P: Auto-tone analysis should apply post-crop, scanned photos a problem

[Steven Bodnar]

In Lightroom 4.0 (did not check the release candidates 1 or 2 for 4.1) auto-tone (apart from current issues) applies to the full image not post-crop. This is a problem with scanned photos (paper photos, not film) where the borders contribute significantly (and falsely) to the overall analysis for auto-tone. Large white borders (which you would hardly ever keep for a scanned photo) distract auto-tone function.

With the potential of a great auto-tone available in 4.1, I would like to crop the thousand strong photos, then apply auto-tone to fix them up as best it can before manually reviewing/adjusting each one.

[johnrellis]

Adobe finally agreed with you all (well, most of you): The new Auto Tone in LR 7.1 is based on the cropped region, not the entire image: 
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/whats-new.html#LightroomClassicCCv71December2017

[effeegee]

Typical  - another example of a 'too late is as good as never' fix from Adobe.

I cannot see the benefits of paying more than my mobile phone contract to access Lightroom bundled with software for which I have no use i.e. Photoshop. So as I bid farewell to Lightroom - as a long term desktop user - I won't be able to take advantage of this long overdue update to Autotone. 

  

[FeedbackCommunityMember]

I'll look forward to testing it out. I used to really want this, but I've come to realize the auto adjustments are so bad I would rarely use them. Maybe they'll improve by not using discarded information or maybe auto tone is just too hard to get right for my scenarios.