Saving files to get large TIFFs

I am using Lightroom 2.0 on a Windows XP on a PC desktop. I'm shooting with a Nikon DSLR D80 in NEF (Nikon's RAW format). Each RAW files is about 7-9 megabytes. The D80 is 10 Megapixels.
When I import files and then save them as TIFFs, even if there has been no cropping and almost no color adjustments, the file is saved as 55 megabytes. In fact, even if there is cropping, Lightroom will export the TIFF at 55 megabytes.
I would like to save them as large as possible in order to print large files at high resolution.
Is there something I need to do with my import/export settings? If so, what should I do?
Basically my goal is to have largest possible file to work with and then to save as TIFF to get the most out my prints.
Thanks!!
Allen

RAW files are mosaiced, which means there is only one (typically 12-bit) greyscale value per pixel each representing a photosite with either a red, green or blue filter . The raw converter demosaics (a sort of interpolation process) this into full RGB values at each pixel location. So for the RAW, 10 Megapixel*12bit/8bit=15 MB. With compression that is about 8 MB as you observed. Demosaic this, and you get 30 MB for a 8-bit tiff (i.e. 10MP*3 bytes/pixel), or 60 MB for 16 bits, even if you do not also scale in the process as the others noted. Compression gets this down to 2/3 of that value typically. Of course, if you scale the image in the export panel, you will always get the same size file. This has nothing to do with the print quality BTW.

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