Comments on: Changing the crop orientation in Lightroom 2 http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/ Lightroom tutorials, tips and training for Lightroomers! Wed, 02 May 2012 08:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rob Sylvan http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-2576 Rob Sylvan Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:13:27 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-2576 Yes, this is true. The X key does double-duty. Though in the crop tool its only function is to switch the orientation of the crop rectangle, so without a rectangle showing there is no point in pressing X. Should the X key be hit accidentally you can always press U to unflag or CMD/Ctrl+Z to undo. Yes, this is true. The X key does double-duty. Though in the crop tool its only function is to switch the orientation of the crop rectangle, so without a rectangle showing there is no point in pressing X. Should the X key be hit accidentally you can always press U to unflag or CMD/Ctrl+Z to undo.

]]> By: Alan Mitchell http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 Alan Mitchell Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:10:42 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-2575 Be Careful!!! Be sure to click on the Crop Overlay BEFORE you press "X". If you are not in the Crop mode hitting "X" tells LR "REJECT" this photo!!! (I use LR3.2) Alan Be Careful!!! Be sure to click on the Crop Overlay BEFORE you press “X”. If you are not in the Crop mode hitting “X” tells LR “REJECT” this photo!!! (I use LR3.2)

Alan

]]> By: Rob http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 Rob Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:51:28 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-2117 Sas, that is certainly true, but that shortcut is new to Lightroom 3. When this post was written in April 2009 it did not exist in Lightroom 2. That said, I think I'll add a note to clarify in the post above for anyone reading in the future. Thanks! Sas, that is certainly true, but that shortcut is new to Lightroom 3. When this post was written in April 2009 it did not exist in Lightroom 2. That said, I think I’ll add a note to clarify in the post above for anyone reading in the future. Thanks!

]]> By: Sas http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 Sas Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:45:49 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-2116 Shortcut key "X" does the job even quicker!!! Shortcut key “X” does the job even quicker!!!

]]> By: Rob http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-1972 Rob Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:25:55 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-1972 Hi Steven, That sounds buggish. It may be that the original aspect ratio is also 2:3, which is a common aspect ratio for digital images, but it shouldn't change back to Original after you start cropping. Are you using the latest version of Lightroom to ensure you've gotten the latest round of updates? You might also try replacing the preference file, which can sometimes fix general odd behavior: http://lightroomers.com/replacing-the-lightroom-preference-file/745/ Hi Steven,

That sounds buggish. It may be that the original aspect ratio is also 2:3, which is a common aspect ratio for digital images, but it shouldn’t change back to Original after you start cropping. Are you using the latest version of Lightroom to ensure you’ve gotten the latest round of updates?

You might also try replacing the preference file, which can sometimes fix general odd behavior:

http://lightroomers.com/replacing-the-lightroom-preference-file/745/

]]> By: Steven Hall http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-1962 Steven Hall Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:25:54 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-1962 What am I doing wrong? I check 2x3/4x6 and if the lock is unlocked, I lock it. I expect the lock to keep me in 2x3/4x6 aspect ratio. It doesn't. As soon as I start cropping it reverts back to 'original' and let's me just crop freestyle. Well, that defeats the whole purpose of the lock?? (And the lock is still locked the whole time by the way.) Frustrating. :-( What am I doing wrong? I check 2×3/4×6 and if the lock is unlocked, I lock it. I expect the lock to keep me in 2×3/4×6 aspect ratio.

It doesn’t.

As soon as I start cropping it reverts back to ‘original’ and let’s me just crop freestyle. Well, that defeats the whole purpose of the lock?? (And the lock is still locked the whole time by the way.)

Frustrating. :-(

]]> By: Betty Jaehnig http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 Betty Jaehnig Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:07:56 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-1922 Thanks! Helped A LOT! Thanks! Helped A LOT!

]]> By: Sandeep Sebastin http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 Sandeep Sebastin Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:37:56 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-1234 Thanks a lot...I had struggled a lot with that... Cheers, Sandeep Thanks a lot…I had struggled a lot with that…

Cheers,
Sandeep

]]> By: MartySkitch http://lightroomers.com/changing-the-crop-orientation-in-lightroom/288/comment-page-1/#comment-438 MartySkitch Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:04:59 +0000 http://lightroomers.com/?p=288#comment-438 You're right it is easy to do. When you re-position the image the crop stays fixed and the image moves "below" the crop. You’re right it is easy to do. When you re-position the image the crop stays fixed and the image moves “below” the crop.

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