Adobe Camera Raw Settings - Help Please: Hi, I have the $9.99 Adobe Photoshop CC Package. I was watching a Ben Willmore tutorial and he was cropping images in Camera Raw, he had quite...

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Hi, I have the $9.99 Adobe Photoshop CC Package. I was watching a Ben Willmore tutorial and he was cropping images in Camera Raw, he had quite a large tool panel across the top. I have very few tool in the top tool panel and don't have the crop tool. Do you get a different version of ACR on the $9.99 package? I have all the latest updates. Thanks for your help.
Anne

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Go to the Adobe site and download latest version of Camera Raw. I think its 8.7 you will have a crop tool in the top tool panel then.

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Hi, Not sure if I have downloaded the right one, This is what I downloaded below, it only took a couple of minutes but still no crop tool when I open Camera Raw.

Adobe DNG Converter 8.7.1
File Information
Product Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter
Version 8.7.1
Platform Windows
File Name DNGConverter_8_7_1.exe
File Size 197.5MB
Download Est. 9 hrs, 3 mins @ 56K modem
1 hrs, 13 mins @ DSL
18 mins, 24 secs @ T1
Download Now

Billyspad wrote:

Go to the Adobe site and download latest version of Camera Raw. I think its 8.7 you will have a crop tool in the top tool panel then.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

swallowtail wrote:

Hi, Not sure if I have downloaded the right one, This is what I downloaded below, it only took a couple of minutes but still no crop tool when I open Camera Raw.

Adobe DNG Converter 8.7.1
File Information
Product Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter
Version 8.7.1
Platform Windows
File Name DNGConverter_8_7_1.exe
File Size 197.5MB
Download Est. 9 hrs, 3 mins @ 56K modem
1 hrs, 13 mins @ DSL
18 mins, 24 secs @ T1
Download Now

It should look like this at the top of Camera Raw. I have highlighted crop tool

(Download)

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Hi, Have attached a Screnshot of what mine looks like. Hope it works, never done this before.

Billyspad wrote:

It should look like this at the top of Camera Raw. I have highlighted crop tool

Attached file:
(Download)

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

swallowtail wrote:

Hi, Have attached a Screnshot of what mine looks like. Hope it works, never done this before.

You uploaded a document file NOT an image file Try again.
Get your sceen shot and save it as a Jpeg if you can and send that.

If you use Windows 7 Go Start > Accessories > Snip Tool. Windows 8 I have never used so check if its the same.
Thats the easy way. Save snip as Jpeg

Ziza Loc: USA

swallowtail wrote:

Hi, Not sure if I have downloaded the right one, This is what I downloaded below, it only took a couple of minutes but still no crop tool when I open Camera Raw.

Adobe DNG Converter 8.7.1
File Information
Product Adobe Camera Raw and DNG Converter
Version 8.7.1
Platform Windows
File Name DNGConverter_8_7_1.exe
File Size 197.5MB
Download Est. 9 hrs, 3 mins @ 56K modem
1 hrs, 13 mins @ DSL
18 mins, 24 secs @ T1
Download Now

This is not the download for the ACR 8.7.1 update. It is the download for "DNG Converter_8_7_1.exe". It is not a plug-in and it is not going to show up in PS CC in the Raw Converter. It is a free standalone utility.

You don't need to go to the Adobe site to download the latest ACR update. It is all done through the CC Update Manager. You can check if there is an update by going to Help>Updates.

You should have the Crop tool in the Tools Bar in the Raw Converter. Press the C key to activate it. This is its shortcut.

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Thank you for the instructions, hopefully have it right this time.

Billyspad wrote:

You uploaded a document file NOT an image file Try again.
Get your sceen shot and save it as a Jpeg if you can and send that.

If you use Windows 7 Go Start > Accessories > Snip Tool. Windows 8 I have never used so check if its the same.
Thats the easy way. Save snip as Jpeg

(Download)

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Hi, have been into the Update Manager and it says I'm up to date, I tried pressing C in ACR but that didn't work. Thank you for trying to help.

Ziza wrote:

This is not the download for the ACR 8.7.1 update... (show quote)

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Hi< I just found this. Now wondering if there is any way that I can open a Jpeg straight into ACR?

There is a different tool bar if you use ACR as a plug-in on the way into Photoshop as opposed to using ACR as a Filter in PS, itself. There are less functions in the Filter, like no Crop, because PS, itself, allows for cropping.

swallowtail wrote:

Hi, Have attached a Screnshot of what mine looks like. Hope it works, never done this before.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

swallowtail wrote:

Thank you for the instructions, hopefully have it right this time.

Your screen shot was fine except too small to see Icons on tool bar and also cannot see what version of ACR it is .
Snip whole screen and send a bigger clearer file

To open a Jpeg in Camera Raw - In Photoshop go File > Open As and select Camera Raw in the drop down box. Then select jpeg you wish to open and it will open in Camera Raw with all the Camera Raw adjustments available.
You are however working on a file thats already compressed to jpeg format so will not have all the information that a raw file has.

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Thank you so much for your help, by opening Jpeg by going to File>Open As I now have ALL the tools. Think what I was doing wrong was opening image in Photoshop then using Camera Raw Filter to open it in ACR. Thank you Billyspad for your help and patience.

Billyspad wrote:

Your screen shot was fine except too small to see ... (show quote)

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

swallowtail wrote:

Thank you so much for your help, by opening Jpeg by going to File>Open As I now have ALL the tools. Think what I was doing wrong was opening image in Photoshop then using Camera Raw Filter to open it in ACR. Thank you Billyspad for your help and patience.

You are quite welcome swallowtail. Im sorta up running and familiar with Photoshop so if you get stuck just come a knocking.

Regards Billyspad

swallowtail Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Thanks Billyspad, I appreciate it.

Billyspad wrote:

You are quite welcome swallowtail. Im sorta up running and familiar with Photoshop so if you get stuck just come a knocking.

Regards Billyspad

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

swallowtail wrote:

Hi, I have the $9.99 Adobe Photoshop CC Package. I was watching a Ben Willmore tutorial and he was cropping images in Camera Raw, he had quite a large tool panel across the top. I have very few tool in the top tool panel and don't have the crop tool. Do you get a different version of ACR on the $9.99 package? I have all the latest updates. Thanks for your help.
Anne

easy use Lightroom develop module . it is the same as ACR in PS but easier to use and it allows non-destructive crops