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Step Five:
Next is the pop-up menu for Print Sharp-
ening, and in Lightroom 2, Adobe really
made this a powerful tool (the output
sharpening in earlier versions was just
too weak for most folks' tastes). Now
when you tell Lightroom which type of
paper you're printing on and which level
of sharpening you'd like, it looks at those,
along with the resolution you're printing
at, and it applies the right amount of
sharpening to give you the best results
on that paper media at that resolution
(sweet!). So, start by turning on the Print
Sharpening checkbox (I always turn this
on for every print, and every JPEG file),
then choose either Glossy or Matte from
the Media Type pop-up menu. Now
choose the amount of sharpening you
want from the Print Sharpening pop-up
menu (I generally use High for glossy and
Standard for matte paper, like Epson's
Velvet Fine Art). That's all there is to it—
Lightroom does all the work for you.
Step Six:
The next checkbox down reveals another
feature: 16-bit printing, which gives you an
expanded dynamic range on printers that
support 16-bit printing. ( Note: At the time
this topic was published, 16-bit printing
in Lightroom 3 was only available for
Mac OS X Leopard or higher users, but,
of course, that is subject to change if
Adobe releases an update for Windows.)
So, if you're running Mac OS X Leopard
or higher, and you have a 16-bit-capable
printer, like some of the newer Canon
printers (or if you've downloaded a 16-bit
printer driver, like the ones Epson released
in early 2008 that make your current
printer 16-bit capable), then you should
turn the 16 Bit Output checkbox on (as
shown here).
 
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