Installing camera raw 7 for photoshop cs5. How to update, install the latest version of Camera RAW for Photoshop

Functional software for Adobe Photoshop allows you to quickly and easily process the “raw” stream of image data received from digital cameras. By working with these "digital negatives" you can achieve compelling results and flexibility while preserving the original files.

Photoshop application Camera Raw appeared as an add-on as a must-have tool for photographers in February 2003. Since then, the application has been constantly updated, the list of supported cameras has expanded, and it is now available as part of Adobe Photoshop CS5. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom also supports raw DNG (Digital Negative Format) files.

Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw works with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Bridge. You can use the programs-

Photoshop Camera Raw software for importing and adjusting camera feeds, JPEG and TIFF files.

Introduction to Camera Raw

A "raw" camera file contains raw, uncompressed grayscale image data from a digital camera's image sensor, including information about how the image was captured. Photoshop Camera Raw software interprets camera stream files using camera information and image metadata to create and process a color image.

Think of your camera's raw files as negatives of your photos, which can be processed at any time to achieve the results you want by adjusting white balance, tonal range, contrast, color dullness, and sharpening the image. When you adjust the camera's image, the original raw camera data is preserved. Adjustment parameters are saved as metadata in an additional accompanying file, in a database, or in the file itself (in the case of the DNG format).

When you take a camera photo in JPEG format, the camera automatically processes the JPEG, enhancing and compressing the image. At the same time, you have very little control over the processing of the invention. Taking photos in the camera's internal formats gives you more control over the image than shooting in JPEG format because the app doesn't prevent the user from processing photos taken with Kera. To do this, you must first configure the camera in the mode of saving files in the camera's native file formats.

Note that the RAW format of the Photoshop application (with the raw extension) is a format for transferring images between applications and computer platforms. Do not confuse the RAW format of the Photoshop application with camera photo formats!

Capture of data by a digital camera and storage of streaming data occurs with a dependence in the form of a linear tone curve (gamma 1.0). At the same time, for film and the human eye, this dependence is nonlinear and logarithmic (gamma greater than 2). Therefore, raw camera images appear too dark.

About Camera Raw

Camera program Raw is a plugin for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop that adds functionality Adobe application Bridge. Camera Raw allows each of these applications to import and work with files from the camera. Camera Raw can be used to work with JPEG and TIFF files.

To use the dialog box Camera Raw In the Bridge application, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects must be installed to open files. However, if these programs are not installed, then Adobe Bridge has the ability to preview images along with their metadata.

Using Bridge, you can apply, copy, and clear camera image settings, preview and see their metadata, and open a dialog box Camera Raw not required.

Bridge previews JPEG images using the current color settings. If this did not happen, raw images from the camera would appear in grayscale and appear very dark.

A warning icon appears in icons and when previewing an image in a dialog box Camera Raw as long as the preview is generated from the camera image.

You can change the default settings set by Camera Raw for a certain model cameras. You can also change the settings set by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for camera models. By setting your own settings, you can save them as default and apply them to other images.

The original original data is retained when the camera image is adjusted. This saves the edit settings for each image, either in the Camera Raw database as metadata included in the image file, or in an additional accompanying XMP file. After the file from the camera has been processed, the image icon in Adobe Bridge contains the icon.

When opening a camera file in Adobe Photoshop, it is possible to save the image in other graphic file formats such as PSD, JPEG, PSB Large Document Format, TIFF, Cineon, Photoshop Raw, PNG, PBM. In the dialog box Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop you can save processed files in DNG (digital negative), JPEG, TIFF or internal Photoshop format- PSD.

When a new version of Camera Raw appears, you can update the program. To do this, use the standard command Help | Updates(Help | Updates).

Basic documentation for the Camera Raw application is located on the Adobe website

at the address www.adobe.com/go/learn_ps_camerarawhelp.

Different camera models store streaming images in many different formats, and the data must be interpreted and recognized accordingly. To do this, Camera Raw includes profiles of various camera models that allow you to correctly interpret the data.

List of supported cameras and additional information about Camera Raw

given at www.adobe.com/go/learn_ps_cameraraw.

About the DNG format

DNG (Digital Negative Format) is a publicly registered and widely supported format for storing digital camera data. Hardware and software developers use DNG to provide workflow flexibility when processing and archiving camera data.

You can use DNG as an intermediate format to preserve images that were originally captured using native digital camera formats.

Because DNG metadata is publicly registered, users of Camera Raw do not need to have special knowledge of how to encrypt and process files produced by a DNG-enabled camera. If a digital camera's native file format is no longer supported, users will not be able to access images saved in that format, and the images may be lost forever. Because the DNG format is publicly registered, it is much more likely that the original raw inventions saved as DNG files will be readable by software in the distant future, making DNG more safe choice for archival storage.

DNG is an extension of the TIFF 6.0 format and is compatible with the TIFF-EP standard. Compatibility between the digital negative specification and the TIFF-EP standard can be achieved at the same time.

Metadata for adjustments made to images saved as DNG files can be embedded in the DNG file directly, instead of an additional accompanying XMP file or in the Camera Raw application database.

You can convert camera image files to DNG format using Adobe DNG Converter.

