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Copy transform from an item within a group does not work

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Description

Operating System Info

Windows 10

Other OS

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OBS Studio Version

27.1.3

OBS Studio Version (Other)

No response

OBS Studio Log URL

https://obsproject.com/logs/jGieKzcnUuzl0aYY

OBS Studio Crash Log URL

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Expected Behavior

Copy transform from item within a group, then paste transform to another object should re-produce transform settings from source object.

Current Behavior

Copying a transform from an object within a group does not work and no or incorrect transform settings are applied to new object.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Create a color source object or item
  2. Apply a transform to the color source example: Position: 360x 90y, Size: 1600x900 Crop: 240,240,0,0
  3. Create a group and move the object into the group
  4. Create another color source or object
  5. Copy the transform from the first object within the group and paste transform to the second object outside the group
  6. Paste transform will not apply the correct settings
  7. Select source item within the group and press cntrl+e to edit transform and notice some transform setting are now incorrect.
  8. Move the source object out of the group or ungroup
  9. Copy and paste transform will now work
  10. Select the source item, press cntrl+e and the transform settings are back to normal.
    ...
Anything else we should know?

We use copy/paste transform extensively for positional reference, it helps to organize positional reference objects into groups, however we need to either un-group or move them out of the group before using the copy/paste transform.

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Research direction

The report names no source files, entry points, or tests. Reproduce the issue in OBS 27.1.3 on Windows using the listed group, color-source, and copy/paste-transform steps, then trace the transform copy and paste behavior for grouped versus ungrouped items. Done means the pasted transform matches the source and editing the grouped source preserves its settings.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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