Lightroom Crop Lock does not hold aspect ratio when resized

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January 10, 2021
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I have 200 images. The first image is cropped to a custom aspect ratio and locked. The crop is then synced to all other images. All good so far.

But when I open any other image in edit mode, and attempt to change the size of the crop (eg. by dragging a side), the crop ratio immediately changes and the custom crop is lost. This is very frustrating problem as I am unable to apply a custom aspect ratio and make size adjustments. Is this normal in LR?

Correct answer WCD3rd

To resolve this exact problem, I just restarted Lightroom. Afterwards, I got the expected locked ratio after syncing a bunch of photos.

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genefama

Known Participant

The obvious way the lock tool on aspect ratio should work is that it STAYS locked on that aspect ratio until the user unlocks it, regardless of the image you're editing. In other words, it shouldn't even need to be synced across other photos. The crop tool has NEVER worked correctly, and I've used every version of Liughtroom. As far as I can tell, the lock means nothing and has no predictable behavior other then to reset itself when you need it to stay the same.

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patrick_2417

Participant

I'm also experiencing this issue with LR 7.5 😞 LR crashes too many times for my liking. I have i7 proc w/ 128gb memory, so theres no reason to crash. If I have to now restart because of a stupid lock, I may need to start looking for alternative image editing solutions.

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Zadak

Participant

Still not fixed, Adobe...

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mgkonz78

Participant

Did you ever get this resolved? I am having the same issue and I think most people trying to help don't really understand the problem. Mine seems to work part of the time and then randomly while adjusting my crop which is locked in 4x5 ratio just out of the blue becomes unlocked. Then the only way to fix it is to go click on the lock button again to make sure I am still in 4x5 ratio.

Anyone have a suggestion?

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mgkonz78

Participant

A year later, I'm still struggling with this. Has anyone had any success with this issue yet?

cmgap

Community Expert

Can you record your screen while reproducing the problem?

Bob Somrak

Legend

The LOCK is to lock the crop to the selected aspect ratio during cropping. If you UNLOCK then you can do a free form crop. Its not for locking the aspect ratio from photo to photo.

When you select a different photo, the aspect ratio is set to whatever it was before you selected it, not the last aspect ratio of the crop tool.

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