To receive additional information about the DNG format and converter

Image processing

Before processing images captured by the camera, you need to transfer the files from the memory card to the computer's hard drive, set the names as the desired names rather than a sequence of numbers, or otherwise prepare the files for use. Use the command Get Photos From Camera(Get Photo from Camera) in Adobe Bridge to perform these tasks automatically.

Camera files can be opened in Bridge, After Effects, or

Photoshop. You can also open JPEG and TIFF files in Camera Raw from Bridge.

Color correction includes white balance, hue and saturation. Both auto-correction and independent manual correction are possible.

Use other tools and controls in the dialog window Camera Raw to perform tasks such as sharpening an image, reducing distortion, correcting image defects, and retouching.

To apply the same settings to other images in the future, save the settings as presets. If you want to save settings to apply by default to all images of a particular camera model or as specific ISO settings, use Saving Image Settings with New Default Settings.

Set options that indicate the properties of images loaded via

Camera Raw, and how to open files in Photoshop.

Once you've finished working on an image in Camera Raw, you can use the following 4 methods: apply the settings you made to the camera file, open the adjusted image in another application, save the adjusted image in a new format, cancel or discard the settings. When the dialog box opens Camera Raw buttons in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects Save Image(Save Image) and Done(Apply) are not available. Dialog Buttons Camera Raw mean the following:

© Open Image(Open Image) - Opens copies of camera files with Camera Raw settings applied in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. In this case, the original camera file (without settings) remains unchanged;

Camera Raw.

Note that the image controls available in the dialog box Camera Raw, opened in Adobe Bridge and Photoshop, may not be available when opening the same dialog box, for example in Adobe After Effects.

Menu Camera Raw Settings

To open the menu Camera Raw Settings(Camera Raw Settings), click the button located in the right corner, below the image adjustment buttons. Some commands from this menu are available using the menu command Edit | Develop Settings(Edit | Create Settings) of Adobe Bridge.

View Control

press a key<Пробел>, then the tool Hand(Hand) will be temporarily disabled.

store the image).

uncheck the box Preview.

Basic Image Adjustment Buttons

Let's look at the purpose of the main image adjustment buttons (Fig. 22.6).

Rice. 22.6. Image adjustment buttons in the dialog box Camera Raw

© Camera Calibration(Camera calibration). Corrects color and shadow scatter, adjusting colors to compensate for differences between camera performance and the profile for a given camera model offered in Camera Raw.

Camera Raw Cache in Adobe Bridge

When viewing camera files in Adobe Bridge, thumbnails and previews use either standard settings or preset settings. The Bridge cache and Camera Raw cache store icon data, metadata, and file information. For a watched folder, caching data can reduce loading time.

Because the cache can become very large, you can clear the cache or limit its size. You can also clear and restore the cache if you suspect it is damaged or out of date. Clearing the cache removes image thumbnail information and metadata added since the camera file was opened in Adobe Bridge.

The Camera Raw cache can store data for 200 images per gigabyte of storage space. By default, the maximum cache size is 1 GB.

Rice. 22.7. Dialog box Camera Raw Preferences

You can expand the cache in the settings Preferences Camera Raw Application (Settings):

1. While in Adobe Bridge, select the menu command Edit | Camera Raw Preferences(Edit | Camera Raw Preferences) for Windows or Bridge| Camera Raw Preferences(Bridge | Camera Raw Preferences) for Mac OS or its dialog box Camera Raw open, use the button. In both cases a dialog box will appear Camera Raw Preferences(Fig. 22.7).

2. Follow these steps:

◆ to change the cache size, enter the maximum value in the field

Maximum Size(Maximum size);

◆ to clear the camera cache, click the button Purge Cache(Clear cache);

◆ to change the location of the camera cache, enter the command Select Location(Highlight location).

Manage, open and save images

Opening images

© To process images in Camera Raw, point to one or more camera files in Adobe Bridge, then choose File | Open In Camera Raw(File | Open in Camera Raw) or press the keyboard shortcut +for Windows or +for Mac OS. When you have finished making changes in the dialog box Camera Raw click the button Done(Apply) to

accept the changes and close the dialog box. You can also click Open(Dig) to open a copy of the adjusted image in Adobe Photoshop.

and view the selected camera files.) When you have finished making changes in the dialog box Camera Raw click Open(Open) to apply the changes.

Double-click with the right mouse button while holding down a key on the image icon in Adobe Bridge allows you to open the camera image in Adobe Photoshop without opening a dialog box Camera Raw. Hold down the key

using the command File | Open(File | Open) to open the selection of selected images.

use command File | Import(File | Import) in After Effects to preview the selected camera files. When you are done making changes to the dialog box Camera Raw, press the button OK to accept the changes.

Saving a camera image in a different format

PSD, TIFF, JPEG or DNG.

When using the command Save Image(Save Image) in the dialog box Camera Raw files are queued for later processing and storage. This is useful if you are processing and saving multiple files in the same format in a dialog box Camera Raw.

