P: Copy & paste settings from a raw photo to a TIFF version of the same photo, the masks rotate 90 degrees clockwise.

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I start with an edited version (lightroom adjustments only) of a photo in lightroom. I make a copy of it and then click reset on the new copy. This copy is essentially no modifications at this point. I then edit that copy in photoshop. When I am done editing in PS, I save it. I then open that PS-modified version in lightroom and paste ALL settings I have copied from the original to this new TIFF version. I expect the changes to work but it looks wrong. I notice the REMOVED tool item masks are strange. It looks like the REMOVE masks in the version that I pasted to are 90 degrees rotated - clockwise. Basically, copy/paste of masks does not work from a raw file to a tiff version. It’s like PS messed up the orientation indicator or something and LR got confused?

Pinned Reply By KrishnaMaithreya

Thank you for reporting this and for providing the detailed reproduction steps.

Retouch spots (areas edited using the Remove tool) are positioned relative to the original sensor geometry. For example, dust spots caused by particles on the camera sensor remain fixed relative to the sensor, regardless of the photo’s displayed orientation.

Therefore, Lightroom does not account for user-adjusted orientation when copying or pasting retouch spots.

However, RAW and non-RAW files can have different orientations, which may cause retouch spots to appear in unexpected positions when settings are copied between them.

For this reason, we recommend avoiding copying or pasting retouch spots between RAW and non-RAW versions of the same photo. If needed, apply the retouching separately to the target image.

We understand that this behavior can be confusing, especially when transferring settings between different versions of the same photo, and appreciate you bringing it to our attention.

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