The Best Export Settings for Lightroom (Instagram, Facebook, Web, Print)

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There are hundreds of different export settings one can use when exporting a photo from Lightroom, but how do you know which ones are the right ones to use?
In this week's video, you'll learn the best export settings for sharp, high quality photo exports, as well as learn how to make a preset for your future exports.
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - Using Lightroom to Export Photos
1:21 - Exporting for Instagram
5:32 - Exporting for Facebook
6:30 - Exporting for Web
8:40 - Exporting for Print
13:03 - Conclusion

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@rebe9310 8 ай бұрын

This was like the best video I could have ever found! Lol you included everything in one video! And I appreciate that so much!! Thank you so much! It was very helpful!

@AustinJamesJackson 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! So glad it was helpful.

@anns2902 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for covering all the different types and the WHY. You actually educate and I appreciate that!

@AustinJamesJackson 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! Glad it helped.

@patmercier3578 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this video and taking the time to explain everything!

@AustinJamesJackson 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@justinmcq78 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanation, makes it easier knowing the “why” and not just hearing the “how” inmho.

@AustinJamesJackson 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was useful!

@phironcjones4057 Жыл бұрын

This is super helpful. Thank you so much.

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@JorgeFerreres Жыл бұрын

Good tutorial. From Spain, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Same to you. As always, thanks for checking it out!

@forestlife7963 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the knowledge 💕

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@andersphansson8335 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you!

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@andrewhillphotosvideos2909 Ай бұрын

just what I needed thank you...

@AustinJamesJackson Ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@erikmattson8629 6 ай бұрын

Super helpful, thanks!

@AustinJamesJackson 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@DanielBryn 4 ай бұрын

Hey Austin - great video, I think you explain really well! And for someone that hasnt got this very basic thing done yet, it was very helpful, thanks! Another question; How do you catalogue and store your exported images? Do you have a folder from each shoot with IG photos, print files, facebook and web (lets say you wanted all the photos from a shoot exported for all these types of uses)? My own system, or lack thereof, isnt the best, so im looking for the best way to go about it. You seemed like the right person to ask!

@AustinJamesJackson 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful for you! Once I export the photos, I use them for whatever the desired use it (post to social, website, print, etc), and then I just delete the exported file. Any time I want to access the file again, I launch Lightroom and export the photo. Of course, I have a lot of images on my phone since I usually airdrop to get them there and then post.

@jacobthomson9369 3 ай бұрын

Excellent.Thank you.

@AustinJamesJackson 3 ай бұрын

Welcome!

@SantishaDeonarinePhotography 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏽

@AustinJamesJackson 6 ай бұрын

No problem!

@MannyG32968 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@AustinJamesJackson 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@magicalred7802 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

@AustinJamesJackson 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@mushkik6819 6 ай бұрын

thank you!

@AustinJamesJackson 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@707unioncampesina 2 ай бұрын

Im here the podcast new follower from nor-cal 🤝🙏🏽

@AustinJamesJackson 2 ай бұрын

Sweeet!! Thanks for being here.

@photowithvay 7 ай бұрын

This video is really helpful

@AustinJamesJackson 7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it worked for you.

@henokpicturesofficial.8970 10 ай бұрын

thanx man

@AustinJamesJackson 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@juniareepictures6513 Жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy much

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@patrickcinco7550 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

@p823596 4 ай бұрын

Hello Austin, thank you for your informative video. Which settings would you recommend for exporting to a photo book?

@AustinJamesJackson 4 ай бұрын

I would export for the size of book you’re making and whatever PPI setting the book is being printed in!

@nicoamatullo Жыл бұрын

You rule thank you for this video

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@aquilifergroup 9 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@AustinJamesJackson 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@gusjaramill0 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video, but question ... do i need to make diff presets for vertical and for horizontal ? or did i miss a step that can you just compress the the image some? thanks in advance

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

You can if you want, but I usually just use the same preset!

@jamiecee20 Жыл бұрын

Just a question as im stuck. What do you do for image ratio. I've found 4:5 the best for instagram posts, however that's for portraits. I've heard 1.91 for landscape but cant get it to fit right?

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

I think for engagement, square posts do better than any landscape oriented. I haven’t played a whole lot with it so I usually do square or just leave it uncropped.

