Why does a photo show a different aspect ratio in Lightroom Library vs Develop, and how can I reset it?

Asked 4/13/2013

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In Lightroom 4, one of my photos appears with a different framing/aspect ratio in Library and Develop. I want to get back to the original image framing so I can work on it normally. What causes this, and how can I reset the photo to its original state?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

13y ago

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Whatever you did, Lightroom makes it easy to reset. Open the History stack and just click on the lowest item which is Import IIRC. That shows you the original image. Any change you make at that point will be performed on the original image and that will clear the rest of the history.

EDIT:

If this fails and you are OK to reset it. I'd recommend you just delete it from Lightroom (only and not on disk) and re-import it. It might save you time digging through settings which may have caused this.

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This is usually caused by an edit or view setting rather than Lightroom changing the actual file.

Try these fixes:

  1. Reset via History: In the Develop module, open the History panel and click the earliest entry (typically Import). That returns the image to its original state. Any new edits from there will be applied to the original version.

  2. Check the Navigator zoom/view: If it happens again, switch the Navigator view from Fit to Fill or 1:1, then back again. A display/zoom setting can make the image look differently framed between Library and Develop.

  3. Last resort: If you just want a clean reset and don’t need the edits, remove the photo from Lightroom only (not from disk) and re-import it.

Lightroom is non-destructive, so the original image is still there unless you intentionally cropped or edited it.

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