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Inspiring
October 22, 2017
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P: Ability to create a Custom Crop Ratio preset

  • October 22, 2017
  • 174 replies
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Where is the "Enter Custom..." option from the old Lightroom and how do we get it back (see attachments)? I like to make my photos 1080x1080 for Instagram and was able to do this in the LR Classic version.

 

174 replies

Inspiring
June 8, 2021

Mobile is what we need to push for now but I also think we should be thankful that at minimum the desktop Lightroom client has finally been updated to give this ability.  Baby steps 

Inspiring
June 8, 2021

I don’t have a hold up. Adobe is not adding a feature that should have been in early iterations of the mobile Lightroom app. People clearly want it. Maybe it’s a premium feature or it isn’t available on iPhone, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

adamDr
Known Participant
June 8, 2021
Lumberjack0325
Participating Frequently
June 8, 2021

Hey Greg, I just tried it after the new update and you can type in your custom ratio now. What is your hold up with it exactly?

Inspiring
June 8, 2021

I've been on this thread for about 3 years and I just don't understand what the hold up is. I have voted and posted many times. We just want to create a custom crop and have the ability to save and name it for future recall. I'd like to see the the pixel dimensions or crop ratio as I am setting the crop. Or at the very least have some more crop options like 2:1, 2.35:1, 2.4:1. Having to eyeball a custom crop and make it the same for every picture is ridiculous.  I am using the Lightroom mobile app.

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
June 8, 2021

Custom Crop Ratios were implemented for the Lightroom Desktop app effective with version 4.3 

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Inspiring
May 29, 2021

I agree, this needs to be added ASAP. It's pretty crazy actually that it doesn't already exist - I'm in Europe and the standard print/frame sizes are not the same as in the US and I have no way to crop without eyeballing. Ridiculous.

Inspiring
May 26, 2021

We seriously need a custom crop tool in Lightroom CC. If I want a 1x3 crop I should not have to eyeball it in any "professional" editing software. Or at least more preset options. 

Inspiring
May 5, 2021

This feature is essential for social media photo editing.

Exporting for the best quality in a given platform (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, ...) often comes with specific ratio requirements to avoid blurry automated rescaling.

Adobe's lack of attention for such a basic feature makes it clear that the product is not intended for professionals.

Affinity Photo offers a serious alternative with two fields to specify the desired crop ratio. Not rocket science!

SamuelGillilan
Participating Frequently
May 1, 2021

I am currently using an entirely mobile workflow to my Epson SureColor P900, having more pro options for cropping and printing profiles is key to this flow. Now, with the addition of the M1 chip in the new iPad Pro being added into the iMac as well, I am sure Adobe can make Lightroom CC Mobile far more featured and render raw images even better. This is the hopes for the coming versions.