Layout Style Panel
The Layout Style panel displays the layout style of the template
that you've selected.
There are three layout styles.
You don't need to select one of these layout styles.
Rather, the layout style is determined by the template that you've
selected.
Click on different templates to see how the layout style changes
according to the template.
Again, this panel just displays the layout style of a template.
You don't have to do anything in this panel.
If you do click on one of the layout styles, the template you lasted
used with that layout style is displayed.
Here are the three layout styles.
Layout Style #1 - Single Image/Contact Sheet
The Single Image/Contact Sheet layout style lets you print
one or more photographs at the same size.
Layout Style #2 - Picture Package
The Picture Package layout style lets you print one photograph
with different sizes.
School and wedding photographers use this style to provide different
sizes for the same photograph.
Layout Style #3 - Custom Package
The Custom Package layout style lets you print more than
one photograph with different sizes.
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One Photograph
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One or More Photographs
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One Size
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Different Sizes
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Before going to the next panel, let's look at the structure of
the templates.
Adobe
A: Vertical Cell Spacing, B: Cell Width, C: Margin,
D: Cell Height, E: Horizontal Cell Spacing
Your photograph appears inside a window on the template called a
cell.
If there's just one photograph, the cell is separated from the
edge of the paper by margins.
If there are several cells:
• The cells are separated from each other by horizontal and vertical
spacing between the cells.
Spacing is between cells.
• The grid of cells is separated from the edge of the paper by
margins.
Margins are between a cell or cells and the edge of the print.
Now, let's look at the Image Settings panel.
Image Settings Panel
The Image Settings panel is used to determine how to fill the cell
or cells.
Let's use pancake making as an analogy.
The Image Settings panel is how the batter, the photograph, is poured
on the griddle, then cell.
The options in the Image Settings panel will vary depending on the
layout style of a the selected template.
Zoom To Fill
When Zoom To Fill is selected, the cell is filled completely.
If necessary, the photograph is cropped.
You can reposition the cropped photograph within the cell.
Press and hold Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (Mac), and drag.
If Zoom To Fill is not selected, blank spaces fill the areas
where the aspect ratios of the photograph and the cell don't match.
Rotate To Fit
When Rotate To Fit is selected, the photograph is rotated to produce
the largest image that fits in the cell.
Repeat One Photo Per Page
If you select Repeat One Photo Per Page, a single photograph is repeated
in each cell on a multi-cell template.
Stroke Border
Stroke Border adds a border of the specified width and color inside
the cell.
The photograph is reduced in size to make space for the border.
The size of the cell doesn't change.
Photo Border
Photo Border adds a border of the chosen width inside each cell.
The photograph is reduced in size to make space for the border.
The size of the cell doesn't change.
Inner Stroke
Inner Stroke is similar to Stroke Border.
It adds a border of the specified width and color inside the cell.
The photograph is reduced in size to make space for the border.
The size of the cell doesn't change.
Above, the options in the Image Settings panel change depending on
which of three layout styles is being used by a template.
Similarly:
• When the layout style is Single Image/Contact Sheet, the Layout
and Guides panels appear.
• When the layout styles are Picture Package or Custom Package, the
Rulers, Grids & Guides panel and the Cells panel appear.
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Layouts Panel
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Guides Panel
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Rulers, Grids & Guides Panel
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Cells Panel
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Layout Panel
When using a template with the layout style of Single Image/Contact
Sheet, you can specify the following.
Margins = Borders
The margins are the borders around the photograph.
Rows & Columns
These two settings determine the number of photographs displayed,
and their positions.
Cell Size = Your Photograph
The cell is the photograph.
The dimensions of the cell are those of the photograph.
Persnickety Value Entry
The above values affect each other.
When you change one of the values in the Layout panel, it may affect
the other values.
Therefore, you may not be able to set one of the values properly.
If so, continue setting the other values.
Then, return to the recalcitrant value.
You should be able to set it now.
Full Frame Values for 8.5" x 11" Paper
Full frame means the entire photograph is seen.
The borders won't be even, all-the-way-around.
Here are the values when using:
• 8.5" x 11" paper.
• A digital SLR camera or a typical point-and-shoot camera.
