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Mar 16, 2019 9:27 PM UTC
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P: Horizontal flip, opens upside down after "Edit In Photoshop"

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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Mar 17, 2019 2:15 PM UTC
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."
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Geoff the kiwi
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Mar 17, 2019 12:51 PM UTC
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.


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Todd Shaner
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Mar 17, 2019 12:38 PM UTC
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.
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Geoff the kiwi
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Mar 17, 2019 12:27 PM UTC
Try opening one of the problematic files directly with Photoshop from the HD (not through Lightroom)
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Inspiring
Mar 16, 2019 11:14 PM UTC
No problem with .orf files (Olympus), neither .tif nor .psd
macOS 10.14.3 PS 20.0.4

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PhilT_GPAuthor
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Mar 16, 2019 9:52 PM UTC
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.




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