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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: rasterdogs on May 06, 2012, 11:40:40 am

Title: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: rasterdogs on May 06, 2012, 11:40:40 am

I know a way to add a border in PS by making the canvas 50 pixels larger than the image and filling the border with a chosen color.

Can I do something like this in LightRoom 4 for jpeg files that I output?

-Rasterdogs

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: Keith Reeder on May 06, 2012, 11:59:50 am

http://www.ehow.com/how_5375012_make-frames-adobe-photoshop-lightroom.html

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: Steve Weldon on May 06, 2012, 02:55:09 pm

You might be interested in this short tutorial I wrote on adding frames and watermarks. (http://www.bangkokimages.com/Articles/Tutorials/entryid/105/Watermarking-Your-Images-in-Lightroom.aspx)

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: Steve Weldon on May 06, 2012, 03:29:04 pm

I noticed the tutorial I wrote for watermarks and borders  (http://www.bangkokimages.com/Articles/Tutorials/entryid/105/Watermarking-Your-Images-in-Lightroom.aspx)was a bit dated (several years) so I just deleted the plugin and associated software and started from scratch.  Everything still works.  Don't be afraid to use this despite the age of the piece, everything works fine.

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: picturesfromthelow on May 07, 2012, 02:59:39 am

I created a droplet of a Photoshop action that automatically adds a white canvas around the image. In the export menu of Lightroom I enable the droplet so that when Lightroom has created the .jpeg it automatically runs the file through the Ps action. Setting everything up was a bit tedious but I'm satisfied with the results.

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: Josh-H on May 07, 2012, 07:06:37 am

Quote from: Lucas on May 07, 2012, 02:59:39 am

I created a droplet of a Photoshop action that automatically adds a white canvas around the image. In the export menu of Lightroom I enable the droplet so that when Lightroom has created the .jpeg it automatically runs the file through the Ps action. Setting everything up was a bit tedious but I'm satisfied with the results.

Thats a great way to do it. Droplets are under-utilised or at least seem under represented in LR I feel as they are incredibly powerful.

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: john beardsworth on May 07, 2012, 07:23:45 am

Yes, it's the way I would do this too. Instead of launching them through the export route, I just prefer to define them as additional external editors.

Another advantage of droplets is that they can be baked from actions which include scripts, which is handy because scripts can contain logic like calculating the size of a border from the size and orientation of the picture.

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: mac_paolo on May 07, 2012, 08:09:11 am

Definitely Mogrify Plugin.
No need for any Droplet or Photoshop at all :)

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: rasterdogs on May 07, 2012, 10:19:11 am

Folks,
Thanks for the suggestions.
I'll give Mogrify a try.
-rasterdogs

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: rasterdogs on May 08, 2012, 10:42:45 am

Quote from: rasterdogs on May 07, 2012, 10:19:11 am

Folks,
Thanks for the suggestions.
I'll give Mogrify a try.
-rasterdogs

Mogrify works great on OSX 10.7 - recommended.
Install was a one step easy deal.
-rasterdogs

Title: Re: LightRoom 4 - How To Add 50 Pixel Border?
Post by: Steve Weldon on May 08, 2012, 12:20:00 pm

Quote from: rasterdogs on May 08, 2012, 10:42:45 am

Mogrify works great on OSX 10.7 - recommended.
Install was a one step easy deal.
-rasterdogs

Glad it worked out.  I use it on every export for one feature or the other and wouldn't want to be without it.