Digital SLR: Landscape Orientation
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Left
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.25
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| Right |
.25
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| Top |
.75
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| Bottom |
.75
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Cell Height
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7
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Cell Width
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10.5
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Digital SLR: Portrait Orientation
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Left
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.75
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| Right |
.75
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| Top |
.25
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| Bottom |
.25
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Cell Height
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10.5
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Cell Width
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7
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Point-and-shoot: Landscape Orientation
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Left
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.25
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| Right |
.25
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| Top |
.31
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| Bottom |
.31
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Cell Height
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7.88
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Cell Width
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10.5
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Point-and-shoot: Portrait Orientation
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Left
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.31
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| Right |
.31
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| Top |
.25
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| Bottom |
.25
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Cell Height
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10.5
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Cell Width
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7.88
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Determining Margins & Cell Dimensions
You can download the Excel spreadsheet below.
You enter certain values, and the spreadsheet computes the other
values for you.
Excel is part of Microsoft Office (Windows) and iWork (Mac).
You may be able to open it with
OpenOffice, a free
open-source suite of programs.
Spreadsheet_to_Determine Layout_Panel_Values.xlsx
Spreadsheet to Determine Layout Panel Values
Guides Panel
If you're using a template with the layout style of Single Image/Contact
Sheet, you can show the following guides:
• Rulers
• Page bleeds
• Margins and gutters
• Image cells
• Dimensions
Rulers, Grid & Guides Panel
When using a template with the layout styles of Picture Package or
Custom Package, you can use the Rulers, Grid & Guides panel to set
the:
• Ruler units.
• Snap feature.
• Guides.
Cells Panel
When using a template with the layout styles of Picture Package or
Custom Package, you can use the Cells panel to add:
• Cells.
• Pages.
• Guides.
Page Panel
The Page panel is always present.
You can specify the background color and other items to be printed
with the photograph.
Print Job Panel
The Print Job panel is always present.
You use the Print Job panel to set five features.
Feature #1 - Print To
Print Job Panel: Print To
You can select:
• Print to Printer.
• Print to JPEG File.
Use the Print to JPEG File option to create JPEG files to send to
a lab.
Do the following.
1) Create a folder in My Pictures or Pictures, or on your Desktop,
for the files that will be sent to a lab.
2) Select Print to JPEG File.
3) Make any needed adjustments in the Print Job panel.
The Print button has changed to Print to File.
5) Click the Print to File button in the lower-right corner of your
screen.
6) Choose the destination folder for the JPEG files that you created
above.
7) Click Save.
Feature #2 - Draft Mode Printing
Print Job Panel: Draft Mode Printing
Select Draft Mode Printing for contact sheets and low-quality work
prints.
The previews cached by Lightroom are used for printing.
If previews have not been created, the thumbnails are used for printing,
resulting in even lower quality prints.
Some options in the Print Job panel are not available when using
Draft Mode Printing.
Features #3 & #4 - Resolution & Sharpening
Print Job Panel: Resolution & Sharpening
You can set the resolution and sharpening.
The default print resolution and sharpening settings are often the
best.
Go
Resolution.
Go to
Sharpening.
Feature #5 - Color Management
Print Job Panel: Color Management
You can adjust the color management.
For a complete discussion of color management, go to
Color Management.
Printer Profiles
Use the Profile menu to select the profile for the paper that you're
using.
Go to
Printer Profiles.
Rendering Intent
Your printer can print most colors.
The colors that it can print are called in-gamut
colors.
Your printer can't print some colors.
The colors that your printer can't print are out-of-gamut
colors.
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Colors That CAN Be Printed
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In-gamut Colors
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Colors That CAN'T Be Printed
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Out-of-gamut colors
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Rendering intents manipulate the out-of-gamut colors to make them
become "in-gamut."
Use the Rendering Intent menu to select either Perceptual or Relative.
Perceptual Rendering Intent
The perceptual rendering intent is the default option.
Use it when printing a photograph with many out-of-gamut colors.
The perceptual rendering intent attempts to preserve the relationship
between all of the colors in your photograph.
Out-of-gamut colors are shifted into the in-gamut color range.
The in-gamut colors are also shifted.
Therefore, the colors in your photograph are changed slightly.
While the colors change, their relationship to each other is maintained.
Relative Rendering Intent
Use the relative rendering intent when there are few out-of-gamut
colors.
The relative rendering intent preserves all in-gamut colors.
They do not change.
The out-of gamut colors do change.
The relative rendering intent changes them to the closest in-gamut
color.
Summary
Try Both
If you're not certain which rendering intent is the best for
a photograph, print it with both rendering intents.
Then, compare the prints.
Go to
Rendering Intents.