1. In the dialog box Camera Raw click the button Save Image(Save Image) located in the lower left corner.

If you hold down the key for Windows or

2. In the dialog box Save Options(Save Options) Define the following options:

◆ Destination(Purpose). Indicates where the file is saved. If necessary, press the button Select Folder(Select folder) and specify the location where the file will be stored;

◆ File Naming(File naming). Specifies the file name using a naming convention that includes elements such as the date and camera serial number. Using descriptive file names based on a naming convention helps you organize your Greek files correctly.

3. Select the file format in the field Format(Format).

Options for selecting format in the field Format(Format):

◆ Digital Negative(Digital negative). Saves a copy of the camera file in DNG format;

◆ Compressed (lossless)(Lossless compression). Uses lossless compression, which means that no information is lost when the file size is reduced;

◆ Convert To Linear Image(Convert to line image). Saves image data in an interpolated format. The resulting interpolated image can be interpreted by other software, even if it does not have the profile of the digital camera that captured the image;

◆ Embed Original Raw File(Embedded camera source file). Saves all the original camera image data in a DNG file;

◆ JPEG Preview(JPEG preview). Embeds a JPEG preview in a DNG file. When using JPEG preview, you can set the preview size. With the JPEG preview option enabled in other views, you can see the contents of the DNG file without analyzing the original camera data;

◆ JPEG(JPEG format). Saves copies of camera files in JPEG format (Joint Photographic Experts Group). To determine the compression ratio, enter

value from 0 to 12 or select a value from the menu. When you enter a higher value or select a measure High(High) or Maximum(Maximum) decreases the compression ratio, increasing image quality and file size. The JPEG format is commonly used to display photographs and other continuous images in web photo galleries, slide shows, presentations, and other online services;

◆ TIFF(TIFF format). Saves copies of camera files in TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) format. Allows you to determine whether to use either LZW or ZIP compression for files. The TIFF format is a flexible raster image format that supports virtually all colors, allows you to edit the image, and is compatible with layout packages. The TIFF format provides greater compression and compatibility with other applications than the PSD format;

◆ Photoshop(PSD format). Saves copies of camera files in Adobe Photoshop's internal format - PSD. You can determine whether the trimmed pixel data can be saved in a PSD file.

Color creation and tone correction

Using Histogram and RGB Levels

The histogram is a series of pixels with corresponding brightness values in the image. A histogram in which each brightness value takes on non-zero values takes advantage of the full tonal scale. A histogram that doesn't utilize the full tonal range corresponds to a dull image that lacks contrast. A histogram with a peak on the left side indicates clipping in the shadows; a histogram with a peak on the right indicates highlight clipping.

Select viewing mode Shadows and Highlights(Shadows and Highlights) to see the proportion of clipped piels when previewing the image.

A common goal of image adjustment is to distribute the pixel values on a histogram as evenly as possible from left to right, rather than concentrating them at one end or the other.

The histogram is made up of three color layers that represent the red, green, and blue color channels. White appears when all three channels overlap; yellow, magenta, and cyan appear when two of the RGB channels overlap each other (yellow equals red + green channels, magenta equals red + blue channels, and cyan equals green + blue channels). When setting the settings in the dialog box Camera Raw the histogram changes automatically. RGB pixel values under the pointer

(in the preview image) appear below the histogram.

You can also use the tool Color Sampler(Color Swatch) to place up to nine color swatches in the preview image. The RGB values are reflected above the preview image.

To remove a color swatch, click on it while holding down the for Windows or

Highlight and shadow clipping preview

Clipping occurs when the color values of a pixel are higher than the highest value or lower than the lowest value that can be represented in the image; super-bright values are cut off to output white, and super-dark values are cut off to output black. Due to clipping, details of the invention are lost.

High-key pixels that are clipped in all color channels, appearing white. In the shadows, on the contrary, they are black. Clipping in one or two channels shows the primary color (red, green, blue) or the combined color (lip, magenta, yellow).

In some cases, clipping occurs because the working color space has too small a color gamut. If colors are clipped, you should try working in a color space with a larger gamut, such as ProPhoto RGB.

Without getting into too much terminology, adjusting white balance is a matter of discovering which objects in an image should be neutral in color (white or gray), and then adjusting the colors in the image to make those objects neutral in color. When using the tool Color Balance(Color Balance) To determine whether an object should be white or gray, Camera Raw can determine the color of the light in which the scene was captured, and then automatically adjust the lighting for the scene.

(in Kelvin) is used as a measure of scene illumination because natural and radiant light sources emit light in a predictable distribution depending on their temperature.

A digital camera records white balance during exposure as input metadata. The Camera Raw module reads this value and makes it the initial setting when opening the file in the dialog box Camera Raw. This setting will usually achieve the correct color temperature, or nearly so. If the result is incorrect, you can always correct the white balance.

Not all shades of color are the result of incorrect white balance. You should use the controls on the tab Calibrate(Calibration) to correct the color cast that remains after the white balance is adjusted.

Tab Basic(Basic) in the dialog box Camera Raw contains three controls to correct the color cast in an image:

© White Balance(White Balance). Camera Raw applies bogo balance settings and changes properties Temperature(Temperature) and Tint(Shade) accordingly. Use these controls to achieve the desired color balance:

◆ As Shot(Native) - uses the camera's white balance settings if available;

◆ Auto(Auto) - calculates white balance based on these images;

If Camera Raw doesn't recognize your camera's white balance settings, selecting an option As Shot(Original) is the same as select Auto(Auto).

