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September 22, 2026

P: (macOS) LrC 15.5.1: Exporting a portrait video at Quality: Max chooses the wrong target resolution

  • September 22, 2026
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Exporting a portrait video at Quality: Max (up to 4K) chooses a target resolution that is much less than 4K, with a lower frame rate than the source.

 

To reproduce on LR 15.5.1 / Mac OS 26.6.2:

 

1. Open the attached catalog.

 

2. Select the video Portrait.mov and do File > Export.

 

3. In the Video section, select Quality: Max (up to 4K) and observe that the Source resolution is 2160 x 3840, 60 FPS (correct), but the target resolution is 1920 x 1080, 30 FPS (incorrect) -- it should be 3840 x 2160 (or similar horizontal 4K resolution), 60 FPS:

 

 

4. Do the export and observe that the resolution of the output is indeed 1920 x 1080, 30 FPS (incorrect), with the portrait video inserted as letterbox (black borders on the left and right).  The exported video should be 3840 x 2160, 60 FPS (or similar horizontal 4K resolution), with the video inserted as letterbox.

 

5. Select Landscape.mp4 and export it with Quality: Max, and observe the Source resolution is 3840 x 2160, 60 FPS and the Target resolution is 3840 x 2160, 60 FPS (correct):

 

 

6. Do the export and observe the exported video is 3840 x 2160, 60 FPS (correct).

    2 replies

    Participating Frequently
    September 30, 2026

    Hey, ​@johnrellis and ​@Sameer K: 

    The solution here should not be to scale a portrait video from 2160 x 3840 during export, resulting in black bars on the left and right.

    The solution should be for the video to remain 2160 x 3840 after export.

    Please refer to the following post:
    https://community.adobe.com/bug-reports-674/p-do-not-scale-videos-during-export-664416?postid=7767021#post7767021

     

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 24, 2026

    Hey, @johnrellis. Thanks for adding the details and the sample videos. I can recreate this in my catalog, too. Shared with the team for now.


    Thanks!
    Sameer K
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