart Preview at 2560 pixels.

Mike

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