Lightroom - Exporting and DPI - DPChallenge Forums

12/05/2008 01:30:51 PM · #1

Hi All,

I'm getting very frustrated with Lightroom as it seems to have decided to ignore any value I put in the DPI section of the export and export everything at 72ppi ?!?!?!

Anyone seen this before or is there something I am doing wrong?

I'm now going to have to create an action in CS3 to convert everything to 300dpi which is a pain.

Any thoughts?

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS

12/05/2008 01:31:21 PM · #2

it's Lightroom 1.4 before anyone asks :0)

dd1989

Fujifilm X-T2

12/05/2008 01:38:36 PM · #3

DPI makes absolutely no difference unless you are printing.

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS

12/05/2008 01:40:26 PM · #4

Sure but it's the requirement for the deliverable for the JPGs to be at 300dpi

dd1989

Fujifilm X-T2

12/05/2008 01:45:44 PM · #5

Hmmm, seems strange that lightroom would ignore values then.

12/05/2008 01:51:32 PM · #6

that's what I thought, I've run a few tests and every time it ignores it.

defaulting to 72dpi is odd as well, I don't understand why it would do that?

Medoomi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

12/05/2008 01:58:08 PM · #7

Are you selecting "inches" for the size measurement?

I'm thinking that if you're selecting "pixels", then the dpi values may be ignored...

Just a thought...

12/05/2008 03:20:47 PM · #8

Do you know what.... That last reply from

Medoomi got me thinking..

I just tried again without the "Minimize Embedded Metadata" ticked and it exported the correct DPI!!!

This is also REALLY annoying as I like to remove the metadata on commercial work.

But it seems that was the culprit!