Cropping in Lightroom 5

Is there a tool in Lightroom5 to crop a photo to a circular or oval shape?

By definition, Bitmapped files (JPEG, TIFF, PSD, etc) are alway rectangular.
It is possible to lay a circular mask in either Black or White over the file by using a:
1. Post Crop Vignette with a zero feather setting, a low midpoint, and a high roundness setting.
2. Applying a Radial Filter with a zero Feather and an extremely large exposure adjustment.
The second is not always fool-proof depending upon the relative brightness or darkness of parts of the image.

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Custom Cropping in Lightroom

I want to crop my images to 840 px by 473 px but when I enter those numbers for a custom crop in Lightroom it defaults to 16x9. How can I change this?
I've tried ratios close to 840x473 and multiples of that combination but nothing allows me to get that exact ratio. I need this ratio for formatting on my website. Any help would be appreciated.

In Lightroom, you don't crop to pixel dimensions, you crop to aspect ratio and then EXPORT to pixel dimensions as near as possible at that aspect. If you want to crop to pixel dimensions you will have to use another program, do a lot of draging the crop corners around, or use Rob Cole's XMP CROP plugin.
840X473 is less than one pixel width of aspect ratio off from 16X9 so I can't see why it would cause a problem. Lightroom tries to HELP by rounding the aspect to one in its list and this is really only a display bug/glitch. It actually rounds when the numbers are even further off than this. I agree that if you input 840X473 that Lightroom should just leave the aspect alone. This behavior causes problems/bugs to show up in other places with the crop tool. See posts #30 and above in this link.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/6218903#6218903

What kind of interpolation when cropping in Lightroom???

We worry about using the correct interpolation when resizing photos in Photoshop, but what happens when we crop in Lightroom? How do we even know what interpolation is being used?
I keep standard interpolation in PS set to bicubic sharper because I usually downsize or crop. but have no idea what happens in Lightroom.
Anyone know the answer?

Sinc (Lanczos) is the theoretically-best interpolation approach, but by far the most computationally expensive.
> Ditto what Jao says -- you really don't need to resample your image when sending to a lab (certainly never downsize it!)
This is bad advice. If you send a 100MP image to a lab and ask them to print it 4x6, you're going to get the softest 4x6 ever. Down sampling to final size and sharpening there is the best approach.
Some good information at the bottom here:
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/icc/using_printer_profiles.htm
Good stuff on interpolation here:
http://www.all-in-one.ee/~dersch/interpolator/interpolator.html
Why LR uses linear gamma here:
http://www.all-in-one.ee/~dersch/gamma/gamma.html

Precise cropping in Lightroom

Hello
Is it possible to get precise cropping in Lightroom such as 3:2 ratio 1800x1200 pixels at 300dpi?
This would make a 6x4inch print
Mike Engles

I'm not sure why Adobe opted for imprecise cropping only, but until they see fit to "tighten it up", XmpCrop is the only way I know to crop exactly.

Cropping in Lightroom and ACR+edit in Photoshop

Using the latest versions of Photoshop CC and Lightroom. After editing a raw file, including cropping, in either Lightroom or ACR and then
proceeding to Photoshop, the adjustments-exposure, white balance etc. are imported but not the crop! Very strange. Help would be appreciated in
solving this problem. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the quick reply Graeme. That is correct. I have tested the issue with a representative from NIK/Google. The "selective tool" was causing the problem. I was dealing with other problems too, like the "exposure" slider in ACR was jumping back all the time. I have been following another discussion concerning this (http://forums.adobe.com/message/5806682#5806682). I have not tried it yet, but there they have had success tackling the problem by changing the Country/Region.
Regards,
Kamiel

Problem cropping in Lightroom

In a folder full of tiff or photoshop files, I have the odd file or two for which I just can't turn off a seemingly randomly assigned crop setting. Worse, it's a setting I never consciously made in the first place. If I unlock or change Aspect, I can move the crop corners or sides temporarily, but once I let go of the mouse, they snap back to the original center position and Aspect locks again.
The same files in viewed Bridge look as they should.
I'm using Windows 64 Vista with the equivalent Lightroom version, just updated.
I'm not one of those to shout, "Bug" at every problem, but I really can't figure out what to do about this situation.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks, MB

I think what happened is tht when you use syncronize the crop rate is fixed and you cannot modify it. It's a glitch of LR 2.

