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Jason Odell
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May 1, 2024
Question

Saved Radial Gradients in Lightroom Change Shape Based on Image Orientation

  • May 1, 2024
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I made an adjustment preset that included a centered, circular radial gradient mask.

When I apply the preset to a photo captured in a different orientation (portrait), the gradient changes to an ellipse. The issue depends on the orientation of the original photo from which the preset was based. If I make another preset using a portrait orientation image, then it becomes elliptical when applied to an image captured in landscape orientation.

 

The distortion also occurs when using a simple copy/paste mask command between landscape and portrait images. 

 

Screen shots attached showing the mask overlay of a circular gradient created on a landscape orientation photo and then applied to a portrait orientation photo. 

 

Mac OS Sonoma 14.4.1
Lightroom Classic v13.2 

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Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
May 1, 2024

It is currently expected/designed behavior that the Radial adjusts to the shape change from a rotation of the image. 

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Jason Odell
Known Participant
May 1, 2024

If I save a perfect circle in the center of the image, it shouldn't matter what the orientation is, it should remain a perfect circle.

Jason P. Odell Photographywww.luminescentphoto.com
Community Expert
May 1, 2024

Consider a circular selection which just touches the left and right sides of a portrait photo, but fails to reach the top and bottom. How should that be best transferred onto a horizontal photo - if it still touches the left and right sides, if kept circular its height must instead overflow at top and bottom. Or if it still occupies the same proportion of the height, if kept circular it no longer reaches the left and right sides; and so on. Something would have to give. LrC cannot guess at which specifics you do, or do not, care about preserving.