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MarcelvanDalen
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June 29, 2023

P: Retouch circle automatically becomes smaller on images with Transform Adjustments

  • June 29, 2023
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Since I have updated to Lightroom Classic 12.4, the retouch circle automatically becomes smaller every time I use it in the same picture. For example, I put the width of the circle on 20 and use it, then I go to another spot in the picture to use the same tool and automatically LR has changed the width to 19. Then to 18, 17, 16 and so on. Anyone having the same problem? This looks like a bug?

Thank you for any comments.

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    JLobert
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    June 30, 2023

    I have the exact same issue. Very happens on two different computers with three different input devices. I am *NOT* touching the scroll wheel or ball, I am only clicking, letting it process the heal, then I move the cursor, on the next click it is smaller. LW 12.4 with CR 15.4, Windows 10 Vs 22H2. It is, however, not consistent, sometimes it doesn't do this, most of the time it does. Started with the last or second to last LR update.

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      MarcelvanDalenAuthor
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      July 1, 2023

      Hi JLobert,

      Exactly! Sometimes it doesn´t do this, but most of the time it does. Yesterday I found out that sometimes it goes the other way around: the circle becomes bigger with each click! And I´m not moving my finger over the mouse, just clicking!

      How do we make Adobe aware of this bug?

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      waltoncreative
      Inspiring
      July 19, 2023

      Had anyone else noticed that the healing tool seems to decrease in size everytime you click on a spot to clean up?

      It's annoying with a lot of dust spots to clean up having to constantly resize the tool

      AxelMatt
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      AxelMattCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 29, 2023

      In a first step try is to reset the preferences to the default settings.

      • Reset Procedure:
      • Close Lightroom.
      • Windows: Hold down [Alt]+[Shift] while restarting Lightroom.
        Mac: Hold down [Opt]+[Shift] while restarting Lightroom.
      • Overwrite the Preferences when prompted by the dialog.
      • Close Lightroom.
      • Restart Lightroom.

       

      It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences to the default settings: 

      https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

       

      My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
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      MarcelvanDalenAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      June 30, 2023

      Thank you so much Axel Matt! I will give it a try.

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