Export in LR5

I have made some changes to images in LR5 but when I export after creating a different folder or even exporting to the same folder the converted image is not there to do any further work on or to view.
If I search Finder on the Mac the new image is in the Finder but not accessible in LR5
Being new to LR5 after much recommendation I find this very frustrating

Mick Medley wrote:
I have made some changes to images in LR5 but when I export after creating a different folder or even exporting to the same folder the converted image is not there to do any further work on or to view.
If you want to do further work on the image, you go back into Lightroom and work on the (edited) original file. You never do further work in Lightroom on Exported photos.
If I search Finder on the Mac the new image is in the Finder but not accessible in LR5
Yes, when you Export a photo, by default it is not shown in Lightroom. Normally, you export a photo when you are finished editing it, and then you only export for some non-Lightroom purpose like e-mail, web, print, other application. If you are exporting a photo and then wanting to see it in LR so you can do further work on it, I'd have to question why that is necessary.
Please read or watch some beginner tutorials:
Lightroom 5 - Free Quick Start Guide PDF eBook | The Lightroom Queen
Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 | Adobe TV

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Exporting from LR5 at specific dimensions

Exporting in LR5 for a photo contest. Stated requiremnts are "high res JPEG at 300 dpi, no larger than 8x12 inches". Just not sure what settings to use in LR5/cc to meet these specs. There is no "dpi".
Am I right in assuming that if I put 300 into ppi, that that will set the resolution and also 'fix' the maximize size of the image so it wont get enlarged beyond what would look good/be printable? I imagine that the images are 'judged' as JPEGs on a monitor and the selections will then will be printed in a Blurb book in various final printed sizes.
I obviously want no degradation of image quality and dont want all images automatically enlarged to 8x12 inches. Some of my pics are square crops and dont want them changed to 8x12. Also one pic is from small area of original image and not sure if it will blow up well to 8x12 so dont want it automatically enlarged to 8x12 inches. Shooting a D300 in raw if that matters.
New to this and fairly clueless so apologize if I'm asking an obvious question. Any help appreciated, but looking for recomendations of the exact LR5 export settings that I should enter. Thanks.
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HardSoft wrote:
Exporting in LR5 for a photo contest. Stated requiremnts are "high res JPEG at 300 dpi, no larger than 8x12 inches". Just not sure what settings to use in LR5/cc to meet these specs. There is no "dpi".
I interpret the photo contest requirements as meaning, "We will be making "review prints" of all submitted pictures at a size no larger than 8"x12" and ask that you submit your images at 300dpi.
I suggest submitting your pictures using the maximum print size, which can be done using these LR Export module settings:
1) File Settings: JPEG, sRGB, Quality = 90 or higher
2) Image Sizing: Short Edge = 8.0", Resolution = 300 ppi
Standard 2:3 aspect ratio images will print at 8"x12" and Square 1:1 aspect ratio images will print at 8"x8".
If you have any images with an aspect ratio larger than the standard 2:3 ratio you will need to use Long Edge = 12", Resolution = 300 ppi to create these JPEGs. This is the required to meet 8"x12" maximum print size @ 300 dpi constraint. For example if you have a panoramic image with 1:2 ratio it must print at 6"x12" size to stay within the 8"x12" print size constraint. When reviewing images the judges don't want to be influenced by the print size, so this constraint helps to keep all of the "review prints" as close as possible in size (regardless of their aspect ratio).
3) Output Sharpening: Screen Standard, Low, or High as required to achieve the desired sharpening of the Exported image as it appears in LR at 1:1 Zoom view.
(Technically a print will need added sharpening, but this will make the screen image appear over-sharpened.)
"Is there a way in LR5 to see my image's pixel dimensions? In photoshop it seems I can find that under Image. Cant seem to find that info in LR5 tho."
You can only see the image files pixel dimensions from inside the Library and Develop modules, but not in the Export module. Unlike PS you can't see the image file's 'Resolution' in any of LR's modules. Camera image files technically have no 'Resolution' that is of any practical use. For example a full-frame Canon 5D MKII camera has a sensor 'Resolution' of 5616x3744, which translate to a 'Resolution' value of 5616÷36mm = 156ppmm x 25.4 = 3962.4 ppi. However, it would be useful to have the the ability to read and use the image file 'Resolution inside LR for specicifc purposes such as this photo contest. Here's what I have suggested:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/gw73zjy55amnv

Export from LR5.3 Unable to export

Hi at All,
i have a big Problem with my LR5.3, i´m not able to export any Pictures.
Maybe someone can help me
An internal error has occurred: Win32 API error 2 ("The system can not find the file specified.") When calling from ShellExecuteExW AgWorkspace.shellExecute
Some Information of my System:
i7 4820 3.7GHz; 16GB Ram; Win7 Pro SP1 64Bit
Thanks in advance for your help

This most likely means that the photo has been either moved or renamed outside of Lightroom, and so now Lightroom cannot find the photo.
You should see an exclamation point icon in the rectangle around the photo. Click on that icon, and locate the photo on your hard disk, and then everything should be fine.
Hint: don't move or rename your photos outside of Lightroom

Exporting in LR5

I have been using LR5 for some time and suddenly have a problem exporting. So, I import photos as normal (RAW or JPEG), then make adjustments, then export. When I export, the original photo appears. I have tried the same location and different locations, makes no difference. Help!!!!

