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May 1, 2013
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P: Need better zooming

  • May 1, 2013
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Can we have an improved zoom for Lightroom? At the moment you can pick 1, possibly 2 and then the toggle jumps around between 100%, fit, fill and whatever you have selected.With the advent of the radial tool, there is often the need to zoom out to 1/8 or even 1/16th.Photoshop has a great zoom, press a key and roll the mouse, how about implementing something like that, even if it has to do discrete steps300%, 200%, 100%, fill, fit, 50%, 25%, 12% 6%, that would be perfect.If there are logistical issues with the mouse wheel, how about actually making the CMD + and CMD - that is the current zoom actually work properly.This would be a worthy improvement for LR4 to LR5.

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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    December 11, 2018
    Aperture had incremental zoom levels, years ago. And an adjustment palette that you could display while full screen. And about six dozen other things that are better than Lightroom.

    I don't understand how the Lightroom team could ignore a superior example. :slow burn:
    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
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    Victoria Bampton LR QueenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 11, 2018
    That kind on non-committal answer just means they're not allowed to say yes, no or maybe.
    Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 11, 2018
    I recently posted a question to Adobe Support on Twitter and this was the response:

    "Hi John, we're really sorry for that. What I can do from here that I will notify the team about this feature request but I am not sure will this feature will be incorporated in Lightroom in the future. Thanks."

    In other words: "don't hold your breath, we have more important AI things to add than helping with basic function"

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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 11, 2018
    Yes Adobe, please give us something as basic as a proper zooming function in LR!
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 29, 2018
    Come on Adobe. Serious improvement in Lightroom zoom is necessary!
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    StefanKlein
    Known Participant
    March 17, 2018
    Come on, Adobe, zooming in Lightroom is absolutely cumbersome. Take a look at ACR or Potoshop, PLEASE!!!
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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    March 17, 2018
    Like a lot of UI choices, this should be done EXACTLY the way Aperture implements it. Seriously guys, zoom blows in Lightroom. Its awful. Worthless. Whoever approved the implementation should be fired.
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 17, 2018
    After using PS for years and using LR now for cataloging I can't believe how clumsy and awkward the zooming is. 
    Why the stupid presets? at least give users the option to cycle through using CMD =/- as in PS.
    And this thread started 5 years ago? Way to listen Adobe!
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    FeedbackCommunityMemberAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 12, 2016
    My first LR and the zoom is really crummy.  I have been so accustomed the PSE scroll wheel zoom option,it is simply a better way to zoom. It surprises me that LR really gave it little thought or too much. PSE has much better zoom and clone tools,also Helicon is much better.
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    Lumigraphics
    Legend
    April 11, 2016
    Apple had this figured out with Aperture. Granular zoom control, navigator and granular zoom level in full screen... LR zoom is close to worthless. You have to get out of full screen to fiddle with it if you guess wrong.
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