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Posted on 31/03/08 02:24:13 AM |
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Asparagustus
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Camera Raw
Hey guys! You've been so helpful in the past, so I can think of no better place to ask my question. It's a simple one, one some might laugh at, but we're all learning right? Camera Raw. I don't understand what it is exactly, or even (most importantly) how to open it up. I have plenty of tutorials on how to use it, but I can't seem to find it even though I bought CS2 web premium. I looked for the plug-in, and it's on my computer, but how do I open it? Do I open it through Photoshop? Thanks so much for any help and patience. |
Posted on 31/03/08 03:00:26 AM |
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cy98
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Re: Camera Raw
Camera Raw is an uncompressed image format. You have to have a camera that takes pictures in that format. It is a huge file with about 1 megabyte for each megapixel. However, you can open JPEG and TIFF pictures in RAW format which give you a few more editing controls although it does not change the base format. Right click on the thumbnail in Bridge and select "Open in Camera RAW". |
Posted on 31/03/08 12:09:11 PM |
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jenn62
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Re: Camera Raw
Also, if you click Edit>Prefrences>File Handling you can check to use Camera raw to open Jpg files. Then you will see the Camera Raw interface when you open up a jpg. |
Posted on 31/03/08 7:12:32 PM |
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Paul 2007 thru 2010
Lego Legend Posts: 361 Reply |
Re: Camera Raw
Camera Raw is a file format "plug in" thing that is used by Photoshop and Bridge. It allows you to make use of the RAW (generally) 12 bit data as recorded by your camera sensor without any camera manipulation. This data is stored exactly as the camera saw it so you can play about with it in Camera Raw. When your camera creates JPG files internally it is making decisions on your behalf and then dumping possibly useful information. i.e. highlight or shadow data. Over and under exposure are less of a problem in RAW because you have more data to play with, so you can spend time in Camera Raw "playing" with the sliders and recovering your burnt out images by using some of that extra data that would normally have been dumped. Obviously there are limits, but it does a good job. I love RAW as you can forget about white balance. You can sort all that out at home on the PC. |
Posted on 01/04/08 01:18:57 AM |
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Asparagustus
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Re: Camera Raw
Wow! Thanks so much! Unfortunately, I still can't open it! Whenever I right click on the bridge thumbnail in Photoshop, it opens the Bridge as if I had left clicked on it. And I went under prefrences as suggested, but there doesn't seem to be any option to process JPG's in Raw either. Could it be that my legitimate copy of CS2 Web premium doesn't have RAW? |
Posted on 01/04/08 02:42:33 AM |
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cy98
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Re: Camera Raw
I have never had CS2 but I believe I have read that many have switched to CS3 as CS2 does not support RAW. Maybe someone that has had CS2 can comment. |
Posted on 01/04/08 6:17:51 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Camera Raw
I have CS2 and have recently taken photos using RAW. I opened up in photoshop as you open up any picture and it goes straight to the RAW programme, I didn't use preferences, just Open. Looking at the JPEG image and the RAW image I can't believe how different they are. The JPEG image has really oversaturated some colours. Time for more experimenting, but they really are massive files. |
Posted on 01/04/08 6:17:51 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply |
Re: Camera Raw
I have CS2 and have recently taken photos using RAW. I opened up in photoshop as you open up any picture and it goes straight to the RAW programme, I didn't use preferences, just Open. Looking at the JPEG image and the RAW image I can't believe how different they are. The JPEG image has really oversaturated some colours. Time for more experimenting, but they really are massive files. |