Where do you export to and from?? Post a screen shot of your Export settings please... thanks.

Trouble with photos looking different after exporting to LR5

I am new to lightroom 5. My photos do not look the same after exporting to CD or to a photo lab for printing. I am exporting to my hard drive before burning to CD. Can someone help? I am starting with RAW or CR2 files before editing.

What export settings are you using. For jpegs I always choose color space as sRGB (unless the printer requests Argb) and then I set print size, with resolution between 240 and 300 ppi. For glossy paper I choose a high sharpening setting.
It’s also possible to print a whole batch to jpeg files using the Print Module (see image below). You can then set an output value for brightening and contrast.
This can be useful as many people using uncalibrated monitors often find prints look darker than shown on their PC. When using for the first time it’s well worthwhile doing a test batch using different settings to see which gives you the best results.

When I export from LR5.3 I get an error message Win32 API error . However the export seems to work.

The message is Win32 API error 2 ("The system cannot find the file specified") when calling ShellExecuteExW from AgWorkplace.shellExecute. However the export works. What is happening and how do I get rid of the error message?

Near the bottom of the Export Daialog, in the "Post-Processing" section make sure that the "After Export" box is not empty (which is invalid and causes the export operation to trip up). Use the drop-down to select a valid choice such as "Do Nothing".

Export for printing

I'm trying to export a full-sized jpeg from my Nikon D610 RAW file. When I go to the export screen, I'm faced with a number of options that include "file settings" and "image sizing". The "file settings" section can be controlled for 100 quality to output a jpeg with no file size limit. However, in the "image sizing" section, I'm forced to pick a ppi resolution. I don't want to pick a resolution ... I simply want to export the maximum jpeg file from my RAW image. In Apple's Aperture software, I can simply select "original size" and it exports clean, maximized jpegs that print perfectly every time. With Lightroom, I'm baffled that I can't do something so simple. How can I do this type of export in Lightroom 5? Thanks all! Mark

Sorry Mark, but I beg to disagree.
If the "Resize" box is not ticked then the pixel size of your exported file is identical to the original image file.
and you are never "forced" to enter any ppi in that field of the resize panel;.
If you set ppi to 1 then an image 3000pixels wide will appear 3000 inches wide.
If you set ppi to 60000 then an image 3000pixels wide will appear 0.05 inch wide.
BUT the PIXEL SIZE is still the same =3000pixels wide!
Below is a very long Q&A, similar to your question, that I have copied from another post on resizing (and I forget who to credit for this answer)- have a read.
Q. Something has changed in my Export settings and I can't figure it out. If I insert a file into any application (i.e. PowerPoint, Word, Publisher) that I exported from LR5.7 previous to last week, the images look fine . If I export a new image, the file size is large (10MB), but when I insert it into any application, the image itself is extremely small . I know it is not the picture itself, because I have tried it with images that have worked in the past that worked and now are experiencing the same issue. If I try to resize it in the program the image itself just becomes very distorted and pixelated. Any thoughts on what is wrong or what I screwed. I also included an image of my LR Export window
You have set your PPI (resolution) to 5000 pixels per inch. This does not affect the actual number of pixels contained in the image, but it can affect what happens to the image when it is brought into some applications - mainly, applications where the image is being placed onto some kind of a page.
In particular, with "desktop publishing" type programs, the application assumes that the stated physical size of the image (which is notionally calculated from the number of pixels in the image, combined with the PPI setting) has been "intended". And what you see within the program may not be the actual image, but instead a preview image made for some standardised PPI resolution.
To take a specific example: if you export a 5000px wide photo, and you set 5000ppi, and place it within a page layout program, that program will be thinking of it as a one inch wide image. If it makes a preview image for its own working purposes at 72ppi, then this preview will accordingly be 72 pixels wide - and will therefore look much cruder than your 5000px wide original would have done, as you manipulate this previewed image on screen.
On the other hand, if you export a 5000px wide photo, and you set 50ppi, and do everything else the same - the application will be treating this not as a 1" wide image, but as a 100" wide image, and its preview image (through this difference alone; remembering, the image file is unchanged except for the PPI setting) will in that case, be 7200px wide instead of 72px wide. And you will see every detail of the photo, whether that is appropriate or not... and the publication's saved file size will be much bigger, and it may be slower and more inconvenient to work with due to the sheer number of pixels in this preview,
The usual advice is perfectly correct, that if you have not set a physical size for your export (in inches or centimetres) then the PPI setting is not doing anything so far as the number of pixels in the exported image. But as you have discovered, it may still be a good idea to set this to some more moderate figure - and one very common convention for this, is 300ppi.