@jamiecee20 Жыл бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson Fair enough, cheers

@nathalievanlingen 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! your video is great! Can you please help me with these question: Is 72 resolution not too small for the social media use? And what Image sizing do you suggest for exporting to a client after an event (not knowing what they will use it for, may be social media, may be website, may be printing). What do you suggest just as a classic export setting that can be used for either option? Thank you in advance for answering

@AustinJamesJackson 3 ай бұрын

72 should be fine for social. I only really export photos when I know the outcome, otherwise I just let them sit on my Lightroom Catalog until I need them for something specific.

@nathalievanlingen 3 ай бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson Ok, I understand. Thank you. Maybe I can send my client's photo with both options so they can use them for both option. Your video was very helpful!!

@SheinFoto 2 күн бұрын

Hi a newbie question 😅 In image sizing for insta, do I still choose the Long Edge for the resize fit if my image is a portrait? Then, 1350 for pixels? Hope you notice. Thank you in advance!

@AustinJamesJackson 2 күн бұрын

Yes, that will work fine! Thanks.

@dominiccholette5005 Жыл бұрын

what if my clients want the picture for social media and also for printing?can I have a preset setting for both at the same time ?

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

I think you can check the box next to multiple presets to export both at once!

@johnnawrocki1149 Жыл бұрын

Why does your lightroom interface look completely different from mine? What version are you using? When I try to export I don't see nearly as many editable settings.

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Hmm. I keep my Lightroom up to date, and the interface has stayed pretty similar for quite some time. What version do you have? I don’t recall what version this was on when I made this video.

@johnsommers9201 Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing but I think there is a difference between Lightroom and Lightroom (Classic)

@carito1 3 ай бұрын

Good tutorial.. Can I save the same pic for fb, Ig and Printing ? Thanks

@AustinJamesJackson 3 ай бұрын

Yes for digital, these settings will be good. But for print, check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y96eqZOfrNqRoKM.html

@krenkurts5054 4 ай бұрын

Newbie question: I need to make printed cheat sheets for these settings. How can I do that? Can I take a screen shot after I do the presets? Our Lady Shooters group is having difficulty with export sizes. I also don't understand the horizontal vs vertical orientation settings.

@AustinJamesJackson 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, you can definitely take a screenshot or create them in a Google Doc and then print!

@truesights_ Жыл бұрын

so my pictures sony a7 mk3 are just like 2 to 5 mb big uncompressed and exxported into jpeq a friend of mine her jpeqs are like 10 mps and shot on a7 mk1 wtf ?!

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

It must have to do with export settings. So many different things could cause that. Hard to say without seeing it. Sorry I can’t be of more help!

@katielp97 Жыл бұрын

What settings would you use if you wanted to export the image to edit in photoshop afterwards?

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

There is actually an option within Lightroom to open up your photo straight into Photoshop! You can right click on the photo and then click Edit In Photoshop and it will send it right over!

@mikefreelandphoto 4 ай бұрын

Instagram still gives my photos really bad banding in the sky when using your Instagram export preset. I cannot figure out how to fix this. I’ve tried everything at this point.

@AustinJamesJackson 4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, that’s just the nature of social media compressing your file. Not much you can do unless you’re willing to change your edit.

@thomassorensen9749 9 ай бұрын

Just out of curiosity why only 72 dpi? also what if images would be for a customer that would be using them FB or Insta, would you change any settings?

@AustinJamesJackson 9 ай бұрын

72 dpi is all that most social media platforms will take. I would keep everything the same for a customer if I was sending them my images!

@sokoloster 2 ай бұрын

For internet purpose DPI doesn't matter, there absolutely no difference if it is 1 DPI or 300 DPI. Just export photo and check it. DPI matters only for printing. I suggest tu keep DPI always 300. The file size is the same, so why not to set just 300? The 72 DPI is myth, but many people believe in it.

@thomassorensen9749 2 ай бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson Thanks mate

@adventuresofjandk 9 ай бұрын

Is this still up to date or have you done a newer video?

@AustinJamesJackson 9 ай бұрын

This is still pretty much what you want to use!

@emilianoespinoza9803 22 сағат бұрын

Why do you choose to put your PPI at 72 for web-based/social media platforms?

@AustinJamesJackson 22 сағат бұрын

It doesn't actually matter but many people like to use 72

@emilianoespinoza9803 22 сағат бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson gotcha, thanks for the video, super helpful!!!

@daviddolapo96 3 ай бұрын

Great video, but how about I want to export for both Facebook and instagram at the same time?.

@AustinJamesJackson 2 ай бұрын

You can make presets for both and then check both boxes.

@djkaeri 3 ай бұрын

Why does resolution 72 matter? It doesn't effect the filesize of the image and therefore Instagram has no need to to compress it any more than if its example 300.