When I try to crop using lightroom 5 the image vanishes in a grey out.

Has anyone had this problem. When I try to crop an image in the devlope module in Lightroom 5 the image vanishes and I am left with a grey out. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but still have the problem. Do I have a setting wrong?

I think the first thing to check for is a corrupt monitor profile
How do I change my monitor profile to check whether it’s corrupted? - The Lightroom Queen

Can't hold a crop in lightroom 2

I recently switched from pc to mac. In the develop mode I sync the images and crop. Then when I go back to resize or make the ratio smaller it changes to the previous crop. How can I correct this so on future images I don't have to go over to the side and reselct the crop I need?

I can't duplicate this, Richard. That is to say, it does apply the creator info for all selected pictures in grid view. LR2.1 on XP

Lightroom 5.6 Cropping on new 5K iMac very slow

Upgraded to new 27" 5K iMac with 4.0GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4GB GDDR5 and 32GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM. Processing photos from last night's football game and when cropping photos Lightroom is terribly slow. Any suggestions.

Upgraded to new 27" 5K iMac with 4.0GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4GB GDDR5 and 32GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM. Processing photos from last night's football game and when cropping photos Lightroom is terribly slow. Any suggestions.

Lightroom and cropping - how accurate is it?

Has anyone noticed the in accuracy of the cropping in Lightroom (beta 4.1)????
I'm not sure if its just me but if you crop an image in lightroom, for example, custom size, 8 x 6 (I assume its inches), and then export the image to a given resolution (my labs require 304 dpi), then open in Photoshop and check the image size, its actually slightly larger than 8 x 6 inches (more like 8.2 x 6.15 inches) !!!!???
Is this a know problem that will be sorted in v1 or thinking about it, should the export resolution be 300 dpi thus the extra 4 dpi might be causing the oversized crops??? or am I just missing something simple here!?
BTW, Lightroom rocks - 2 weeks to go, can't wait...
Stewart

Stewart,
I hope that you won't be insulted if I suggest that your screen resolution set in Photoshop may be wrong. I think it defaults to 72 ppi but I have to set mine to 80 ppi to get the correct print size.
Quick way to check is call up the rulers on to an image and compare them to a real ruler held up to the screen.
Roger

Cropping question in Lightroom

Hello,
After cropping in lightroom, say a 5x7 Ill open it in Photoshop. I just noticed when I check the image size it isnt 5x7. Ive tried this a bunch of times now, and can never get the image sizes to match from Lightroom to Photoshop
Thanks MG

I have the same problem as reported above. In the past I could simply annotate in the Export window the size. Currently it does not convert from WxH@72dpi to WxH@300dpi. I have checked & unchecked "Don't Enlarge" etc. Must be a simple setting but I am stuck. I want standard print size dimensions 8x10 at 300dpi vice 33x72 inches @72. Must be a simple switch I inadvertently must have changed something. Any ideas?

Sending photos to Lightroom over network - what works, what doesn't?

This weekend, my wife and I are helping with a photo shoot (member's photo directory for a local non-profit).
Here is what we've done in the past with Picasa and what we're trying to duplicate:
Photographer takes photos, which are saved onto his Windows laptop via Firewire in the studio.
SyncBack SE running on two networked Windows PCs make copies of the photos from the laptop onto the local hard drives.
Picasa automatically detected the newly-taken photos with its "Watch Folder" feature.
My wife and I do some cropping, adjusting, etc, so that the photos can be quickly reviewed and selected by the customer.
We exported the edited photos into folders in JPEG format.
The photographer takes the JPEGs and uses them to guide his re-edits of the raw photos with PhotoShop.
Ouch! Re-editing wastes a TON of time!
This time, we plan to use LightRoom; this will ensure that our cropping and editing will go right into PhotoShop easily (or so I'm told--I haven't USED LightRoom much yet!)
Big show-stopper: testing (by the photographer) caused duplicate photos in the LightRoom library, mitigated by a manual step or two to import as a work around some LightRoom quirks. And LightRoom doesn't really play nicely with network drives, or so it seems.
I think what we're aiming for is to have a "local catalog" in LightRoom, and have the photos stored in a network drive which it will "watch". That way, all we need to do is export our cropped/edited LightRoom catalogs, which the photographer can import into LightRoom, then it's a quick jump to PhotoShop.
... or is this not the tool for the job?

