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sevencrossing on "JPEG export dialogue box settings for Lightroom"

sevencrossing — Wed, 04 May 2011 06:59:58 +0000

sprayandpray said:

It seemed to start when I installed HDR Efex Pro (which really had me paranoid for a while!) but that must be a red herring.

Don't bank on it
try uninstalling Efex Pro and do a "system restore" to a date prior to installation

ProImages on "JPEG export dialogue box settings for Lightroom"

ProImages — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:06:23 +0000

The one thing I don't like about LR is sharpening on Export. How do you know what the result is, try-look, try-again-look? IMHO it's something that needs to change in future versions.

spraynpray on "JPEG export dialogue box settings for Lightroom"

spraynpray — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:02:28 +0000

Hi guys,

Thanks for your replies. Seven, I'm sure you don't have to worry about that!

I sharpen in my workflow for screen so I never use the sharpen in export function. I did a search and had already reset my export presets which changed nothing when I checked it. I guess what I am saying effectively is that I can't be making the right decisions about the image size and quality when I export. my raw files are sharp as heck but when I export for club comps or Flickr etc. it goes bad. It seemed to start when I installed HDR Efex Pro (which really had me paranoid for a while!) but that must be a red herring.

So what would be helpful would be if you guys shared your export dialogue box settings with me - what you do to keep your quality up and your file size reasonable? I have read (here?) that saving jpegs as 100% quality just increases the file size - any truth in that? Seems improbable to me.

Thanks.

jonnyapple on "JPEG export dialogue box settings for Lightroom"

jonnyapple — Mon, 02 May 2011 08:47:14 +0000

Seven's got good advice. I normally have the output sharpening set to low or normal for screen. Probably a stupid question, but are you comparing raw files at 100% zoom and jpg files at 100% zoom without having resized?

sevencrossing on "JPEG export dialogue box settings for Lightroom"

sevencrossing — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:28:35 +0000

At the risk of teaching my grandmother to suck eggs

Can only suggest you take a very careful look at all the tick boxes in the export dialog box

particularly

File settings, check: Quality , Limit file size to ,
Image Sizing, check: Resolution
and obviously, check: Output sharpening
are you reducing file or image size ?

Also try: Edit> Presets> Restore Export Presets

spraynpray on "JPEG export dialogue box settings for Lightroom"

spraynpray — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:48:11 +0000

I seem to be losing sharpness when I export my raw files from Lightroom as JPGs. I have read various 'musts' and 'must nots', but I'm still not happy so I thought hey - you guys are doing it all the time to post on the PAD thread so would you share your export dialogue box setings with me please?