© Temperature(Temperature) - Sets the white balance relative to the custom color temperature. To correct a photo taken at a different light temperature, you should reduce the temperature. Camera Raw makes image colors bluer to compensate for the lower color temperature (yellowish) of ambient light. And vice versa, increase

parameter setting Temperature(Temperature) allows you to adjust photos with a higher color temperature of light; Image colors become warmer (yellowish) to compensate for the higher color temperature (bluish) of ambient light;

When adjusting a non-camera image, such as a JPEG image, the range and properties of the parameters Temperature(Temperature) and Tint(Shade) are freaking out.

In order to add green to the image, you should increase the parameter Tint(Hue) to reduce Tint(Hue), purple should be added. To quickly adjust white balance, you should select the White Balance(White Balance) in the image preview area, which should be neutral gray or white. Options Temperature(Temperature) and Tint(Shade) is changed to make the chosen color exactly neutral (if possible). To work with white areas, you should choose a highlight that contains significant white detail rather than a specular selection. Double right-click on a button White Balance(White Balance) loads the color balance in the mode As Shot(Original).

To correct white balance slider Temperature(Temperature) should be moved to the right, allowing you to adjust photos taken with high color temperature light.

Tone correction

You can adjust the tonal scale of an image using the basic button controls Basic(Basic).

When you select the option Auto(Auto), located at the top of the control parameters of the button Basic(Basic), Camera Raw analyzes the image and makes automatic adjustments for tone controls ( Exposure(Exposition), Recovery(Recovery), Fill Light(Fill with light), Blacks(Black), Brightness(Brightness) and Contrast(Contrast)).

When automatically adjusting tone, Camera Raw ignores any adjustments previously made to the control parameters of other buttons (such as adjusting the tone in a button Curves(Curves)). Therefore, it is better to use automatic tone adjustments at the beginning - to get an initial approximation of your image settings. If you're very careful when shooting and intentionally shot with varying exposures, you probably won't want to undo the work you've done by applying automatic tone adjustments. On the other hand, you can always try to press the button Auto(Auto) and then undo the adjustment if you don't like it.

Previews in Adobe Bridge use default image settings. To set the default picture settings to include automatic tone adjustments, select Apply Auto Tone Adjustments(Apply automatic tone adjustments) in the section Default Image Settings(Default picture settings) in settings Preferences(Settings) Camera Raw.

When comparing images when previewing them in Adobe Bridge, you can leave the option Apply Auto Tone Adjustments(Apply Automatic Tone Adjustments) is not selected, this is the default setting. Otherwise, it will compare images that have already been adjusted.

When making adjustments, you need to watch the endpoints of the histram or use the highlight and shadow clipping preview.

Moving the slider Exposure(Exhibitions), Recovery(Recovery) or Blacks(Blackness), you must hold down the key for Windows or

© Exposure(Exposition). Corrects the overall brightness of an image with great effect at high values. To darken the image, you need to reduce Exposure(Exposure), for lightening - increase the ecositivity value. The values are in increments equal to f-steps. Should be used

call parameter Recovery(Restore) to reduce the highlight values.

© Fill Light(Fill with light). Tries to recover details from the shadows, without illuminating the blackness. Camera Raw can reconstruct some detail from scenes in which one or two color channels are clipped to black. Team Execution Fill Light(Light Fill) similar to using

partial shadow in Adobe Photoshop filter Shadow/Highlight(Shadow/Highlight) or in After Effects Shadow/Highlight(Shadow/Highlights).

© Blacks(Black). Determines which input levels were rendered black in the final image. Increasing the parameter Blacks(Blackness) expands areas reduced to black. Sometimes this gives the impression of increased contrast in the image. The greatest change occurs in the shadow areas, with much less occurring in the midtones and highlights. Using be-

gunka Blacks(Blackness) similar to using the black point slider for input levels when using an Adobe Photoshop command Levels(Levels) or effect Levels(Levels) of After Effects.

© Brightness(Brightness). Adjusts the brightness or darkness of the image only as far as the property allows it. Exposure(Exposition). However, instead of clipping the image in the highlights or shadows Brightness(Brightness) compresses the highlights and expands the shadows as you move the slider to the right. Often the best way to use this panel is to install the floor

new tone scale by first adjusting the parameters Exposure(Expo-

tions), Recovery(Recovery) and Blacks(Blackness), and only then get tired Brightness(Brightness). Large parameter adjustment Brightness(Highness) may cause clipping in shadows or highlights, so you will have to adjust the settings again Exposure(Exposition), Recovery(Recovery) and Blacks(Blackness) after brightness adjustment Brightness(Yaost).

"medium to light" become lighter. In general, the property Contrast(Corast) is used to adjust midtones after adjusting parameter values Exposure(Exposition), Blacks(Blackness) and Brightness(Brightness).

Fine-tuning tone curves

Tone curves should be used to adjust the image after tone adjustments have been made in the panel Basic(Base).

