Camera Raw
Sep 14, 2012 09:06:11 #
I've seen people online using Adobe's Camera Raw. Is that part of PS, or is it a separate add-on?
Sep 14, 2012 09:16:44 #
If you shoot in raw and sort your pictures in bridge, Camera Raw is the screen that pops up between bridge and PS where you can adjust exposure and apply other edits.
If you don't shoot in raw, you have to specifically tell an image to go into Camera Raw (via right click in bridge, for example).
Camera Raw is there as part of the PS install, but needs to be updated as new cameras are released. The current version is Camera Raw 6.7 for CS5 or Camera Raw 7.1 for CS6
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5371
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http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5391
If you don't shoot in raw, you have to specifically tell an image to go into Camera Raw (via right click in bridge, for example).
Camera Raw is there as part of the PS install, but needs to be updated as new cameras are released. The current version is Camera Raw 6.7 for CS5 or Camera Raw 7.1 for CS6
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5371
- or -
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5391
Sep 14, 2012 09:26:35 #
PrairieSeasons wrote:
If you shoot in raw and sort your pictures in brid... (show quote)
Thanks. I'll have lots of raw to play with when I get home.
Sep 14, 2012 11:05:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Thanks. I'll have lots of raw to play with when I get home.
Jerry, please share your marinade recipe for all those RAW files you are about to cook for the first time.
Seriously, as a relative "raw file newbie" who actively studies things before jumping in, your "first-time" experiences and observations would be very interesting and helpful to others.
No one does it the same way, but with your inquisitive background and omnipresence here on UHH, your observations and learning could help newbies and seasoned grill-masters alike.
I look forward to reading about your first observations.
Sep 14, 2012 11:48:15 #
Bruce H
Loc: Oregon Coast
I don't find a spacific recipe for RAW, every photo is different so I do each one individually. I don't shoot any in camera .jpg's, RAW is much easier to work with.
Sep 14, 2012 12:53:02 #
PrairieSeasons wrote:
Camera Raw is there as part of the PS install, but needs to be updated as new cameras are released. The current version is Camera Raw 6.7 for CS5 or Camera Raw 7.1 for CS6
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5371
- or -
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5391
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5371
- or -
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5391
I don't know about earlier versions, but when you install PS CS5 or PS CS6, the program is set to periodically check for Raw Converter updates automatically. A little alert note from Adobe will pop up in the Taskbar when an update is available. Also, if you want, you can check manually by going to Help>Updates.
Sep 14, 2012 13:14:38 #
ACR (Adobe Camera RAW) is part of PS and more recent versions (7 and later?) of PSE. In PSE it is not a tab item you can click on, however you can "open As" and choose ACR. ACR will automatically open up RAW images when choose that image. You can open JPEG images in ACR by using open as. I love ACR and do most of PP in ACR and if finer details are desired then I will use PSE features.
Sep 14, 2012 13:52:15 #
Bruce H wrote:
I don't find a spacific recipe for RAW, every photo is different so I do each one individually. I don't shoot any in camera .jpg's, RAW is much easier to work with.
True. But I was referring to work flow, not editing individual images.
Sep 14, 2012 23:00:58 #
ACR is also the engine that LR uses, with a different user interface, for all the basic adjustments.
Sep 15, 2012 10:39:25 #
Sep 15, 2012 10:41:26 #
I shoot only in raw. I ALWAYS adjust temperature and exposure in raw, if needed. This usually gets me 90 percent there. More frequently I have been adjusting clarity and brightness, each be 5 - 7 points. From there I hold down the option key (alt for pc users) and get an "open copy" button. This opens the image in PS yet preserves the original image without changes. In PS I immediately do a neutral grey workflow (particularly if I did not shoot a grey card for a particular series) then do any selective adjustments. If I am printing I do an over all sharpening workflow.
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Sep 15, 2012 11:51:38 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've seen people online using Adobe's Camera Raw. Is that part of PS, or is it a separate add-on?
Jerry, here's an aspect of Photoshop Raw that you might find useful:
If you taken multiple shots in one location with same lighting, then open several of these Nef files (Nikon raw) from Bridge at once by highlighting them & choose file open. Then they all show up in a left side panel in Raw. After using the sliders to get the first one the way you like, you can apply the same settings to either all or just a few by highlighting them in the left panel and then click on "synchronize" which is at top of left panel. You can then adjust each one further if needed. This saves me lots of time. Hope you enjoy PS Raw - I think the CS6 version of Raw is super.
Sep 15, 2012 16:43:57 #
You will find ACR very useful. I basically do 90% of editing in ACR, and then bring it in to PS to finish. Have fun playing!
Sep 15, 2012 17:05:01 #
ecobin wrote:
quote=jerryc41 I've seen people online using Adob... (show quote)
Thanks. That's what I was looking for. I used the Whibal card, so I want to adjust several pics at once using that to set WB.
Sep 15, 2012 17:17:54 #
Jerry, I'd be interested in hearing about the results you're getting with the Whibal card.
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