Fernando M. I. Carreiro
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- Joined
- Jul 3, 2019
- Messages
- 29
- Location
- Corroios, Portugal
- Lightroom Experience
- Intermediate
- Lightroom Version
- Classic
- Lightroom Version Number
- Lightroom Classic (v9.2.1), Camera Raw (v12.2.1)
- Operating System
- Windows 10
I’ve discovered some major flaws in Adobe’s implementation of Local Adjustments and Filters (Graduated and Radial) and how they respond to Transforms (and Lens Corrections). I did not test Spot Removal, but they too most probably also suffer similar problems.
When applying Transforms, using either the predetermined selections or manually setting the various values, such as Rotation, Scale, Aspect and the others, not all of them have the desired effect on the Adjustments and Filters; which can cause your edits to be undesirably affected, especially when they are applied to larger areas of your photos or when using large brush sizes.
I did these tests in Lightroom Classic, but most likely applies to the Lightroom CC and Camera Raw as well.
When applying Transforms, using either the predetermined selections or manually setting the various values, such as Rotation, Scale, Aspect and the others, not all of them have the desired effect on the Adjustments and Filters; which can cause your edits to be undesirably affected, especially when they are applied to larger areas of your photos or when using large brush sizes.
- Local Adjustments are simple multi-point round (not oval) “dabs”, that make up the brush strokes (as I mentioned in another thread), and they are correctly adjusted for Scale, Offset and Rotation, but are not correctly adjusted for Aspect nor Vertical/Horizontal perspective transformations.
- Radial Filters are correctly adjusted for Scale and Offset, but are not for Rotation, Aspect nor Vertical/Horizontal perspective transformations.
- Graduated Filters, however, seem to be the only ones that are affected by all the transformations but they are not adjusted very well.
I did these tests in Lightroom Classic, but most likely applies to the Lightroom CC and Camera Raw as well.