I’m using a Mac with Lightroom 3.5 but have noticed similar issues in previous versions. My problems center around settings of the print layout. At the moment I’m trying to print 3 vertical images (10 x 15cm) on a horizontal sheet of A3 paper. I want the one image row and 3 collumns centered. Spacing between the images ist o be 2cm.
The margin dimensions don’t make sense. Though centered visually, the values for top and bottom are completely wrong: top:0,3cm (though measured with the ruler = 5cm); bottom: 0.9cm (though measured with the ruler = 5cm).
My main problem, which is driving me nuts, ist he image spacing. Set in layout to 2cm simply looks far greater and when I change that value to almost zero, the visual spacing is still far too wide! I can’t get the desired 2cm.
Also, when I change the cell spacing with the slider, the cell site values change – even though they need not , since there’s enough space on the A3 sheet and they don’t change visually. Only the values.
Am I the only one stumped by these settings and values? What could I be doing wrong? It seems, as if mathamatics are ignored by Lightroom and turned upside down. By the way, the test print mirrors the visual print layout and not the screwy values.
Watching Michael’s and Jeff’s LR tutorials makes layout look so simple. Set the printer page setting, set the desired values, then adjust color management settings and print. Great on video but when I print, one plus one equals three point eight! There’s probably a very simple solution and I’ll kick myself for having been so stupid, once I realize it.
I’d greatly appreciate any suggestions to how actually use these layout settings. And rely upon them.