P: Anamorphic Lens Support (De-squeeze)

[jamescodeglia]

I shoot video using the Red Epic camera, which shoots super high resolution video. I often pull high-res photos from the camera and use them in Lightroom. However, I'm hoping to add a feature that supports anamorphic lenses. These lenses shoot natively-stretched pixels. Meaning, the images are stretched vertically 2:1. It's a classic way to shoot movies, and I wish Lightroom supported a way to select the pixel aspect ratio so the images can be viewed undistorted. Currently, I have to stretch them in Photoshop and export. Which is a bummer because the Red Camera's raw files are supported in LR, and I would love to use those files straight from the camera rather than make new ones. Anyone else agree?

[ivanb84877422]

I think having Camera Raw support is ok. I still think it would be best to have LIGHTROOM CLASSIC have the desqueeze function built in (without lens distortion corrrection). Just a simple, type in your squeeze ratio, and you get the final image to work on.

I already have builit actions to help 'batch' de-squeeze images in Photoshop. I think what would benefit a lot of us is having to go to Photoshop/Camera Raw and then back to Lightroom. Adding this to CR will not save me a step and the huge pain that it is to manage orginial images and de-squeezed images. 

So for me I'd say if we can prioritize a de-squeeze function in LR Classic let's make it happen. For camera raw support, we're already in photoshop. Those are my two cents. 

[ivanb84877422]

Hello everyone,

I see that the anamorphic de-squeeze support thread is already being talked about over in the Camera Raw forum. I think this should be lower priority than having anamorphic support built into LRC. 

I already have to go to Photoshop to de-squeeze and then come back to light room. Having Camera Raw have a specific desqueeze fuction would'nt save me the trip to Photoshop then back to LRC. 

Starting a Lightroom Classic Anamorphic support for us that are tired of having duplicate original DNG's and then the de-squeezed versions. It would also be nice to browse the images already processed. 

I'll say that de-squeezing is time consuming and a huge headache. Hopefully other folks will jump on board to get LRC up to par regarding anamorphic glass.

Cheers,

Ivan

[Zombie_RF]

Yes, what he said.

I want this in Lightroom. Not something else. I generally tend to use Lightroom 95% of the time to work on my photos and I really hate having to open them in PS or anything else for something like this.

[ivanb84877422]

Didn't realize that this thread was for Camera Raw. Just started a thread in the Light Room Classic. Here's the link. Wouldn't it be nice to browse through our anamorphic images already de-squeezed without having to go to Photoshop/Camera Raw? If anyone gets a chance, please hop on over there and upvote so we can get traction on this missing crucial feature.

Cheers,

Ivan

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/anamorphic-support-for-lightroom-classic/idi-...

[Zombie_RF]

This thread was in Lightroom Classic.

Every thread opened there keeps getting moved into thread in Camera Raw.

I think the admins may dislike us or have something severely against people who use LRC.

It's actually getting pretty damn aggravating.

My original post and thread was in LRC and it got moved to this one.

Maybe if we just spam post "Lightroom Classic" into this thread about 10k times it will get moved to where we want it.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

@Zombie_RF 
@ivanb84877422 

Lightroom Desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Camera Raw use the Camera Raw processing engine.  In order to have this feature in any Lightroom Platform, it has to be in the Camera Raw engine - which is why it is moved here.  

"Maybe if we just spam post "Lightroom Classic" into this thread about 10k times it will get moved to where we want it."
No - learn how the forum works before going off half-cocked... 

[Zombie_RF]

Ahh, good to know.

Thank you for the clarity Rikk.

I did not know the engine integration of Camera Raw in LRC.

[Stu Maschwitz]

@Rikk Flohr: Photography here are some samples: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1li4iy7wxyffa787mwrln/Sony-Anamorphic.zip?rlkey=77etoa3re7pn4ebniawxv...

Sony a7CR with a Blazar 50mm Apex 1.33x. The Anamorphic factor is 1.33.

-Stu

[ivanb84877422]

Thanks for the insight regarding the processing engine. Good to know!

Regarding your comment:
"Maybe if we just spam post "Lightroom Classic" into this thread about 10k times it will get moved to where we want it."
No - learn how the forum works before going off half-cocked... 

Put me on payroll and I'll put in the time to learn how the forum works. No need to get snarky. We're just excited to hopefully see some sort of progress on this since the thread started back in 2013.

Respectfully,

Ivan

[ak41509677]

Hi @Dustin Stockel, like @Stu Maschwitz I too am really interested in your solution. I didn't see any info on how you were able to achieve these desqueeze options in your custom profile. Any chance you can elaborate on your process and/or share files as a starting point? 

