Thanks Godfrey. I;'ll print that out, when i am on the PC.
I had sized the photo in develop mode, i think, then in print module, i set up the canvas size with the sliders. It worked for the 8x10, but when i did a 5x7 it only printed out as a 3x4 ish photo. I'll print out you guide and have it next to me for the next one. In PSCS2 i have a hard time getting my IR to print out as on screen, but i have found they print out very nicely in LR. Dave On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 19, 2008, at 10:08 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> My problem is still with gettin the right size print out. > > If using Lightroom ... > > --- > A:: Set up the cropping proportion with the Crop tool in the Develop module. > > --- > B:: Set up a print template in the Print module. > > - In the Print module, first go to the Template Browser and click on the > Maximize Size template. > > - Then click on the Page Setup button ... set the printer, paper size and > orientation. After that the Print Settings button, set up the printer > specific parameters for how you want to print. > > *** Note that actual dimensions on paper drift a little depending on the > particular printer and printer driver you use. I also find that using any of > the "borderless" paper settings causes odd shifts and scalings in the actual > printed dimensions with Epson and HP printers. The only way to be sure if > you're striving for dimensional accuracy is to do a test print and see what > the shifts are. *** > > Now you're ready to size the image onto that paper. On the right hand Print > module palette, start at the top with the Layout Engine and work your way > down the settings until you have everything set up the way you want your > image to appear on the paper. > > - When you're done, go back to the Template Browser and click the '+' > button, create and name a new template for printing that size image. > > - Now press the Print One or Print... button and make a print. > > In the future, you can apply this sizing information to *any* image file you > choose by simply going to the Print module, click on that image in the > FilmStrip at the bottom, then click on the template in the Template Browser. > > *** Note that if you choose a file that you haven't applied an 8x10 > proportion crop to, and your image files are 2:3 or 3:4 proportion, the > Print module will fit them to the template you choose based on the options > you chose in the "Image Settings" panel, second from the top on the right. > > - Zoom to fill will "auto crop" them ... you can move the image around in > the image cell on paper until you get it where you want it. > - Rotate to Fit will do a best fit on the long axis. > > Leave both of them off and LR will fit the image to the template as best it > can given both of the orientations and cropping setup you've defined. *** > > --- > There are a few other subtleties ... watch for the interaction between what > you set in the Print Settings dialog and the specifics of what you set in > the Print Job panel on the lower right. > > - If you want to use the printer driver's color management controls, be sure > you set the Print Job to "printer settings". > > - If you want to use a color-managed print workflow using paper profiles, be > sure to set "No Color Management" in the printer settings dialog, then > configure and pick the correct paper profile for that printer in the Print > Job settings. > > HTH > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