The tone curves represent changes applied to the tonal scale of the invention. The horizontal axis represents the image's original tone values (input values) with black values on the left and progressively lighter values on the right. The vertical axis represents altered hue values (water values) with black at the bottom and progressing to white at the top.

If you move the curve point up, the output will be a lighter tone; when moving downwards it will give a darker one. The straight line at a 45 degree angle indicates no change to the tone response: the original input values exactly match the output values.

Should use the tone curve on the panel Parametric(Parametric) to adjust values in certain tonal ranges of the invention (Fig. 22.8). Regions of a curve defined by region-specific properties, such as Highlights(Light colors), Lights(Sveta), Darks(Darkness) or Shadows(Shadows) depend on where the control parameter separation is set at the bottom of the diagram. Average properties ( Darks(Darkness) and Lights(Lights)) mainly affect the middle region of the curve. Properties Highlights(light colors) and Shadows(Shadows) mainly affect the tonal range.

To adjust tone curves, use one of the following methods:

© move the parameter sliders Highlights(Light colors), Lights(Sveta), Darks(Darkness) or Shadows(Shadows) on the panel Parametric(Parametric). It is possible to expand or narrow the areas of the curve using those sliders that are affected when moving the area divider along the horizontal axis of the diagram;

Rice. 22.8. Tone curve Tone Curve on the panel Parametric

© select the appropriate option from the menu Curve(Curve) on the panel Point(Dot). The selected settings are displayed in the panel Point(Dot), not in the panel settings Parametric(Parametric). Medium Contrast(Medium Contrast) is the default setting.

Control parameters Saturation And Vibrance

You can change the color saturation (brightness or color purity) of all colors by adjusting the control parameters Saturation(Saturation) and Vibrance(Vibration) located on the panel Basic(Base). To adjust saturation for a specific range of colors, use the panel controls HSL/Grayscale.

all lower saturated colors with less impact on highly saturated colors. Vibration also prevents tones from becoming oversaturated.

Control parameters HSL/Grayscale

Control parameters can be used HSL/Grayscale(HSL / grayscale mode) to adjust individual color ranges (Fig. 22.9).

Rice. 22.9. Adjusting color ranges in the panel HSL/Grayscale

If a red object, for example, looks too bright and unnatural, you can reduce the settings Reds(Redness) in sub-panel Saturation(Saturation).

When choosing a team Convert To Grayscale(Convert to Grayscale) only one subpanel will appear Grayscale Mix(Halftone blending).

Panel Grayscale Mix(Halftone Mixing) is used to determine the relationship of each color range to the halftone version of the expression.

Halftone toning

To color a halftone image, use the controls on the panel Split Toning(Separate toning) (Fig. 22.10).

Rice. 22.10. Panel Split Toning

You can add a single color across the entire tonal range, such as a sepia appearance, or create a split-tone effect in which a different color is applied to the shadows and highlights. Enhanced shadows and highlights will remain crisp and white.

To apply special processing to a color image, follow these steps:

1. Select a grayscale image. This could be an image, possibly converted to grayscale by the command Convert To Grayscale(Render in grayscale).

2. On the panel Split Toning(Split Toning) change properties Hue(Color background) and Saturation(Saturation) for highlights and shadows. Parameter Hue(Background color) sets the tone color, Saturation(Saturation) - the resulting value.

Adjusting color rendering for the camera

For each supported camera model, Camera Raw uses profiles to process raw images. Profiles are produced by photographing a colored target under various white-balanced lighting conditions. When setting white balance, Camera Raw uses camera profiles to extrapolate color information.

Sometimes the colors captured by Camera Raw don't look as expected. There may be differences between the camera profile and the Camera Raw profile for that camera model. Or the photo may have been taken under unusual lighting conditions outside the compensating range of the Camera Raw add-in.

To render non-neutral colors differently, you should use the options Hue(Color background) and Saturation(Saturation) in the panel Calibrate(Calibrate) to adjust the settings for the profile built into Camera Raw. You can also determine whether to use a profile built into Camera Raw or a profile built directly into the file.

1. On the panel Calibrate(Calibration) select profile from menu Camera Profile

(Camera profile).

Menu commands Camera Profile(Camera Profile) changes depending on whether the file has an embedded profile and whether the file was processed using a previous version of Camera Raw.

◆ ACR 2.4, 3.0, or higher. Higher version numbers represent newer and improved camera profiles for some cameras. If only a lower version number such as 2.4 is visible, then the camera profiles are not

required updating. If multiple commands are available, you may want to select a lower version number to process live inventions.

◆ Embedded(Embedded). Uses profiles embedded in the current file. TIFF, JPEG, PSD and DNG files can have internal profiles.

2. Adjust the property Shadow Tint(Shadow Tint) to remove a row of colors in the shadows. Usually when decreasing Shadow Tint(Shadow Tint) adds green to the shadow areas, and when zoomed in Shadow Tint(Shadow shade) - purple.

3. Use commands Hue(Color background) and Saturation(Saturation) to adjust the red, green, and blue colors in an image. Use image preview until you achieve the desired adjustment. In general, adjust the hue first and then adjust the saturation.

