PSE distorts shape of circle after rotating

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April 4, 2020
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I have a strange problem with rotating a layer, though I've rotated objects many times before without an issue. The layer that I'm rotating appears below, first in its original fully circular form and second in the shape it takes AFTER I rotate it. As you'll notice the second shape is no longer completely circular as the original shape was.

This distortion happens after rotating the image, whether I use a drop down menu and enter an amount for rotation or if I manually rotate the image. I've tried rotating with the mouse, rotating while holding "ctrl," rotating while holding down "shift," etc. and the image always distorts when I rotate it. My question: Why can't I rotate the original image you see below without the image's circle shape becoming diestorted?

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Greg_S.

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@Antonio23770288k3xu, as Glenn says, this is a Photoshop Elements forum. Since you indicate that you have already sought help in the After Effects forum, I will not move your post there.

I have very little experience with After Effects, but I do have some general knowledge of video. Not all video pixels are square - standard definition video contains non-square pixels. For this reason, there can be distortion when rotating a seemingly circular object within a video. I have no idea whether that is the case with your object, but it may be something to consider. Otherwise, if you have not yet done so, your best bet is to post your question in the After Effects forum.

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Antonio23770288k3xu

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@Greg_S. @Glenn 8675309 No worries, and thank you both for your time. I will continue on my search for this issue. Thanks again.

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Antonio23770288k3xu

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Is there an answer on how to fix this?

Glenn 8675309

Legend

Hold down your left shift key while drawing the original shape. The original shape, clearly as Greg S has commented, is not a circle.

I layed a white circle on top of the original elipse- top and bottoms touch- left and right sides do not.

rayek.elfin

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The bar in the center causes a bit of an interesting optical illusion, doesn't it? At first glance it looks like a circle, but it really is an ellipse. I wonder if it was done on purpose.