What is seen in Organizer is only a display, with Rotation. Actual pixel Rotation has not been applied. The actual Image is still in horizontal format, until one does the actual Rotation in either PS/PSE, or via the Fixed Effect>Rotation in PrE.

The same is true in Adobe Bridge (the big-brother to Organizer, available with many of Adobe's suites, like CS 5.5 Production Premium). In Bridge, one CAN Rotate, and then Save the Image, over the original, and that Rotation is done at the pixel level, and is permanent. I use Bridge exclusively, so cannot tell you if Organizer allows one to first Rotate, and then Save that Rotated Image. Others will know Organizer much better, and can instruct you, if that capability exists there. Might be as easy as one-click?

Good luck,

Hunt

Only Images that have had pixel Rotation applied, and then Saved, will show the new orientation. Some cameras will do the pixel Rotation, and then Save, as will some software.

As PrE (and Organizer) are non-destructive programs, the original material is not altered, until the user makes those changes.

Good luck,

Hunt

To permanently alter the Rotation of portrait Images, yes, that would be a good workflow.

I normally shoot in RAW (Nikon or Canon), and then process the Images in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) through Photoshop. There, I will do the Rotation, and when I Save_As PSD, the Rotation is permanent. For users of Adobe Lightroom, the operation is the same. I assume that it will be the same with PSE, but have to admit that I have never used that program. Still, in most respects, it works just like its "big-brother," Photoshop. Now, I also use Adobe Bridge (big-brother to Organizer), and with that Save_As, it will handle the task of Rotation too.

One thing that I have never experimented with is the differences between doing the Rotation in an Image editing software, like PS, vs doing it with the Fixed Effect>Rotation in PrE, or PrPro. Based on the Scaling algorithms in PS vs PrE, or PrPro (up to CS 5), I would think that the Image editing software would be a bit better, but that is ONLY a guess on my part, and especially as the Rotation algorithms will be different than the Scaling algorithms. Maybe I need to do some control testing, though my workflow is set up to do the Rotation in ACR.

Good luck,

Hunt

As I have stated, in most programs, the metadata will show how to display the Images. In programs, like PrE, you need to actually adjust the pixels, not just the metadata. Until you change the pixels, an NLE (Non Linear Editor) will display the actual pixels.

Good luck,

Hunt