4. Adjustments made on the panel Calibrate(Calibration) affect the image selected in the dialog box Camera Raw. To save the adjustments and set them to the default image settings for files from a specific camera, select the command Save New Camera Raw Defaults(Save New Camera Raw Defaults) from the menu Camera Raw Settings(Camera Raw Settings).

You can also change the settings to save the settings as default values for a specific camera (single number) or for a specific lighting condition (ISO number). Default Image Settings(Default Picture Settings) in Settings Camera Raw.

Chromatic aberration compensation

Chromatic aberration(from English aberration- aberration, deviation from the norm) is a common defect caused by the inability of a lens to focus different frequencies (colors) on the same spot. This type of deviation appears as colored fringing in areas away from the center of the image. For example, you might see a red fringe on the side of an object that is close to the center of the image, and a blue fringe on the side of an object that is far from the center of the image.

1. Zoom in on the area near the corner of the preview image. For best results, the area should contain very dark or black detail on a very light or white background. Take a look at the color of the fringe.

2. On the panel Lens Corrections(Lens Correction) adjust any of these control parameters:

◆ Fix Red/Cyan Fringe(Fixing red/blue fringe). Adjusts the size of the red channel relative to the green channel, thereby coordinating the red/blue color of the fringe.

◆ Fix Blue/Yellow Fringe(Fixing blue/yellow fringe). Adjusts the size of the blue channel relative to the green channel, thereby coordinating the blue/yellow color of the fringe.

You must look at the preview image when changing the left or right slider. When adjusting the bromine red/blue color, hold down the key for Windows or

Compensating for Lens Vignetting in Camera Raw

Vignetting (from English. vignetting Vignetting is a lens defect that causes the edges, especially the corners, of an image to be darker than the center. The option should be used Lens Vignetting(Lens Vignetting) placed on the panel Lens Correction(Lens Correction) to compensate for vignettes that occur.

1. Increase the parameter Amount(Degree) to lighten the corners, or reduce the setting Amount(Degree) to darken them.

2. Decrease the parameter Midpoint(Midpoint) to apply the adjustment to a larger area away from the corners, or increase the setting Midpoint(Midpoint) to limit the adjustment to the area closer to the corners.

Changing the image

Image rotation

1. Click Rotate Image 90° Counterclockwise(Rotate image 90°

counterclockwise) on the button (or press the key ).

2. Click Rotate Image 90° Clockwise(Rotate image 90° clockwise) button (or press ).

You can also rotate images in Adobe Bridge without opening the dialog box Camera Raw using menu commands Edit(Edit).

Image straightening

1. In the dialog box Camera Raw select instrument Straighten(Straighten).

2. Drag the tool Straighten(Straighten) to the preview image to set what is horizontal or vertical.

Tool Crop(Crop) becomes active immediately after using the tool Straighten(Straighten).

Crop selected images

1. In the dialog box Camera Raw select instrument Crop(Cropping).

2. To constrain the initial crop area to a specific aspect ratio, hold down the mouse button while the tool is selected Crop(Crop), or select a command from the menu. Drag tool Crop(Crop) to the preview image to draw the crop area.

3. To move, scale, or rotate the crop area, drag the crop area or its handles.

4. Press the button OK to finish cropping the image.

To cancel the cropping operation, press with the crop tool active, or press and hold the tool button Crop(Framing) and select the command Clear Crop(Clear Cropping) from the menu. To uncrop and close the dialog box Camera Raw, without processing raw camera graphics files, you should press the key or deselect the tool Crop(Crop) and press .

Sharpness adjustment

Control parameter Sharpening Amount(Amount of sharpness) in the panel Detail(Details) adjusts the edge sharpness. Adjustment is a type of filter action Unsharp Mask(Unsharp Mask) which finds pixels that are different from surrounding pixels based on a threshold that is defined, and increases the contrast of the pixels according to the number that is entered. When you open a camera graphics file, Camera Raw calculates a threshold based on the camera model, according to ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and exposure compensation.

The setting should be used Apply Sharpening To(Apply Sharpening To) to determine whether sharpening is applied to the main image or just the preview image.

If you don't plan on doing much editing in Adobe Photoshop, use sharpening in Camera Raw. If you really plan on heavily editing the image in Adobe Photoshop, turn off sharpening in Camera Raw. Then use sharpening filters in Adobe Photoshop as a final step after all other editing and resizing is done.

Noise reduction

Region Noise Reduction(Noise Reduction) on the panel Detail(Details) has controls to reduce image noise, extraneous visible artifacts that degrade image quality. Image noise includes luminance noise, which makes the image appear grainy, and chromatic noise, which is usually visible as colored dots. Photos taken at high ISO (International Organization for Standardization) settings or from non-professional digital cameras may have significant distortion.

Brightness control Luminance(Brightness) reduces halftone noise, and color control Color(Color) reduces chromatic noise. Moving the bin to zero turns off the noise effect.

Applying Luminance Smoothing(Luminance Smoothing) or Color Noise Reduction(Color Noise Reduction), first expand the preview image for a better view.

Moving the slider Luminance Smoothing(Luminance Smooth) to the right reduces noise in the midtones (above right), and moving the slider Color Noise Reduction(Color Noise Reduction) to the right reduces chromatic noise (lower right).

