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lagerbaer
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July 2, 2018

P: "Show Original" key should not revert to original crop

  • July 2, 2018
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I was used to the fact that pressing "/" for the "Show Original" function within Lightroom does not revert to an original crop. This allows for precise comparison of exposure and color settings.
Recently, that function has changed and now pressing "/" will not only revert all exposure / color settings but also go back to the original uncropped image. This makes it very hard to appreciate the extent of color corrections etc.
I'd suggest offering a setting that allows users to choose which type of "Show Original" functionality they want: With or without restoring the original crop.

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Known Participant
August 23, 2018
Hello Rikk,

it is first mentioned by Johan Elzenga justh trhree days after your first reply here https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/-show-original-key-should-not-revert-to-origi... in this very topic.
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 23, 2018
dwbmb,

This bug was filed as before/after regarding crop settings. That appears to be fixed. It sounds like you are talking about an issue which is new to this thread and probably belongs as a separate problem report.  Would it be possible for you to create a new thread with complete system details and a step by step process to what you are seeing and what you are expecting to see?
Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Known Participant
August 23, 2018
Hey maybe I just found the mystery. It keeps crop settings, but not upright geometry edits. No matter if it is auto, guided or so.

So sorry Rikk, but IMHO this is not solved completely yet. 
Known Participant
August 23, 2018
Good idea. Here is some more info:

Lightroom CC version: 1.5 [ 20180807-1548-54800d7 ] (Aug  8 2018)
Operating system: Windows 10
OS Version: 10.0 [17134]
Application architecture: x64
System architecture: x64
lagerbaer
lagerbaerAuthor
Participating Frequently
August 23, 2018
I do exactly what you say, yet for me the behavior is proper: It shows the original but without reverting the crop/geometry.

I am on Windows 10. If it doesn't work for you, maybe post the exact version number (would be a much longer string than just v1.5) so that the developers can look into this.
Known Participant
August 23, 2018
That is a great news. How it has changed exactly? Maybe I am missing something. When I press "\" it shows original photo like before, I mean i reverts even crop a geometry. I did not find any settings or switch to change this behaviour to keep edited geometry.

I double checked I really have v1.5 now, restarted app several times but still no success.
lagerbaer
lagerbaerAuthor
Participating Frequently
August 22, 2018
For me, it has indeed restored the desired behaviour.
Known Participant
August 22, 2018
Hi and thanks for info. I updated Lightroom CC and did not find what has changed about this problem. It behaves like before for me.
Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 22, 2018

Lightroom CC 1.5 was released today and should address this issue.  If you don’t see the update in your Creative Cloud App, hit the [Ctrl/Cmd]+ [Alt/Opt]+[R] to force a refresh. 

Give the new version a try and let us know if it solves the issue. 

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Known Participant
July 12, 2018
Good point Johan. IMHO "Show original" should show picture with original light and colour settings, without healing spots, gradients and brushes BUT keep applied geometry settings, crop, lens and perspective corrections. 

That would be how I like it, comparing edits without being disturbed by "moving" picture. It is not easy to compare slight colour edits while whole picture is rescaling, rotating and so on.

For someone else or some occasions geometric changes are also subject of comparison, so I suggest similar hotkey (like "ctrl+\") for showing original also with original geometry.