Per documentation Lr is not a network operation and per several posts in this forum is stated as such. I stopped using Picasa when Lr came out for the public. With PsCS5 another tool comes up as Bridge which I have not used. I have only read the basic Adobe description. Though I do know several Pro Photographers do use Bridge with multiple users even in different states. I do not see why you are editing jpegs for Proofs and as samples for a Photographer to re-edit in a different format, no matter which software you use. My workflow uses RAW files and an Import as DNG along with make a second copy to another folder in Lr and archive of RAW files after a double check of files and I only Export as jpeg after processing. But I only use 1 Lr Catalog and not a network solution.
My way of course is just my opinion of how my service works. Does anyone here also use Adobe Bridge?

How to crop without changing aspect ratio/Crop mode

Is there a way to crop in Lightroom without changing the aspect ratio? That is my first question.
My second question, is it better to use APS-C crop mode on my full frame Sony A7R if I know at the focal length I'm gonna crop, or just take it full frame and crop in the software? Are there disadvantages to this when it comes to uses flash's etch?
Third, Currently I do not have a portrait lens as the Sony A7R is new and does not have many lenses out yet. Until the 90mm lens comes out I was thinking I could use the Zeiss 55mm 1.8 in Crop mode for a portrait lens. That would make it around 88mm would it compress the background nicely the way an 85mm lens normally does for portraits?

This is what I usually do, now I know for sure my aspect ratio has been locked. As far as shooting in crop mode though, what I meant about that is this; For portraits, if you take a 55mm and shoot a portrait with it, the background doesn't look that compressed, which I like. Even if it's at a good F stop. It'll be out of focus, but not "compressed" And seems to show more flaws in the person. This is why with my Canon I always used my 85mm or my 100mm. I know some who will only use a 200mm due to this type of compression that happens at longer focal lengths.
If I was to shoot in crop mode, making it 88mm, would it give me that affect? The compressed look I get from a 85mm? Or would it simply just crop it like I do in post and not really make a difference.
Sony has yet to come out with a portrait lens and I need one bad, I've been offered little jobs here and there and can't take them because I don't want to disappoint them. I'm waiting for their 90mm, because that is close the 100mm and 85mm I shot with on the 5D for portraits.
Not to same the subject here but, 'Benjamin Root Photography,' has been a great help to me on this forum. I also torn between getting the 16-35mm F/4, or the new 24mm F1.4 prime, for wide landscape shots, because landscape and hiking is where I do most of my photography.
I don't plan on actually shooting a landscape at 1.4, but if it's 1.4 that means if I stop it down to F 8 on a landscape it'll be tact sharp. But it is not a Zeiss and is only going to cost 500. On the other hand, there is the 16-35mm, still I'd shoot around F 8 or even higher for landscape, the problem is, if it's F/4 won't that mean it'll have to stop down much further than the 24mm to get a sharper picture?
I don't guess I can go telephoto, like anything over 100mm because I have the A7R. People say over 100 mm it has shutter vibration, so at 200 or 300 I wouldn't buy until the A7R ii comes out. I'm not willing to get the regular A7 ii because I really like the advantage of having all those megapixels for cropping purposes, and it just plain looks better. Which is why I took my Sony A7 back for the A7R. Everyone was saying the photo's were more impressive than the 5D Mark iii's with the Zeiss 55 1.8 vs 5D with 50 1.4L. That wasn't really the case with the A7, but when I got the A7R I seen a HUGE difference in dynamic range.
I've heard the A7 is better at focusing than the A7R, but since I switched to the A7R I have noticed literally no difference. But I don't shoot fast moving subjects.
With both cameras I notice the face detection and EYE AF is hard to get to work properly. If I let it auto focus fully It'll focus on the wrong thing a lot of times even though the green boxes say the right thing.
So, I have been putting it on a single point, keeping it at the center, focusing on the eye, and then recomposing. That's mostly how I did with the 5D anyway. I never allowed it to choose focus points for me either.

