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Bob Somrak
Bob Somrak
Legend
November 10, 2017
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Using SCALE in the transform tools gets rid of the crop.

  • November 10, 2017
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If you take a photo and crop it 1:1 for instance and then go to the TRANSFORM panel, all the sliders respect the crop except SCALE.  As soon and you do a negative scale the crop is removed.   Is this a bug or as designed.   I don't recall it working like this in 2015.12 although I haven't used this except when trying to resolve someones problem on the U2U forum.    Classic 7.0.1 and Osx 10.13.1

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    Correct answer Todd Shaner

    I don't see this behavior on Windows 7. The Develop Loupe Window stays the same size and aspect ratio (1x1), but image area outside the crop does appear when using -Scale or + Aspect settings. LR CC 2015.12 behaves the same. Both  landscape and portrait images behave the same.

    Perhaps you're seeing something else?

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    Todd Shaner
    Todd ShanerCorrect answer
    Legend
    November 11, 2017

    I don't see this behavior on Windows 7. The Develop Loupe Window stays the same size and aspect ratio (1x1), but image area outside the crop does appear when using -Scale or + Aspect settings. LR CC 2015.12 behaves the same. Both  landscape and portrait images behave the same.

    Perhaps you're seeing something else?

    Bob Somrak
    Bob SomrakAuthor
    Legend
    November 11, 2017

    Thanks Todd

    i guess I was wrongly expecting and rembering a different behavior. 

    M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
    Todd Shaner
    Todd Shaner
    Legend
    November 11, 2017

    Bob, if you check 'Constrain Crop' in the Transform panel the scaled image should fill the 1:1 crop frame. You can then use the X Offset and Y Offset controls to reposition the image inside the 1:1 crop frame. When using the Transform panel I generally leave Constrain Crop unchecked. After making the Transform adjustments I hit the R key to open the Crop tool, unlock it, and manually adjust. This is especially helpful when applying complex perspective corrections. This allows applying a different crop position, size, aspect ratio, and even PS Content Aware Fill to extend the usable crop area.

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