VHD-Tex Loc: Mc Allen Tx.

This is painful. I am not sure how to burn a CD from Lightroom 3. I have about 60 shots that I need to burn so that I can send to a person who in turn would like to make 8X10's from the disk. Its painful because I use light room constantly - just never had to burn a CD. Could a 1-2-3 answer get me started? This Dummy thanks you in advance.

FilmFanatic Loc: Waikato, New Zealand

Export the images to a folder and burn from that folder with your operating system

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

1. First edit all the images in LR3 that you want to send your friend. If I were you I'd select the images from the Library and make a collection and call it something like Marys 8x10. Then edit the images in that collection, making sure you use the proper crop ratio so that when they are printed the printer doesn't automatically crop off some of the image.

2. After you have done all of your editing in LR then select all the images in that particular collection and then hit the Export button at the bottom left of your Library screen.

3. Go through all the different choices for where you want the images to go on your hard drive, (I'd create a new folder), image size choices (keep full size), etc.

4. After you have exported them to a new folder on your hard drive then use Windows Explorer to burn them to CD/DVD or use your DVD software for burning a CD/DVD.

*** LR3 can not directly burn to disc. (Except to possibly to a rewritable CD/DVD) ***

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

If you have rewritable CD/DVD's you might try exporting directly to it but LR3 may not recognize the drive.

VHD-Tex Loc: Mc Allen Tx.

Thanks Jeep daddy- Will give it a try.

VHD-Tex Loc: Mc Allen Tx.

Thanks - They are in a collection folder.

VietVet Loc: Brooklyn, NY

I had a similar problem in LR4 on a MacBook Pro, would not burn directly to CD/DVD and had to export from LR to a folder on my desktop. Han no issues burning from the desktop.

louish160 Loc: Vacaville, CA

All very good responses. Here is another. Use an inexpensive UDB thumbdrive as your export destination. Your computer sees it as a hard drive and you eliminate the extra burming steps.

louish160 Loc: Vacaville, CA

Oops. USB.

big-guy Loc: Peterborough Ontario Canada

Not sure where the masses get the idea that it can't be done in LR but I just burned 140 images with a couple of clicks from LR. I am using LR 3.6 on an XP system.

Here you go:
1. Highlight all the files to be burned (how ever you want to do that)
2. Click Export.
3. On the left menu choose the Lightroom Presets
4. Choose the Burn Full Size JPGs
5. At the top your burner will appear in the drop down. If you have 2 or more choose the one you want.
6. Make any changes to file names, sizing etc.
7. Choose Export at the bottom.
8. After prep it will ask you to insert a blank CD, do so.
9. It will prompt you for a CD name with a default of the current date, change if you wish.
10. Pour yourself a coffee while your CD burns.
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VHD-Tex Loc: Mc Allen Tx.

Thanks Big guy-- Think I have it now.

big-guy Loc: Peterborough Ontario Canada

Glad I could be of assistance. Hopefully the masses learned something as well. :thumbup: