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Comment by pschlute posted on PRINTING HELP at 25/07/2019 - 19:50
CAn someone also explain the cropping tool in LR too?
When the lock is open and closed - what do the two functions serve?
Also if choose say 8 x 10 during editing how does that play out during the LR export when I opt for a different size
Cheers in advance
The padlock when locked constrains the aspect ratio. So you can grab the corners of the crop frame and move them but the aspect ratio is unchanged.
When unlocked you can use a custom ratio.
If you want a 10x8 inch image select that in the crop tool and frame your picture. Then click export and in the image sizing dialogue box select "resize to fit"; change the width and height to 10 x 8 inches and select 300 ppi. You will get a correctly re sampled image of 3000x2400 pixels.
If you want a different aspect ratio from 10x8 then dont use the 10x8 crop tool. Use the crop aspect ratio that you intend to print at.
Comment by pschlute posted on PRINTING HELP at 25/07/2019 - 14:11
Ok thanks
Can you give me the recommendations for the following sizes?
I've spoke to AG Photo and they only need 300DPI so thats that sorted
What would be the specific inches / dimensions for the following sizes that I am considering ...
20 x 16
18 x 12
30 x 20
Most thankful for all your help!
Just multiply the ppi by the print dimensions
Comment by pschlute posted on PRINTING HELP at 25/07/2019 - 09:58
thanks guys Ill resort back to JPG's at 300 PPI
Comment by pschlute posted on PRINTING HELP at 25/07/2019 - 08:45
They'll do the rest.
DS Colour Labs who I recommend in this thread require 300 ppi. Knowing that, and the size that you want to print at, gives you the resolution you need in pixels.
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Cheers Peter
Is 500 PPI a safe option then for a fairly decent size?
Comment by pschlute posted on PRINTING HELP at 24/07/2019 - 23:47


Thanks for your help
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