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SOFTPROOFING IN LIGHTROOM® 5

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inTRoAdobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® is a simplifiedversion of Photoshop that helps you edit, organizeandshareyourphotos.Beginningwithversion4,youcansoftprooffromwithinLightroomtoseehowyourphotos will appear in print and optimize them foryourprinter.

ThisNeed toKnow explains how to softproof andprintwithcolormanagementinLightroom5.

soFTPRooFinGAdobe Lightroom 4 and 5 allow you to softprooffromwithin the application to see how your colorswillappearwhenprintedwithyourspecificprinter,mediaandprofile.

1. Clickon theDevelopmoduleat the topof thescreen.

2. MarktheSoft Proofi ngboxinthelowerleft.

3. The“SoftProofing”windowwillappearonthe

right.

4. From the “Profile:” pull-down,selectOther.

5. Markallof theprofilesyouwishtouse insoftproofmode.

6. Selectthe“Profile:”pulldownagainandchoosethedeviceyouwishtosoftproof.

7. Select either the “Perceptual” or “Relative”rendering intent. The preview will update asyoumakeyourselections;useitasaguidewhenmakingselections.

8. To preview your image with and without theprofile, mark and unmark the “Soft Proofing”box.

HoW To PRinT WiTH ColoR MAnAGEMEnT in liGHTRooM 5Here’showthisworksinLightroom.

Step One: Access the Print Module

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SOFTPROOFING IN LIGHTROOM® 5

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• Acrossthetoprightofthescreenyouwillseethefivedifferentmodules inLightroom.Select thePrint module,whichiswhereColorManagementandPrintingtakeplace.

• Click the word Print. The appropriate menuoptionsandsettingswillappearbelowit.

• The small arrowheadsnext to each sectionopen and close thevarious Print options.Scroll down until youcometoPrint Job.Clickon the arrownext to itso it’s pointing down.Hereyouwillseealltheoptionsforprinting.

Step Two: Access and Load your Profiles• Next to “Profile” is adropdown. Ifyou’venever loadedprofiles intoLightroom, the only choiceswill be “ManagedbyPrinter”and“Other”.

• Leaving “Managed by Printer” will bypass thecustomprofiles and allow the printer driver toadjustcolor.Thismaywork insomeinstances,

but itprobablywillnotproduceprintwith thecoloraccuracyyouarelookingfor.

• SelectOther to go to the locationwhere all ofyourprinterprofilesreside.

• Select each printer profile you would like tomake available. You can choose all of them ifyou’d like. Each of the profiles you select willappearinthe“Profile”drop-down.

• Once you load the profiles, select the correctprofileforthisjobfromthedrop-down.

Step Three: Sharpening • Also in the “Print Job”section is an option for“Print Sharpening.” Ifyou mark the box, selectthe desired sharpening(Low, Standard, or High)and select your mediatype (Matte or Glossy),Lightroomwillmakeauto-matic adjustments. Thishasnothingtodowiththeprofileorprintsettings,justsharpening.

Step Four: Re-Select Rendering Intent • Beforeyouprint,selecttherendering intent – eitherPerceptual or Relative –to achieve amore accuratesoftproof.

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Step Five: Turn off Color Management • If you make a selection other than Printer

Manages Color,awarningwillappearremindingyoutoturnoffColorManagementinthe“PrintDialog”beforeprinting.Ifyoudon’tdothis,theprofileandprinterdriverwillbothtrytomanagecolorandproducealessthandesirableprint.

• Fromtheprintdriver,selectNo Color Adjustment; thenselectthepaper,printqualityandresolutionthatwereusedwhentheprofilewascreated.

When using Adobe Lightroom as part of your workflow, it is important to also use a good printer profile. You can either use a canned profile, or create a custom profile that matches your specific printer, ink and media. See our series of “Printer Profiling” Need to Know documents for more information.

ConClusionAbenefit of printing fromLightroom is the abilityto printmultiple images per page usingLightroomtemplates,oryoucaneasilycreateyourown.YoucandothisinPhotoshop,butLightroommakesitmucheasier. By following these printer settings, you areensuringthesoftwarecontrolsthecolorandusesthecustomprinterprofileofyourchoice;notsomewildguessbytheprinterdriver.