Lightroom 4.4 The Big Freeze

(Why isn't there a straight forward way to report a bug? Why am I directed to the Adobe Community when I want to report a bug? Does the develop team leave resolving their bugs to the community? Why is my Adobe ID not good enough to report a bug over there? Why do I need to create a new account after typing my message? And why do I end up getting a message I can't create such an account — effectively meaning I can't get in touch with Adobe at all? Why am I not told at the start of my more than an hour and a half search to report a bug that you hate me and are going to drive me crazy with not just a Lightroom bug I don't have time time for, but also an unfair dose of time consuming support page terror?)
So, I finally got here, I found a workaround, a true detour, just before writing a letter. This is what I want to let you know and, obviously, I would like to see this resolved:
I'm on Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard (you know, the last great OS, Apple's XP) and I upgraded Lightroom to version 4.4. Now nearly every time I want to straighten a photograph's horizon with the crop tool Lightroom freezes. And I don't have time for that.

Jan2563190 wrote:
Making fun, aren't you Rob?
No.
Jan2563190 wrote:
Your link gets me to this same place...
Not me. Here is what I see when I click on that link:
- just fill out the form and click "post". Oh - you do have to be logged in:
So you will need to register an Adobe ID if you haven't done so yet - sorry, but that's just the way it is...
Jan2563190 wrote:
Considering using a beta version when I don't have time for bugs?
That's what I would do. There is a fair chance that installing a new OS will shake up your system in such a way that that, combined with an all new Lr version, will get you around the problem you are having. At a minimum, make sure your system/drivers are up to date, and disconnect all extraneous hardware, and disable all extraneous software services, at least until you get it sorted. Also consider running a system/hardware test and move preference file aside, try with a new catalog... - stuff like that, in case there is some problem with those things which you could get around..
But if you don't want to take the time, then you don't want to take the time...
Good luck,
Rob.

Show cropped size while cropping, support detection of min. crop for a chosen image size.

Now that Lightroom gets really stable and powerful, maybe we have a better chance to get some of the "smaller issues" resolved as well?
One feature which would interest me would be indication of the cropped size while performing the cropping. Lightroom could also show always the percentage of lost or ignored pixels by the crop as a rough measure of resulting "image resolution."
With posting in web in mind, I found on many occasions that I would like to have one more feature: I would like to set for the crop the
"desired image size" as I chose for the posting, say 1200x800 pixels, and not allow the crop to select a smaller area.
Now its up to "try and error" in such cases. Once the crop is off, Lightroom shows the cropped area if selected so, and so user can see if the crop still encompasses at least the desired image size.

At Dan and others
There is a very simple reason that has been stated several times. You are not editing photos, you are making references to images through a database - its all ones and zeros with colours and hues. It is at the export stage you tell lightroom what crop you want. There is no point telling lightroom to crop 800 by 600 in the develop module (though I do see the reason for the request).
If you did specify 800 by 600, the crop would be a small proportion of a 4000 by 3000 pixel chip image ,so you would only get a tiny portion of the picture, then what?
How do you get more of the picture in the crop dimensions?
You scale it up by dragging the crop box having the constraints in the ratio of 800 by 600..... ( back to the original way LR uses....)
Wanting emperical 800 by 600 or 1200 by 800 then scaling up is 2 step process where Adobe sussed that one in the beta by saying u"se aspect rations and then use the all (powerful but ugly) export dialog."
Its has actually been thought out plenty more so "human factors mis-engineering that would make microsoft proud" kind of noise is probably incorrect.
There are some clever and overworked people battling with Lightroom . Bibble 5 was promised 6 momths ago..... still waiting for their 88% improvement in speed.......... but LR2.3 is not there yet
If you want a crop of certain "dimensions" enter them into the x and y spaces in the crop options and you will have 800 by 600 or 1200 by 800.
Then simply set up a batch export using the options long edge... compresssion %.... All these NEED to be entered for exporting at least once - even if you go Export as Previous.
that is my intrepretation of why Adobe decided not to give absolute crops, I'm sure if Adobe did comment on these forums a little more, they would explain more succintly, eloquently but a very similar explanation as mine is above.

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