I am trying to print contact sheets of 40 Nikon NEF selected images which are on a external drive but have been imported to Lightroom.
Using the print module all are laid out using the 2x2 template, everything is correctly selected using the Epson 2400 luster driver at 300 dpi. After I press print a message is displayed that lightroom is processing the images. It may take 20 minutes before the spooling is complete and the images begin to print. Is this because Lightroom has to process each of the NEF files individually before sending them to the printer. Is there any solution other then selecting the draft mode to get high quality contact sheets.
I am using Windows XP Pro with an older (slower processor). Please Help!