The photos twist in the lightroom

[mikaels71195823]

The photos twist in the lightroom and bridge after i installed the Adobe package because of reformatting the computer.

In bridge:

But in LR Import they look like this:

But when I'll try to reimport them they twist, and I see in other folders with photos from 2012 and forward between 1-5 images are twisted.

Regards Micke S

[JP Hess]

You need to provide more information. I have never seen "twisted" images like that imported using Lightroom before. The third screenshot that you provided where the images are grayed out, is a typical display in the import dialog where the images have already been imported. But I don't understand the others at all.

[mikaels71195823]

The pictures had turned, but I found the error. Panel "Free Transform" had "automatically" selected.

[Hal P Anderson]

Somehow you are automatically applying one of the Transform transformations at input. You are either applying a preset in the Import Dialogue, or you have a Default set. Make sure that a preset applied in the Import dialogue's Develop Settings isn't applying a Transform.

The other possibility is that you have a Develop Default set. You can make that go away by holding down the Alt (Opt on Mac) key and notice that the Reset button on the lower right of the Develop module changes to "Set Default...". Press that button and in the dialogue box that comes up, choose Restore Adobe Default Settings. Your future imports won't come in twisted.

[Just Shoot Me]

Those 2 images that are twisted have been done so outside of LR. More than likely in PS. They have had a background added and the image skewed.

The name of the images are different than the screen shot you showed of the grayed out images from the import dialog in LR. They have Original added to them.

These are clearly images that you have increased the canvas on, added a white background and skewed the images then imported them back into LR.

LR has no ability to skew an image and add a white background. If you use the Crop tool to rotate an image it auto crops parts out that are outside the cropped area. Like this.

[JP Hess]

Yeah, I have been thinking about that since I first commented. You are right. They had to be skewed using another program.

[Hal P Anderson]

JSM,

Lightroom does have that ability:

Hal

[Just Shoot Me]

Yes but the thumbnail image shown in the Bridge film strip is rotated more than what looks like the same image in the LR film strip area.

And since the 2 images in the first SS that are twisted are twisted in different directions this is something the user would have to do manually. A Preset would not do that. It would twist both images in the same direction and to the same amount.

[mikaels71195823]

The tip that Hal gave was almost the right one but in my case it was the "Auto" button that was choosed, when I pressed OFF it turned right. I know that I didn't turn it self because I allways do viritual copys of my images before editing them and all viritual copys deletes when you reinstall Lightroom.

[Just Shoot Me]

VC's do not Delete when you reinstall LR. The VC's are store in the catalog file. If you started a new catalog then you would lose all VC's and all other adjustments.

[mikaels71195823]

When you formate your computer all disipears so even LR

[Just Shoot Me]

So you didn't make a backup of your catalog or any of your other personal files when you formatted your computer and reinstalled.

The LR Catalog files is a completely separate file from any of the LR program files and by default, normally, is store in the Username folder.

[mikaels71195823]

Yes I did a copy of that folder but my viritual copys aren't there.

[Just Shoot Me]

mikaels71195823  wrote

Yes I did a copy of that folder but my viritual copys aren't there.

This has nothing to do with the images imported into LR.

The LR Catalog file is a completely separate file from your images and the LR Program files.

As stated before it is normally stored in the Username folder.

C:\ or Macintosh HD Users-YourUserName-Pictures and then possibly some other subfolder.

It holds all the edits made to images, collections and virtual copies.

[mikaels71195823]

Yes, it seems like this is the issue I found it later today. It was the "Auto" button that where selected so when I pressed "Off" it tilted back to normal.