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jamescodeglia
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September 27, 2013
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P: Anamorphic Lens Support (De-squeeze)

  • September 27, 2013
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I shoot video using the Red Epic camera, which shoots super high resolution video. I often pull high-res photos from the camera and use them in Lightroom. However, I'm hoping to add a feature that supports anamorphic lenses. These lenses shoot natively-stretched pixels. Meaning, the images are stretched vertically 2:1. It's a classic way to shoot movies, and I wish Lightroom supported a way to select the pixel aspect ratio so the images can be viewed undistorted. Currently, I have to stretch them in Photoshop and export. Which is a bummer because the Red Camera's raw files are supported in LR, and I would love to use those files straight from the camera rather than make new ones. Anyone else agree?

76 replies

Participating Frequently
August 22, 2023

I am a video producer and shoot video with anamorphic lenses a lot. Every now and then I also use these lenses to take pictures that I want to edit with lightroom mobile. Unfortunately I cannot use the app to 'desqueeze' my pictures. It would be awesome to have a different slider in the geometry section of lightroom mobile. Now it goes from -100% to +100%, but it's not clear what is exactly happens. The app does not state how the aspect ratio changes. Alternatively, seperate sliders for height and width could also sort my problem, e.g. 100% width, 55% height (since I am using 1.8x anamorphics)

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March 21, 2025

Feature Request Title: De-Squeeze Function

Description of Feature: Add a variable de-squeeze function to Lightroom for de-squeezing anamorphic photos.

Feature Functions Requested:

  • De-squeeze based on input of anamorphic factor (e.g. input 1.33 to de-squeeze from 1.33x anamorphic factor)
  • Allow for variable or uncommon anamorphic factors (ie. 1.26 anamorphic)
  • Allow for vertical shooting anamorphic de-squeeze (ie. allow anamorphic factor to be entered for either horizontal or vertical)
  • Allow a "cinema" selection which will "wide-screen" (black bar top and bottom) the image during anamorphic de-squeeze

Additional Notes:

Auto-detection of anamorphism is not required. This should be a manually selected option and entered factor.

ak41509677
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May 18, 2023

Lol whoosh.

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
May 18, 2023

It's spelled out here: 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/how-do-i-write-a-feature-request/idi-p/12384447

And you'll notice the upvote box at the top, with only 26 votes. 

As for 'not hard' to provide the feature, you have the source code, and you know not only how difficult it would be but what features are on the table that might have to be sidelined to provide the feature to only 26 people in 10 years have voted for? 

Get more votes, then the possibility (zero promises), the feature will even be considered will get considered. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
ak41509677
Participating Frequently
May 18, 2023

I mean, I didn't even know there was a vote function here, or that it's how Adobe's development objectives were set. Maybe I'm the only one here for whom that's the case, but I doubt it. Anyway, it's *not* hard to allow manual values to be entered. They allow it on other controls. Apple allows it in FCPX. It's a pretty trivial improvement. 

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
May 17, 2023

10 years and only 26 votes, that's a problem and probably why Adobe isn't considering it. Gotta get more votes. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
ak41509677
Participating Frequently
May 17, 2023

Wow. Here we are, 10 years later, and the slider STILL only goes to +/-100. COME ON, ADOBE. You get our money perpetually now. Anamorphic lenses are more available than ever. Don't you think it's time?

Participating Frequently
February 14, 2023

Bumping this thread. Anamorphic support needs to happen, it would be such a nice feature, space and time saver! Please implement. The year is 2023!

Participating Frequently
December 28, 2022

I'm going to say that this anamorphic function would be extremely useful. The workaround via Photoshop  is not ideal and then I have two files that show up in my library. Even a box where we can type in different squeeze ratios would be sweet. Being able to do any ratio would be ideal. Hope this makes it through! I'd really like to be able to browse these photos desqueezed and without doubles!

Known Participant
November 28, 2022

This was immensly helpful. 

 

However, on OS X the new file isn't readable by Lightroom. It seems to think the file is broken, and thus can't be edited. 

 

As a workaround, I import it into bridge or photoshop which CAN read it, and then save the DNG again in Camera Raw. This DNG is them readbale by lightroom without issues. 

Obviously this is far from ideal. 

Participant
April 19, 2022

I'm quite new with this "exiftool", especially on Mac OS. Would you please advise about how to desqueeze anamorphic photos with this tool on Mac.

 

Thank you in advance for your help.