Contact sheet lightroom

Running a host of processing through CS3 and through Lightroom, independently, and the prints are almost mirror images. So I would have to say while Lightroom doesn't do some of the things CS3 does, it takes care of 95% of the photographer's needs.Hope you can resolve your contact sheet problem. Let us know what you find out. #5 I know quite a lot about lightroom. As a digital processor, it cannot compare to CS3. LR is a fancy Bridge with a Library Function and a Pretty Interface... .. As a tool made for photography LR kicks CS3. As a tool made for graphic artistry CS3 is it. Raw baby, Raw.... singaporescott Guest #6 Hi, I recently upgraded to LR2 (after having used LR1.4). Today I was trying to make contact sheets (3 across and 3 down) and noticed that the quality of the outputted PDF file was terrible (I never recall it being this bad with LR1.4; in fact, I recall being able to zoom into the contact sheet quite far and still see decent resulotion). I fiddled with the Print settings, tried printing in both draft and otherwise (which as mentioned above takes forever). I then tried re-importing the files and rendering both standard previews and 1:1 previews, but nothing seems to have corrected the problem I am having.A few interesting points:- Using the same photos and contact sheet configuration, the actual size of a contact sheet created in LR1.4 vs. LR2 is different (the LR1.4 contact sheet was actually a larger file). This would explain why I recall better resolution from the LR1.4 sheets I used to create.- In LR2, I notice that the portrait photos on contact sheets are lower quality than the landscape photos. I understand that they are actually larger on the sheet (so it

David Knoble -Apr 21 2008 -7 Minute Read Creating a custom contact sheet like this one is easy to do in Adobe Lightroom. This type of contact sheet is especially important when using our film scanning workflows. We use this contact sheet to easily see what negatives are stored in specific binders allowing easy location of the originals. Here we will show you the steps to create your own contact sheet.Where to StartBegin by selecting some images. We use images by selecting a specific file folder where we store our images by either roll of film or roll of slides. See my article on Digital Management of Negatives and Slides.After selecting some images, move to the print module. There select the lightroom template you wish to start with. We chose the 4×5 Contact Sheet. From there it is all customization.Customizing the Contact SheetFirst we will set a title for our work. We need to allow room for a title to show, so we set the top margin in the layout tab to 0.75 inches. You can use any size that fits your needs. Then we set an identity plate that includes, most importantly, the file folder for the images. Remember from our workflow that the folder name is the identification for the series of images. In this case, the folder name is 2008-D-1. You can also use a description for the photo shoot if you like.To change the identity plate, first select the checkbox for the identity plate under the

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. I earn a small commission of product sales to keep this website going.There’s a large number of photographers who want nothing to do with Adobe Lightroom, the “industry standard” for cataloging, editing, and processing photos.Thankfully there’s another – and I would argue, better – option for the importing, editing, and metadata steps. If you’re looking to jump from Adobe, or want to explore other options, here we’ll look at how to use Photo Mechanic for importing, editing, and adding metadata to your photos.Importing PhotosEditing PhotosAdding MetadataCataloging & Importing into LightroomImporting PhotosIn Photo Mechanic, “importing” is called “ingesting”. And it’s a little different than Lightroom. Okay, quite a bit different.Ingesting all photos from a cardWhen you insert a memory card, hard drive, or connect a camera via USB, the Photo Mechanic Ingest dialog should automatically open up. If not, go to File > Ingest (Mac/Windows command hotkey + G).When the Ingest dialog will opens up, you’ll notice on the upper left you can select your source path. As a default, the only available options are “from a disk” or “from a folder”. You can’t select which individual photos you want to ingest! *Gasp* Read on to the next section to learn how to do this.Importing all photos from either a folder or a diskBut perhaps importing all photos from your card is good enough. If you’re routinely formatting your memory card like a smart photographer, you shouldn’t have year-old photos on that card that you don’t want to ingest into Photo Mechanic. Select the card/folder containing your photos.You could also select Incremental Ingest, which in theory will only ingest photos that haven’t been ingested yet, but you still can’t see which photos those are.Ingesting selected photosIf you do want to select which photos you’re going to ingest, you’ll need to open that source as a contact sheet. To enable this, go to Preferences > General and select “Open as Contact Sheet(s)” under On mount of Camera Disk. Once that’s done, then connect your camera/card to your computer. Photo Mechanic should then automatically open up a contact sheet with all of those photos. Select the ones you wish to import. You can sort by name, size, camera, etc.Select photos you wish to import from the Contact Sheet viewIf that doesn’t automatically happen, go to File > Open Contact Sheet… (command hotkey + O). Select the