– a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements, which allows you to carry out comprehensive work with graphic files in RAW format (as you know, files of this format are like “digital negatives”, because

carry the most complete information about the photograph taken).

Plugin allows you to work with these files as with ordinary ones, while achieving high artistic results, while supporting RAW files created by most digital cameras.

The application includes the ability to correct optics. This allows photographers to automatically apply profiles that correct geometric distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting effects. The ability to manually transform horizontal and vertical perspectives is also available.

Processing images in Camera Raw:

To process raw images in Camera Raw, select one or more raw image files in Adobe Bridge, then choose File > Open in Camera Raw, or press Ctrl+R (Windows) or Command”+”R” (Mac OS). After making changes in the Camera Raw dialog box, click Done to confirm your changes and close the window. You can also click the Open Image button to open a copy of the adjusted image in Photoshop.
To process JPEG or TIFF images in Camera Raw, select one or more JPEG or TIFF files in Adobe Bridge, then choose File > Open in Camera Raw, or press Ctrl+R (Windows) or “Command”+”R” (Mac OS). After making changes in the Camera Raw dialog box, click Done to confirm your changes and close the window. In the JPEG and TIFF Processing section of the Camera Raw Preferences window, you can set Camera Raw to automatically open JPEG or TIFF images with Camera Raw settings.
To import raw images into Photoshop, select one or more raw files in Adobe Bridge, then choose File > Open With > Adobe Photoshop (you can also choose File > Open in the application Photoshop and find the raw files you need).
Once you've completed your adjustments, in the Camera Raw dialog box, click the Open Image button to confirm your changes and open a copy of the adjusted image in Photoshop. Shift-click Open Image to open the image as a Smart Object in Photoshop. To set Camera Raw settings, at any time, double-click the smart object layer that contains the raw image file.

Adobe Camera Raw – plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements, allowing to carry out comprehensive work with graphics files in a RAW format (as we know, this file format is a kind of “digital negatives” because carry more full details of the picture just taken). The plugin allows you to Adobe Camera Raw to work with these files as normal, while achieving high artistic results with the Adobe Camera Raw supports RAW files, by most digital cameras.

The application includes the possibility of correcting optics. Because of this, photographers can automatically apply profiles who clean geometric distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting. Also available is the ability to manually transform the horizontal and vertical perspectives.

Adobe Camera Raw video:

What's new in this version: [full list of changes]

Camera Raw 9.4 is now available through the update mechanism in Photoshop CC and the Creative Cloud application. As mentioned in an update to our camera support policy here, Camera Raw 9.4 is only available in Photoshop CC or later. Customers using older versions of Photoshop can utilize the DNG Co...

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Who among modern people does not like to take photographs? Digital photographs have become almost one of the important components of our lives: mobile convenient selfies, sophisticated photo shoots and simply amateur shots. People love high-quality, good photographs, with the help of which they capture important events, their family, and unique places. And increasingly, SLR cameras are used to create such photographs, and all resulting frames undergo graphic processing.

How to open RAW in Photoshop is asked by many photography enthusiasts and image edits. It would seem that it could be simpler, but in fact, this problem has several nuances.

To answer the question of how to open the Rav camera in Photoshop, you first need to figure out what kind of format it is and why is it needed? "RAW" is translated from English as raw, unprocessed, and in our case means a digital photography format that contains raw data. Files of this format are usually obtained when using SLR, mirrorless, semi-professional digital cameras with non-replaceable lenses. Processing a photo card in the Rav format makes it possible to modify the frame parameters: exposure, saturation, white balance, sharpness, brightness, contrast. All changes can be made before editing. This function makes it possible to obtain the final photograph without losing either too dark or light areas of the frame.

Rav format files are supported by a large number of graphics programs.

Why doesn't Photoshop open RAW? In fact, in Photoshop you can open photos in RAW format, however, for this you use three programs in combination - the Camera RAW converter, Adobe utilities Bridge, Adobe Photoshop. These utilities are interconnected and are a single mechanism for editing and processing raster images and snapshots.

How to open Camera RAW in Photoshop?

Go to the editor's main menu, select the "File" menu and the "Open" command. In the window that appears, select the required Rav file. Select it with the mouse and click the “Open” button. This way the file will open immediately in the converter. This method is also used to open several files at once.

Opening RAW via Adobe Bridge

How to upload one photo

To open one image in the converter, you need to select the photo in the Adobe Bridge mini-image window by clicking the left mouse button, then use Ctrl+R. Or right-click on the thumbnail of the image, and from the menu that appears, select the “Open in Camera RAW” command. In this case, the picture will appear in the converter window, without using Photoshop, ready for transformation.

Having opened a photo in Rav format, you can then edit and correct it with your own in various ways, achieving the necessary result.

How to upload multiple photos at once

To load multiple images into Camera RAW, you need to select them in the Adobe Bridge thumbnail window by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl/Shift keys and selecting them with the mouse, then press Ctrl+R. After you right-click, select the “Open in Camera RAW” command, you can also use the aperture icon, which is located under the main menu.

