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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: sniper on January 04, 2008, 06:04:36 pm

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: sniper on January 04, 2008, 06:04:36 pm

Is there any way to save out a print template with the images as say a tiff/jpeg whatever, I know I can save my custom template, but I'd like to save out the finished thing to e.mail etc.  Any cheat way maybe ??  Wayne

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: john beardsworth on January 05, 2008, 02:30:34 am

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Is there any way to save out a print template with the images as say a tiff/jpeg whatever, I know I can save my custom template, but I'd like to save out the finished thing to e.mail etc.  Any cheat way maybe ??  Wayne
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You don't mean the Lightroom template, do you? In which case right click the selected template in Print, and choose export.

Or do you mean the actual printout? Print as a PDF - for Windows there are open source pdf generators such as pdfPrinter and on the Mac it's an option in the print dialog.

John

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: sniper on January 05, 2008, 05:57:11 am

Yes the actual finished item with the images etc, ideally a jpeg would be nice for what I need (e.mail a customer) If I print as a pdf can I convert that after?  Thanks  Wayne

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: john beardsworth on January 05, 2008, 08:16:09 am

You could, but you might as well email the pdf.

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: sniper on January 05, 2008, 09:28:02 am

I can't believe software aimed at photographers won't let you save a contact sheet (or template with images) out, it's crazy you only have the print option!.  Didn't anybody think pro's just might want to come back in a weeks time and print another one without having to make it again.  Why no save or export option for a made up template???      I can't even find the PDF option lol!   Thanks for the reply, looks like it's back to photoshop to do a job properly.  Wayne

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: john beardsworth on January 05, 2008, 01:46:58 pm

I told you two ways to save a pdf.

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: sniper on January 06, 2008, 06:22:03 am

Mine wont save out as a PDF, I get an error every time.  Wayne

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: john beardsworth on January 06, 2008, 06:40:17 am

What operating system?

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: sniper on January 06, 2008, 10:40:42 am

XP pro with service pack 2, I alway seem to have problems with PDF's I can open them fine, but never manage to save as one.  Wayne

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: john beardsworth on January 06, 2008, 03:54:47 pm

Then that sounds like there's some other problem. I regularly save to PDF from Lightroom on my main PC, using either the Adobe Acrobat printer or the open source pdfCreator program.

John

Title: saving print template with pics?
Post by: sniper on January 07, 2008, 05:01:01 am

Thanks John, I have acrobat 5.0 but have had the problem on and off since new, it comes up with printer not found (or something similar) and I know I have selected acrobat.
I'm waiting for a new computer (should have been here by now) so everythings going to be a fresh install, hopefully it's work then.  Wayne