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Chapter 6: Exporting photos
Photos in Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ can be exported as JPEG, PSD, TIFF, or DNG files for different uses.
Exporting photos
Export photos: Basic workflow
Lightroom lets you export photos in file formats suitable for a wide range of uses. For example, you may want to
export photos as JPEGs to use in multimedia presentations or e-mail, or as TIFFs for publication. You can export
single or multiple photos from the Library or Develop modules to the location you specify. Lightroom can rename
photos during export. When exporting photos in JPEG, TIFF, or PSD formats, options are available for specifying
their color space, pixel dimensions, and resolution. Export settings can be saved as presets for reuse. Lightroom also
lets you export photos using the settings of the previous export session.
In the Slideshow module, photos can be exported to a PDF file, and in the Web module, photos can be exported to
a web photo gallery. See "Export a slideshow" on page 108 and "About saving and uploading web photo galleries" on
page 126.
1. Select the photos to export.
Select photos from the Grid view or the Filmstrip. See "Select photos in the Grid view and the Filmstrip" on page 35.
2. Export photos and specify a destination folder.
Choose File > Export or press the Export button at the bottom of the left panels in the Library module, and then
specify a destination folder for the exported files in the Export dialog box. See "Choose an export destination folder"
on page 91.
The number of photos being exported is displayed in the lower left corner of the Export dialog box.
3. (Optional) Choose an option from the Preset menu.
Lightroom has several premade Presets for exporting photos in specific file formats. See "Export photos using
presets" on page 93.
4. Specify file naming for the exported photos.
Choose an option from the File Naming Template menu. You can use the Text Template Editor to specify a naming
option. See "The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor" on page 20 and "Name photos when
exporting" on page 91.
5. Choose a file format and specify export file settings.
Choose whether to export your photos as JPEG, PSD, TIFF, or DNG files. After selecting a format, specify the appro-
priate settings for your exported files. For example, if you chose JPEG, specify the compression setting, color space,
pixel dimensions, and resolution. See "Export file settings" on page 91.
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