how come I cannot freeform the crop tool anymore?

Question

I typically do not maintain a fixed aspect ratio for the cropping tool in Lightroom (2014). But I needed to change it to a fixed ratio temporarily to crop to some print sizes. But now, the "Custom" aspect no longer works. Every time I try to crop anything, it reverts back to "Original" and I cannot change it. After selecting custom, as soon as I start to drag an edge or corner to crop, the aspect reverts back to "original".

How do I fix this?

THG_BO · Accepted Answer

Hello, check if the lock is un-locked.

dj_paige · Answer

If the custom numbers you type in give you the mathematically identical aspect ratio to the original aspect ratio of the photo, then Lightroom will change your custom back to "original". As I recall, sometimes if the numbers are really really close to the original aspect ratio, this will happen. No, I can't quantify what "really really close" means.

Can you give an example where this happens to you? What is the custom aspect ratio your are typing in? What is the original aspect ratio of your photo?

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