PRINT - Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process - page 311

h e Print Job panel options will change to let you specify:

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File Resolution: the resolution in ppi for the output i le. Use the info provided
by your lab for this.

Print Sharpening: check the box to enable output sharpening, and use the
popup menu to select the amount of sharpening to apply.

Media Type: choose the kind of paper to be used: Glossy or Matte. (If you're
printing on semi-gloss, satin or “luster” paper, choose Glossy.)

jpeg Quality : I strongly recommend you always use Quality set at 100 for
making jpg print i les.

Custom File Dimensions: this lets you specify a size for the print i le. h is
option provides the ability to produce print i les at dif erent sizes from a single
print layout, but in practice, this is rare. If you've done your layout carefully,
you most ot en won't need to enable this. Otherwise, type to enter the new
dimensions here, and Lightroom will resize your printed output as the jpg i les
are being created.

Color Management: try to get a printer proi le from your lab. Select the Edit…
option to add it to the list using the instructions above. You need to know what
kind of machine the lab is using to make your prints. If you are having laser
prints made (Lambda, LightJet, Frontier, Chromira, etc.) you can safely use
sr gb. If you are having inkjet prints made, it's ok t o use Adobe r gb.

Ask your print vendor for a list of specii cations to guide your decisions when
making these settings.

When the correct settings have been entered, click the Print to File button.
Lightroom will prompt you to choose a location to save the i les. When you're
ready, click Save. Lightroom will output jpg i le(s) for each page of your print
job At er you get the prints back from the lab, you can decide for yourself
whether it's worth saving these i les for future use. (Because it's so easy to make
print i les from Lightroom, I usually don't.)

Getting the best possible printed output
h e printer and paper you use will make a big dif erence in the quality of your
prints. Most mid- to high-end printers, when using good quality papers, are