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Stopping that dynamic zoom thingie

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December 13, 2023
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Using photoshop cc version 24.7.2. When workiing on a photo in the camera RAW box, is there an alternative to the annoying dynamic zoom when enlarging the photo? If I siopen the photo in photoshop outside of the camera raw box, the zoom is normal. But inside camera raw, it's that dynamic jumpy in-your-face, excessive zoom thing goin' on. I can't find any setting to change it.

Thank you.

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Rob_Cullen

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The only setting you can change is the set %zoom value. This then becomes a toggle by a click of the mouse {FIT <> Set%}

The default 100% is the recommended zoom setting for evaluating sharpening, detail, noise, etc.

If you don't like 100%- change it.

ACR is similar to Lightroom-Classic in that both apps are not controlling rendered RGB pixels in an image and the zoom views are more like individual previews of each of the available set sizes. Only in a Photoshop document will you have a smooth zoom result without the incremental changes.

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .

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How2DoThisAuthor

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Thanks for that explanation. Adobe Camera Raw should be just like photoshop in the way it renders everything. Or they should merge the two together. I didn't even know they were two separate apps. All I know is I'm doing things in canera raw that I can't do in photoshop. Just merge them together already. And I keep switch back and forth between the two. There should be a toggle switch to do that, istead of the 3-key thingie or diving into a menu

Rob_Cullen

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I am no expert on this topic but enjoy the conversation-

Adobe Camera Raw should be just like photoshop in the way it renders everything.

Would be nice but I doubt that will ever happen. ACR works in the 'Virtual' world with raw data, and Photoshop works in a 'Physical' environment with RGB pixel data.

Or they should merge the two together. I didn't even know they were two separate apps.

Well they are not really "two separate apps" as ACR (the Plugin) is designed to render (demozaic) raw data into pixel data that Photoshop requires. Consider ACR to be a "Plugin for Ps" - Not an independent app.

All I know is I'm doing things in canera raw that I can't do in photoshop. Just merge them together already. And I keep switch back and forth between the two.

What method are you using to "switch back and forth"? Only by opening a raw image as a Smart Object Layer in Ps (eg. from Lightroom-Classic) can you switch back to the ACR PLUGIN. If you are using the Camera Raw FILTER from the Filter menu in Photoshop [Shift + Ctrl + A] , the UI looks the same, but it is working with RGB 'Pixels' in the Ps document- something entirely different to the ACR Plugin.

Common advice is to render raw files in ACR (or the Lightroom apps) then 'open' and edit in Photoshop as the last step (ie. not switching back & forth.)

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .

Kevin Stohlmeyer

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Hi @How2DoThis go to Photoshop Preferences/File Handling/Camera Raw Preferences

Turn off "Use Lightroom style zoom and pan"

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How2DoThisAuthor

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Lightroom Style Zoom & Pan was not turned on to begin with. I think Adobe forces the dynamic zoom in the raw dialog box and that there's no other option. It's terrible. There should be an option to tun it off. Sad

Kevin Stohlmeyer

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Did you deactivate the animated zoom in the regular Photoshop Preferences/Tools? Worth a try.

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