Please Help! How to save exact edits from LR5

Good Afternoon All,
I have been doing many edits in LR5 and I am losing something along the way...this is what I have been doing....
The image is edited in LR5 (exposure,blacks,whites etc)
The image is edited in Photoshop (spot heal)...(copy with lightroom edits)
Edits made in Photoshop are saved back to lightroom (not sure saving method here?)
Final product is exported from LR5 to email (sRGB /JPEG)
The blacks in the image look VERY different once emailed from the Mac Computer. When viewing on the IPAD, Laptop, Mobile devices these images dont look exactly the same prior to being sent via email.
Any help much appreciated!

Hey sorry, I am coming back to the post and saying that it didn't work. I was exporting as sRGB...and now when I upload it to facebook or my website it is not uploading the same...
I thought that it worked because it was cropped small but when I enlarged it the picture looks distorted as if changes were made and the background looks faded. I used a black background for my pictures and you are able to see several creases in the background. I would like the background of the picture to be black as well as any types of changes that I make within ANY picture I want to be able to export it as well as be able to change it to any size
this is becoming frustrated...

Application Moved - and it hasn't

when I export from LR5 to edit an image in Photoshop CC, I get a box announcing:
Application Moved
The application has been moved, and its path has
changed. To update the product configuration, click
update.
Do Not Update Update
I get this message EVERY TIME (although only once per session) I invoke Photoshop from Lightroom.
Of interest is this: when I launched Photoshop before launching Lightroom in the hope it would pass the image to the open program, Lightroom gave the error message anyway and opened another Photoshop session. I didn't think you could have two sessions running parallel and independantly.
I had CS6 installed when I installed LR5. Then I installed CC. Some time later, I used Adobe's uninstaller to remove CS6.
There's only a single version of Photoshop on my Mac - in Applications.
Somewhere in the system, Lightroom is reading a parameter set that's confusing it. That's the most likely cause to one who doesn't know the internals even though I looked through all of the user and system files that I could find that appeared to be related.
Is there a file I can tweak or is there another way of resolving this annoyance?

It went away in 5.5.
I never found out the original cause (and, since it now worked, hadn’t pursued it further).
Mark
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Is LR6 backward compatible?

I upgraded to LR6 as soon as the option was available, and it seems to be a nifty upgrade indeed. However, when I exported a catalog and e-mailed it to one of my editing team they couldn't open it using LR5. Does anyone know of a way I can export LR5-compatible catalogs? Or is there a way to open LR6 catalogs using 5?

No it is not backward compatible—LR5 would have no idea about face tags, among other things and there’s no way to export a LR5-catalog from LR6. I’d guess Adobe is expecting everyone who wants to share catalog to upgrade.
If upgrading is not possible, and your editor is doing Develop module things, then what you can do is share XMP files. Right-click on a group of selected images or on a folder and choose Save Metadata to Files (or update the DNGs if you’re using those), then zip up all the XMP files and send those to your editor (along with the images) and have them do what they do, then send just the XMP files back, and you can select the same set of images or their folder and do a Read Metadata from Files to update your catalog with their edits.
If you’re editor is merely flagging and tagging then XMP files won’t help since they don’t store all the metadata, I don’t think. However if they are doing Develop settings, then XMP files might work.

Error when exporting file from LR5.2 - file created

After updating to LR5.2, I receive an error when exporting files to another disk drive. a file is created, but a warning appears "Unable to Export: "An internal error has occurred: Win32 API error 2 ("The system cannot find the file specified.") when calling ShellExecuteExW from AgWorkspace.shellExecute". I also have CC iunstalled for other applications, but originally installed LR5 as a standalone Adobe application. I tried removing the program and reinstalling through CC, with no change in this behavior.

The answer is in the thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1303578?tstart=0

Getting message about having LR5 already open SO I need to know how to get my pictures back-after export.

Hi,
I have been working on photo's and doing the export the laptop freezes up on me, so I have to shut down everything and re-open. When I go to open LR5 back up I get an error message saying that there is LR already open and that I have to open a new folder - Since I have editing all (about 900 pictures) - is there a way of getting those back Instead of having to RE-DO all of them. Which is what I am **** right now and it is VERY hard for me.
I would Love to get a answer on how I can get the photo's back instead of having to re-do all of them again. THIS has happening a few times to me now and I don't like it.
I hope that this makes sense - I would just love an answer..

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Error when trying to export images from LR5 to Photoshop CC

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The difference in sharpness and overall contrast between LR5 and LR4 low res. export JPEGs

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Would be great to know hear the experience, thoughts and comments of others about it.

Rufat Abas wrote:
I also hope that it'll be fixed soon.
Yeah, all other bugs in Lr5 I've been able to find acceptable workarounds for, but I'm not sure what to do about this one for the mean time - any ideas?
If no acceptable workaround can be found, then +1 vote: 5.0.1 in a hurry.
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Problems exporting as DNG with LR5

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I believe that the problem is that LR5 uses a new process version (called Process Version 2012), which CS3 and CS4 do not understand, and so cannot display your edits. You would need to send a TIF or JPG file to CS3 or CS4 to have the exposure appear properly.
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