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09/25/2010 05:52:22 PM · #1
Hi All

I am probably not see the obvious here but .,,,,

When in LR and I have an image in landscape and I want to crop it portrait - I choose 8x10 but it is in landscape too - how do I change that to a portrait crop 8x10

Cheers.

Tony
09/25/2010 06:24:54 PM · #2
Grab a corner and drag it left or right. Once you hit midway it should snap to Portrait.
09/25/2010 07:36:05 PM · #3
Yeah... Keep stuffing around with the drag on the crop... It's FAR from obvious but at some point will snap the other way.
09/25/2010 11:08:15 PM · #4
Or specify 10x8, reversing the order of the numbers often differentiates? But I don't use LR.

R.
09/26/2010 10:25:11 AM · #5
Once in crop mode, make sure the little padlock is set to locked (click on it) then if a landscape, drag the bottom point towards the middle of the image - it should automatically `jump` into the new aspect ratio.

Other things to try in crop mode - press `o` to choose different overlays such as grid, rule of thirds, golden ratio etc.

Hope this helps.
09/26/2010 10:51:23 AM · #6
I have another question. If I crop in Lightroom, I still have to take the photo through to PS4 to make sure it is not larger than, for example, 300KB. Now, is there a way to ensure this correct/acceptable KB in Lightroom?

Message edited by author 2010-09-26 10:51:39.
09/26/2010 11:06:53 AM · #7
Originally posted by docpjv:

I have another question. If I crop in Lightroom, I still have to take the photo through to PS4 to make sure it is not larger than, for example, 300KB. Now, is there a way to ensure this correct/acceptable KB in Lightroom?


Yes. In the export dialogue there's an option to regulate file size and dimensions.
09/26/2010 12:09:47 PM · #8
Originally posted by Jac:

Originally posted by docpjv:

I have another question. If I crop in Lightroom, I still have to take the photo through to PS4 to make sure it is not larger than, for example, 300KB. Now, is there a way to ensure this correct/acceptable KB in Lightroom?


Yes. In the export dialogue there's an option to regulate file size and dimensions.


File size must be new in LR 3 as only the pixel dimensions can be limited in LR 2. However, quality between 75 and 85 usually produces a file size under 300kb with the pixels retrained by longest side.
09/26/2010 07:04:01 PM · #9
Thank you both. I use LR2 and definitely will try working the quality side of it. Just strange there is no clear=cut way as in PS proggie.
09/26/2010 09:23:58 PM · #10
Originally posted by docpjv:

Thank you both. I use LR2 and definitely will try working the quality side of it. Just strange there is no clear=cut way as in PS proggie.


That's because LR doesn't touch your original file, PS does. LR will export whatever size image you want, from your original, again, without modifying it. You're never going to see a resize command in LR like there is in PS. These two programs use your file in entirely different ways.
09/26/2010 09:26:00 PM · #11
Originally posted by cpanaioti:


File size must be new in LR 3...


Yes it is, and it is a welcome addition.
09/26/2010 09:40:27 PM · #12
Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:


File size must be new in LR 3...


Yes it is, and it is a welcome addition.


Kind of odd that it only made it into LR in v3.0.
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