How to Create a New Preset With Embedded Crop?

[Alex Fazio]

The "New Develop Preset" doesn't have a toggle to save the crop as a preset. Is this possible in Lightroom Classic?

I'd like to apply a specific aspect ratio crop to all images with a preset.

This is possible when copying settings from one picture to the other:

But it doesn't seem to be in the New Develop Preset:

[JohanElzenga]

No, it is not possible to save crop settings in a preset.

[johnrellis]

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"The "New Develop Preset" doesn't have a toggle to save the crop as a preset. Is this possible in Lightroom Classic? I'd like to apply a specific aspect ratio crop to all images with a preset."

Some workarounds, which may not be as convenient as saving crops in develop presets:

1. The Crop tool remembers the last five custom aspect ratios you've used, at the bottom of the aspect-ratio menu:

2. Make a collection with dummy images containing the different aspect ratios you'd like permanently remembers. Copy/Paste/Sync the aspect ratio from those to the target images.

3. The Any Crop plugin lets you create named crop presets.

[jrsforums]

Lightroom copy/paste supports copying the actual crop, not just the aspect ratio.  It would be great if presets allowed this.  This would allow the user, with presets, to create multiple copy/paste options to use in working a series of images.  This would be particularly useful when there are multiple similar images, but they are not easily grouped so syncing is not really an option.

[Suzanne Mathia]

What you could do is Select all the images and in the Quick Develop Panel in Library apply the preset then apply a crop ratio

[jrsforums]

I understand.  It's not quite that easy.  First, the ratio itself is not as important as the ratio AND the size...which copy/paste provides.  Plus, as these images are taken over a period of time...and mixed in with other images....and in slightly different lighting...and slightly different focal lengths...each of them require a little bit of tweaking.  The copy/paste...or, if possible, preset...is intended to get QUICKLY close and then do minimal adjustments...reducing time doing full editing of each image.