I believe you have uncovered a bug, or at least an inconsistency. I made a very simple preset, all it did was increase exposure one stop, all the other items were unchecked. I then tried several operations, including cropping, and except for the transform the preset could be applied without the image reverting to unchanged. I drew in a couple of transform guides, enough to make a significant difference to the image. I then applied the preset, and the transformation disappeared. I then reapplied the guides, and added one stop of exposure without using a preset, all worked as expected, the transformation remained as the exposure was increased. Richard Southworth
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