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March 16, 2019

P: Horizontal flip, opens upside down after "Edit In Photoshop"

  • March 16, 2019
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In Lightroom CC Classic v8.2 I have an image that I flipped horizontally.
Then I 'open in Photoshop'  (version 20.0.3) and it is upside down.
If I rorate 180 degrees, then it shows correctly.

It is not clear if the fault is with LR or PS.

Windows 10
AMD

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Todd Shaner
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March 17, 2019
Yes, it will work correctly when using 'Edit in PS' or Export, but the OP said "Then I 'open in Photoshop'  (version 20.0.3) and it is upside down."
Geoff the kiwi
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Community Expert
March 17, 2019
When changing the orientation of a file inside LR you need to perform a 'Save Metadata to File' operation (CTRL/CMD +S keys).  This allows other programs to read the EXIF orientation correction data and apply it on opening.
Not when opening from Lightroom???  I have auto write to amp turned on but believe if you open from Lightroom all Lightroom settings are honoured.


Todd Shaner
Legend
March 17, 2019
In Lightroom CC Classic v8.2 I have an image that I flipped horizontally.
Then I 'open in Photoshop'  (version 20.0.3) and it is upside down.
When changing the orientation of a file inside LR you need to perform a 'Save Metadata to File' operation (CTRL/CMD +S keys).  This allows other programs to read the EXIF orientation correction data and apply it on opening.
Geoff the kiwi
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Community Expert
March 17, 2019
Try opening one of the problematic files directly with Photoshop from the HD (not through Lightroom)
Inspiring
March 16, 2019
No problem with .orf files (Olympus), neither .tif nor .psd
macOS 10.14.3 PS 20.0.4

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PhilT_GPAuthor
Known Participant
March 16, 2019
I updated PS to 20.0.4 and the problem remains. Also, a vertically flipped image is rotated 180 degrees.

Source file was a CR2 raw file from Canon 70D, 350D and 400D.
It doesn't occur with a SONY ARW file (camera = A580)

I dont see this problem with a JPG or PSD (from a Canon source file) - however for these I have the dialog asking if I want to open the original or with LR edits. Maybe this dialog handles the orientation fields correctly.