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NigelD1
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October 24, 2022
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Transform tool not working when I open an image in Photoshop

  • October 24, 2022
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I  just corrected an image in Lightroom using the Transform Guided tool, vertical and horizontal, then open the image in Photoshop to do more work but the corrected effect from Lightroom hasn't fully been effected in Photoshop. Any problems reported following the latest updates or does anyone have any idea?

 

Thanks in advance

 

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GoldingD
GoldingD
Legend
October 24, 2022

Just a hunch, probably a bad one. After you made your adjustments, did you immediately send it to Photoshop? Normally probably not an issue, but if you did, try again, except accomplish one more develop edit (bot a transform one) so that you know the transform should be 100% done, perhaps a small basic edit, just something to show up in history above the transform.

 

This as a test.

 

 

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NigelD1Author
Inspiring
October 24, 2022

Have to correct myself a little in terms of workflow here. The file in lightroom was a 5 image blend not a single file but it has never made a difference before. Here is the amended LR version before sending to PS.

 

Here is the same image as it appears opening directly in PS using CTRL+E from LR without any other editing

 

I amended the image in the end to get a result I was happy with but there shouldn't be a difference between the 2 just opening up from LR into PS.

 

@GoldingD - yes opened straight from LR as I normally do. I tried an extra step as you suggested ( a crop) and it gave the same result.

 

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 24, 2022

The Transform Tool does not correct curved lines. It only corrects for perspective, meaning slanted lines. So this is not a Transform Tool problem. What you see here looks like Photoshop did not apply lens corrections while Lightroom did. Try the following: In Lightroom, select the image and then use 'Photo - Show in Windows Explorer'. That will show the original raw file. Double click it to open in in Photoshop with Camera Raw. In Camera Raw, go to Optics and click on the 'Use Profile Corrections'. Does it show the correct profile being applied? If not, select the profile and then under Setup choose 'Save New Lens Profile Defaults'.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 24, 2022

    What type of image is it, and if it is not a raw image, what did you choose in the dialog you got when you sent it to Photoshop?

     

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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    NigelD1Author
    Inspiring
    October 24, 2022

    Thank you for your response Johan. It's a raw image. I opened from scratch in LR Classic, down to the Transform menu and made guided adjustments which looked fine in LR. Opened the image in Photoshop using CMD+E on a PC and noticed that the two verticals were correct, as was the bottom horizontal but the top horizontal was bowed outwards. Any help appreciated thanks

     

    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 24, 2022

    That is odd. When you send a raw image from .Lightroom to Photoshop, then that image will be opened under the hood by Canera Raw, using the Lightroom settings. As Lightroom uses the same Camera Raw engine, what you describe should not be possible. Can you post screenshots to illustrate this? Use the  button to insert them into the post, do not attach them.

     

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