Exporting Flashcards
Why may you want to re-name your files on export?
- SEO purposes
- Differentiate from a different batch of edits e.g. specify the main adjustment difference e.g. size, or sharpening, or destination/use e.g. Facebook, website header - i.e. - So u can match an edit with a destination or application e.g. Facebook or website header”
So why would I ‘add to this catalog’ when exporting ?
- If I’m going to use the exported final edits again, and I can quickly find them in LR.
- If I’m going to delete the original files and just retain the exported final edits.
Why wouldn’t I ‘add to this catalog’ when exporting?
If I’m exporting for clients or for other people’s usage. As soon as they are happy, I can delete the folder, and at no time will it need to be in my catalog.
What does the ‘Existing files’ option mean?
You may already have files in your destination folder. You need to specify what you want to do if LR finds duplicates, e.g. skip or overwrite.
Just selecting ‘ask what you want to do’ is probably the best option, so you can always have that manual choice.
‘Image Sizing’ - why is the ‘don’t enlarge’ option best to always have checked?
we don’t want to enlarge an image greater than the original size, maybe there are a couple of images in your export batch that are smaller and your export size setting would enlarge the pic unless you ticked this box.
When could it be especially helpful to include some ‘metadata’?
When publishing quality business pics - so include copyright contact info.
‘Post-processing’ option means you can specify what?
What you want to do on completing the export.
RE: prob the most helpful is to open the ‘explorer’ folder up to show the exported files, so you can check them.
Why is setting up Export Presets a good idea? (3)
- so you don’t have to specify all the settings every time you export similar pics or for similar applications.
- You don’t have to look up the spec for Facebook every time you go to export.
- You can keep consistent in syntax for renaming, eg for Facebook edits or website edits.
Bottom line: speeds up your work-flow.
At what point in exporting do you setup an ‘Export Preset’?
Give an example preset name that would be helpful to me?
BEFORE exporting, click ‘Add’ on BL>
E.g.1: you could name your preset: ‘family 1200w jpg’
Or ‘1200 FB jpg’ – for Facebook exports
E.g.2. website headers
The preset will then show TL under ‘user presets’.
You can continue using LR whilst you are exporting.
In order to keep your photos as organized as possible, I recommend exporting your images to what location?
“Back into the original folder. Ie your project folder.
This means keeping your newly edited photos with
your original files.
However, I recommend putting the edited pictures into their own folder within the original file folder so they are easier to find later.
I use two folder types. One for print and one for web.”
If you are exporting pics to print, what resolution should you export with?
A high resolution - you need to make sure the pixels
per inch is set at least at 300ppi.
This makes sure that you can print the photo at any
size and you will have a high quality photo.
What’s the recommend resolution setting for web, in PPI?
72 ppi
High res is pointless.
What appears to be the consensus for export colour setting for social inc Facebook and the web in general?
sRGB
The only time this changes is for exporting RAW images from Lightroom.
It’s the web standard, it’s much smaller in scope than adobe’s RGB, but is the safest and not consistent on the web. Use Adobes RGB colour space settings for media to print.
Why is it a very bad idea to upload high res pics to site like FB?
Use low resolution files for online use – this is really important when resizing images for web.
Low resolution doesn’t mean that the quality will be bad. The only time quality is affected on social media is when you’ve used the wrong settings and Facebook or Instagram etc have to compress the image for you.
Re: I guess cuz the platform may over compress, so you’ve lost quality control.
You don’t want social media sites compressing your images. That’s when you end up posting photos that look so much worse than the photos on your computer.
For resizing images for web your Pixels per Inch (PPI) should be set to 72 for low resolution images.
JPG quality setting for FB/ social vs website
FB/social - 80-94
website - 100
