Cropping 16:9 image in Photos imposes Landscape

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Cropping 16:9 image in Photos imposes Landscape

I shoot still images in 16:9 (usually in landscape) because it suits to incorporate in holiday videos without too much messing about. However occasionally I will shoot in portrait and pan up or down the image in the video editing software. Recently, whenever I crop (to straighten) a portrait image, Photos imposes a landscape aspect. This is extremely irritating because every time you have to select, "Original", then "16:9", then carry on with the rotation process.

Is this a bug or am I missing an elementary setting somewhwere?

iMac 27″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 9:39 AM

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a brody

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Aug 23, 2023 4:42 AM in response to 123ARW

16x9 is a landscape ratio

If you are cropping a portrait image shot in 16x9, it is likely the portrait image actually has blank pixels to make up for the ratio, and is in fact a landscape photo with borders. You can crop the photo right on the image edge if you so desire, that way, making sure it maintains a portrait profile. The camera needs to know you are shooting in portrait made for it to output portrait and not 16x9.

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123ARW Author

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Aug 23, 2023 4:50 AM in response to a brody

Not sure I agree with you...

Once you choose "Original" it's clear there is imagery either side of the imposed portrait 16:9 aspect. So the camera seems to have shot a generic image size, the chosen aspect is "post production" as it were. My point is, why does the Photos programme ignore the chosen aspect during the editing process - which after all both the 'phone and the computer respect when displaying images, pre-editing.

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a brody

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Aug 23, 2023 5:39 AM in response to 123ARW

That I don't know. But I have noticed the program has a tendancy to auto-rotate images when I least want it to as well.

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