Just a post note--I did print from LR and PS today--exactly the same with proper color management and they are basically the same print. I did ouput sharpening in PS with PKS and used medium sharpening in LR. However---I really did miss softproof and realize that I will have to either do a round trip for softproof or just print from PS.
As I was doing this, I found I had a question also--printing from LR is just crazy easy---BUT---I'm wondering how it resizes/resamples. I print anywhere from 8 x 10 to 16 x 24 from my 5D and thus have to do the resizing (and occasionally resampling) myself in PS. I have used Qimage over the years and wonder if LR is working similarly. Having just printed one (on matte--and I always feel a need to softproof on fineart matte) so haven't tried much else--but its obvious this is extremely easy to do other sizes, etc.
I do wonder, even though I've heard it mentioned that softproofing 'could' be implemented in LR--just how would one 'correct' for it--as I use layers, masks, etc. I don't see those features being implemented. So--maybe we could softproof, but I'm wondering what benefit that would give us.
Diane
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Interesting thread! Couple of comments from my experience with LR, PS and Qimage. I print on an Epson 7800 from a 1DII.
First, as Andrew states I have no difficulty with the color between printing programs. So long as you use the correct profiles and let the application manage the color conversions (not the printer) then the prints are identical in color.
Secondly, I agree with many of the points here that printing is more convenient from within LR. I now do 90% of my stuff in LR and enjoy the print module. However, I do have some issues with it.
My major one is the size limitation of LR. Let me explain.
I've compared the printed output (20x30 or a pan) of an image done either from LR or from a copy exported to PS, upressed and sharpened with PS and PKS and then printed with Qimage (my old workflow). To me and others I've shown the prints to there is a noticeable difference in the prints with the clear advantage going to the Qimage workflow. Most of the difference is in the fine detail.
In theory I could take the large image and print from LR along with my smaller images but this is made difficult by the image size restrictions of LR.
So, what I would like to see in LR is the ability to do good print upressing and something akin to PKS output sharpening as the image spools to the printer. In that way I could then do 95% of my stuff in LR!