After completing the above steps, all your selected images will appear in the converter. Their smaller copies will be available on the left side of the window, which allows you to conveniently switch between pictures. If the thumbnail strip interferes with your work, then you can move its border to the left side of the editor interface, in which case it will be minimized and the selected picture will be stretched to fill the entire screen.

How to properly close a photo after editing?

To properly close the photo, saving all the changes and adjustments made, click on the “Done” button, which is located at the bottom of the program window. If you want to save the photo without saving the edit in RAV format, you just need to select “Cancel”. If you need to return to Photoshop and transfer the photo card there while saving all the settings you have made, you must use the “Open Image” command.

Working with Rav extension files is very convenient and easy using Photoshop. This editor in conjunction with a converter allows you to change, edit and process your photos and images to obtain the desired result, making them brighter, richer and more interesting.

Changes in version 8.5 RC 1

Modify Graduated and Radial Filter masks with a brush:
After adding or selecting a Graduated or Radial Filter instance, click the new "Brush" mode (next to existing "New" and "Edit" mode buttons) to reveal brush controls that allow you to modify the selected mask.
Use the "Brush +" and "Brush -" icon buttons in the brush controls pane to add to or erase from the selected mask.
Press the "Clear" button to remove all brush modifications from the currently selected mask.
When a Graduated or Radial Filter instance is selected, Shift-K can be used to enter and leave brush modification mode.
Mask visualization is now available for the Graduated and Radial Filters. Use the Mask checkbox at the bottom of the Local Corrections pane or press "Y" to toggle the mask overlay.
Added new Per-Panel Preview default toggle:
If the current panel's settings are not the ACR defaults, clicking the new Per-panel Toggle Button will reset the panel to the ACR defaults.
Clicking the button again will restore the previous settings.
This is a standalone feature, separate from the new Preview controls
The changes are applied to the main view; if you have both the Before and After panes visible, changes will appear in the After pane.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issue with Fujifilm X-T1 raw images appearing too bright at high ISO settings when using Dynamic Range 200% and 400%. Unfortunately, this fix may affect the appearance of existing images captured with this combination of settings. It is recommended that you (1) purge the Camera Raw cache via the Camera Raw Preferences dialog, and (2) review images shot at ISO settings higher than 1600 for unexpected brightness changes.
Fixed image quality issue (noisy result) when applying spot healing to floating-point (HDR) images.
Fixed issue with reading lossless compressed Nikon raw files (NEF files) from the camera models listed below. Previously, some images could be read but would appear as random noise, whereas attempting to open others would result in an error dialog. You will need to purge your Camera Raw cache via the Camera Raw Preferences dialog.
Nikon D1
Nikon D1H
Nikon D1X
Nikon D2H
Nikon D2HS
Nikon D2X
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon D100
Nikon D200
New Camera Support:
Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
Fuji FinePix S1
Nikon 1 J4
Nikon 1 V3
Olympus OM-D E-M10
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GH4 (preliminary support)
New Lens Profile Support:
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM A014 - Canon
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM C014 - Canon
Tamron 16-300mm F3.5-6.3 DiII VC PZD MACRO B016E - Canon
Fujifilm Tele Conversion Lens TCL-X100 - Fuji
Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f3.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM - Nikon
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR - Nikon
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM A014 - Nikon
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM C014 - Nikon
Tamron 16-300mm F3.5-6.3 DiII VC PZD MACRO B016N - Nikon
Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD A011N - Nikon
Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM A013 - Pentax
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM A014 - Sigma
Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM C014 - Sigma
Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM A013 - Sony Alpha

Adobe Camera Raw is a plugin for adding new features that extend the basic capabilities of Adobe Photoshop. This extension adds or improves the functionality of the editor's tools, providing full processing of RAW format images.

By installing this module, you add utilities that process RAW images. Adobe Camera Raw is not designed for inexperienced users, but is suitable for experienced photographers who process images at a professional level.

Compatibility

You can download this extension in two versions. There is a version of the software online that is suitable for Adobe Photoshop CC. For the graphic editor of this series, the extension adds tools that provide processing of “raw” images.
Another option is suitable for Photoshop of the previous generation with the CS index. This module adds RAW support to the graphics editor. These extensions for both editions of Photoshop can be downloaded for free.

About the functionality

The RAW format is used in professional-level digital cameras. AdobeCameraRAW provides full processing of such images, especially since most graphics editors do not support converting images to RAW.

Professional photographers will not be able to process high-quality photos without using special software that can convert “raw” files into one of the popular graphic formats. After which you can easily edit your photos.
Download this module, you will process the RAW image without spending a lot of time. Using this tool, you will view the photos and also change them by editing the “raw” parts.

This plugin has tools that allow you to remove “color” noise, process masks through a gradient, and also adjust “color balance” and other adjustments that “remove” optical distortions.

In addition, you convert the RAW image to DNG using the Adobe DNG Converter utility. If necessary, this extension will handle JPEG and TIFF formats.

Key Features

you will download the plugin in free mode;
this module does not have a Russian interface;
processing images from cameras Samsung, Canon and others;
in the extension you convert the image using a DNG converter;
the module contains many tools that provide processing of images in RAW format;
This extension is built into the graphic editor automatically.