@AustinJamesJackson 3 ай бұрын

72 is the standard that most people use for digital.

@djkaeri 3 ай бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson Well people don’t understand why they use it then.

@sokoloster 2 ай бұрын

You're right, for internet purpose DPI doesn't matter, there absolutely no difference if it is 1 DPI or 300 DPI. Just export photo and check it. DPI matters only for printing. I suggest tu keep DPI always 300. The file size is the same, so why not to set just 300? The 72 DPI is myth, but many people believe in it.

@naturallybob 4 ай бұрын

2024 update? My photos doesn't seem really nice when I upload them to Facebook and IG using these export settings. 😢

@AustinJamesJackson 4 ай бұрын

These are still the same settings I use!

@naturallybob 4 ай бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson Thanks!

@w.smialy934 8 ай бұрын

Why would you go for 1080 long edge and post portrait image 4:5? If someone is posting portrait 4:5 ratio it should be exported long edge 1350 for best quality.

@AustinJamesJackson 8 ай бұрын

According to Instagram, 1080 wide gives the best quality. You can export larger, but Instagram will downsize to 1080.

@w.smialy934 8 ай бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson yes but portrait longer edge is 1350. In video u set longer 1080 for portrait

@TheWorld_2099 5 ай бұрын

@@w.smialy934 I was wondering the same...maybe that was a little mistake? I've seen other photographers export with 1350 limit in both directions...

@MrKevreg Жыл бұрын

Merry Xmas 🎁⛄ Amy 2023 calendars still left

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Same to you!

@user-db4ox2io4l 28 күн бұрын

Why do the landscape ig photos export so pixelated ?

@AustinJamesJackson 27 күн бұрын

They shouldn't if you follow these settings and are exporting an image that isn't starting pixelated to begin with.

@naturallybob Жыл бұрын

Still works great this July 2023?

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@naturallybob Жыл бұрын

@@AustinJamesJackson Thank you! Your IG feed looks great btw! 🔥

@e.g.1218 4 ай бұрын

Do you sharpen your images in Lightroom in addition to output sharpening them at export for web?

@AustinJamesJackson 4 ай бұрын

I usually make some minor adjustments to the sharpening option in the detail tab! Not a ton tho.

@paul98841 Ай бұрын

Where is the settings for jpeg print?

@AustinJamesJackson Ай бұрын

I have a few other videos covering print up on my channel! I don’t recommend exporting from Lightroom as a JPEG if you’re printing.

@Burritosarebetterthantacos 9 ай бұрын

Why adobe Rob 1998?

@AustinJamesJackson 9 ай бұрын

It’s my preference for 16-bit images!

@roygordon7948 Жыл бұрын

'promosm'

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

😃

@StarCityJammer 3 ай бұрын

The title says "Lightroom" but you talk aboit Lightroom CC. They are two different things

@AustinJamesJackson 3 ай бұрын

This is true! Sadly, calling the video “Lightroom Classic” results in hardly any search traffic. Very few searches for Lightroom Classic and most photographers use the LrC version anyways.

@beckymurphy3603 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video….you could slow down your instruction just a bit…you talk very fast.

@AustinJamesJackson 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

@petergaied5544 11 ай бұрын

jesus you people could make huge followers if you just get to the point. many of us just want the answer

@AustinJamesJackson 11 ай бұрын

I always try to get straight to the point! You have to understand that a lot of people want the explanation for why something is the way that it is. Most of the time I get complaints about going too fast, so it’s hard to find the right balance.

@mikeylynch7260 10 ай бұрын

Jhezzz man don't be so rude, just move on Mr Cum too quick

@xovastudio Ай бұрын

You said something I wasn't brave enough to say 😅

@galleton19 Жыл бұрын

ADDING UP, HIS PRESETS WORKED FOR ME PARTIALLY BUT I TRIED THIS OTHER ONE AND IT IS FLAWLESS> hese are the Best Export Settings for Instagram in Lightroom: Image Crop: 4:5 Image format: JPEG Color Space: sRGB Quality: 100 Image Sizing: Resize to fit: Width & Height. (W: 2160px H: leave blank) Resolution: 72 pixels per inch Output Sharpening: Sharpen for Screen, Amount to personal taste

@AustinJamesJackson Жыл бұрын

Yeah! You can definitely crop beforehand, but I prefer to not use the image crop and crop myself when I post. Otherwise you don’t have control over how the crop ends up.