Comments on: Presets – Lightroom iPad Export Settings

By: Andrej Peterka

Andrej Peterka — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:23:49 +0000

Just as I thought …

Using the AR preserving preset, Lightroom resizes landscape images to a resolution of 1024x*** (dependent on your source photo), but resizes the portrait pictures to a resolution of ***x768 (the first, again, dependent on the source photo, but always smaller than height).

So, when viewing a portrait picture on your iPad _in portrait rotation_, you really only get 768 pixels of vertical resolution.

On the other hand, I can’t even get Lightroom to resize pictures to 1024×768 using the “Full Screen” preset. The exported pictures are the same as the ones exported with AR preserving preset.

My guess would be, though, that using the preset, changes the AR and does NOT crop the picture.

I personally prefer just setting resizing the long edge of the picture to 1024px.
I don’t like cropping images, the AR difference does not bother me.

By: Steve Graham

Steve Graham — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:06:45 +0000

These presets seem to totally miss the point and lead the reader to believe they are going to do soemthing that they will not.

These presets will not do a “center based crop”. Lightroom doesn;t seem to do any croping on export at all. These presets will not resize your DSLR images to a 4:3 aspect ratio that fills the iPad screen.

It’s interesting that Matt has replied to other comments in this thread, but not to these ones.

By: Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:49:08 +0000

How can I use these presets with a publish manager?

By: Ann Wiechmann

Ann Wiechmann — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:15:14 +0000

Thanks for these presets Matt. You are amazing!

Do you have to choose one or the other? Or is there a way to use more than one Export preset at a time?

By: tamara Reynolds

tamara Reynolds — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:18:56 +0000

same issue. not clear on these directions. Did you ever get help with this?

By: Tamara Reynolds

Tamara Reynolds — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:17:53 +0000

Not clear on where to put these presets. Please explain where

By: Boss Jo

Boss Jo — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:42:15 +0000

good info !. thanks for sharing.

By: Meerz

Meerz — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:27:56 +0000

Thanks a lot Matt for sharing these. You’re the best (:

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:14:03 +0000

Having some trouble, maybe someone here can help.
I’m using LR 3.2 and followed Matt’s directions exactly.
Unzipped file
Export/ right click on user presets
A window opens and allows me to navigate to unzipped file to import,
But then it doesn’t add it.
It’s very strange, it seems like it works but the preset is not there.
Tried reboot and all. Anyone else or just me? Thanks

By: julia enkema

julia enkema — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:34:01 +0000

ok.. So the presets work. I have them set up to go to a file on my desktop. From there i put in itunes then sync my ipad and voila.
Is there a shortcut?? Can I have the photos go directly to itunes, already in the ipad settings??

THANKS