[ChrisKou]

Yeah, I saw someone mention custom lens profiles but couldn't figure out how to make a desqueeze profile from scratch. A step by step YouTube tutorial  or something like would be helpful if anyone was inclined to do that.

[pavelt38227864]

Sample anamorphic images taken with Canon R5C and SIRUI 50mm T2.9 1,6x Anamorphic (Anamorphic ratio is 1.6)

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/a7xpvx9jup8lkkjfht78u/CanonR5C_Sirui50mm16-anamorphic.zip?rlkey=7jhrh...

[Pallacium]

Many thanks for putting this subject forward!

I've been pushing back my editing on some anamorphic photography tests just because of how much of a pain it is to go from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop for the desqueeze and have a proper overview.

Sample infos:
• Camera body: Canon EOS R
• Lens: SIRUI Saturn 75 mm T2.9
• Ratio: x1.6

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pDlOuqVMoY1doany8EkzcKOIpvvMrR2Y?usp=drive_link

It felt important to include both horizontal and vertical samples, anamorphic vertical does have it's own character for photography and the desqueeze feature should cover it too.

I've also tested some anamorphic lenses that didn't keep a constant ratio when changing focus, in close ups especially (I don't have any sample for that though), so the lens profile solution wouldn't help with those cases, same thing for many moded vintage cinema lenses and other adapters, it's just wild territory.

I think a ratio slider going from -5 to x5 (precise enough for 1.33 / 1.62 ratios etc) would already cover all cases even the most extremes ones with adapters mounted on already anamorphic lenses, in both vertical and horizontal orientations.

Cheers,
Romain

[yapasphoto.com]

Hi Adobe Team,

We’d like to request a simple but powerful feature for Lightroom: the ability to apply non-proportional horizontal scaling (X-axis stretch) to images, with presets for common anamorphic ratios such as:

• 1.33x

• 1.5x

• 2x

This would be extremely helpful for photographers and filmmakers working with anamorphic lenses or extracted stills from anamorphic footage.

We realize that the Transform panel already includes limited X/Y scaling functionality, but it is too constrained and lacks ratio presets. Implementing this as a dedicated “Anamorphic Stretch” option — even as an extension of the current Transform tool — would be a minimal development effort with significant workflow benefits.

Right now, we are forced to round-trip into Photoshop just to apply a simple horizontal correction, which adds unnecessary friction to the editing process. Having this directly in Lightroom would streamline things tremendously.

Thanks for considering this!
It’s a small addition, but it would make a big difference.

Best regards,

[yapasphoto.com]

thanks for this tip. best way for me. hoping that one day, Adobe will finally make this development to allow us to desqueeze more easily inside Lr

[garrie]

Could this be done in lens correction? 

[yapasphoto.com]

Currently unfortunately not, but it would be ideal to have sliders at 1.33, 1.5, 2.0...

[rcor]

Two anamorphic NEF raw files shot on a Nikon Z8, both using the Blazar Mantis 75mm T2.0 lens (1.33x anamorphic squeeze factor) :
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cpmlpe48tzmppaqqbh54y/_NZ80218.NEF?rlkey=sutpncna8u7pw7d7rcw8dn5yv&st...

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ahhnjn9iwajumclai7r03/_NZ80216.NEF?rlkey=ggjz21nwq20if5r54wd5h0h1i&st...

I'm eager to get native anamorphic desqueeze support built into the Camera Raw engine, so that we might use it directly inside of Lightroom Classic!

[tawatos]

Would like to see photo ratio adjustment for anamorphic photos without having to import to photoshop. The aspect slider under Geometry could work but it doesn't go far enough and can't punch in the exact ratio.

[l_e_x_y_]

Adobe lens profiler doesnt work anymore on newer MacOS. Dustin, are these profiles only the de-squeeze? Would you be so kind to share them?

[l_e_x_y_]

Thansk to ChatGPT I now have an app (automator) on my mac that I can just drop a folder on... and it desqueezes all the dng's in it. And it skips the ones it has already done 🙂
So the workflow is very simple:

1. Import via Lightroom and convert raw to DNG
2. Drag my Anamorphic 1-33 folder on the app icon on my desktop
3. Refresh the folder in the lightroom catalog

[dimarogachevskiy]

Still extremely relevant. Hoping for a dedicated slider or option to easily desqueeze anamorphic photos in Lightroom (both Classic and CC).