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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: dgberg on March 22, 2023, 10:22:21 am

Title: Can Lightroom print trim borders.
Post by: dgberg on March 22, 2023, 10:22:21 am

I know how to do it in Qimage One but feel much more comfortable printing through Lightroom.
Under Guides I checked the box Margins and Gutters and it shows the border on screen but does not print them.

Title: Re: Can Lightroom print trim borders.
Post by: MDL_SD on March 22, 2023, 11:20:51 am

I believe that what you want is called "crop marks" in the Lightroom print module.  You will find it down in the "page options" dialog.

Title: Re: Can Lightroom print trim borders.
Post by: digitaldog on March 22, 2023, 12:07:10 pm

It should print the crop marks (they are faint). I see them when I Print to File.

Title: Re: Can Lightroom print trim borders.
Post by: dgberg on March 22, 2023, 08:47:13 pm

No Crop marks don’t help. I need my 2” border printed on all 4 sides of the print for exact trimming without measuring. Crop marks don’t work because once you trim one side it cuts away the crop for the next side.
It prints nicely in Image One and with a plug-in in Lightroom I guess I can print them from Qimage One.

Title: Re: Can Lightroom print trim borders.
Post by: TonyW on March 23, 2023, 02:04:00 pm

There is a way in LR although it is not without its drawbacks; maybe Qimage is the better option but FWIW the following will print faint cut lines exactly as shown in the attached:

• Page Setup:  Set overall paper size
  Print Module > Layout Style >  Single Image / Contact Sheet. 
  Image Settings > Zoom to fill
  Layout> Set Cell size to your actual image size e.g. Height= 6", Width =4"
  Back to Layout Style > Select Custom Package
  Cells > Add to Package > New Page
  Adjust Selected Cell to 8"x6"
  Drag page 8"x6" cell up into the Image cell

There does not seem to be a function to centre the new cell other than by eye and snap to grid; maybe I have missed something?
EDIT:There is another should work to centre your image within your required borders.  Just add temporary 2" cells around your print area.  Then add another cell around the whole of the image and temp cells.  Now delete the temp cells and you should have your image plus your borders with cut lines all around the final print size.  Hope someone comes up with a better solution!