Creative Adobe Suite 5 Manual

47CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
Using Adobe Bridge, you can apply, copy, and clear image settings, and you can see previews and metadata for camera 
raw files without opening them in the Camera Raw dialog box. The preview in Adobe Bridge is a JPEG image generated 
using the current image settings; the preview is not the raw camera data itself, which would appear as a very dark 
grayscale image. 
Note: A caution icon  appears in the thumbnails and preview image in the Camera Raw...

48CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
Processing images with Camera Raw
1.  Copy camera raw files to your hard disk, organize them, and (optionally) convert them to DNG.
Before you do any work on the images that your camera raw files represent, transfer them from the camera’s memory 
card, organize them, give them useful names, and otherwise prepare them for use. Use the Get Photos From Camera 
command in Adobe Bridge to accomplish these tasks automatically.
2.  Open the image files in...

49CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
Open Image or OK Opens copies of the camera raw image files (with the Camera Raw settings applied) in Photoshop 
or After Effects. The original camera raw image file remains unaltered. Press Shift while clicking Open Image to open 
the raw file in Photoshop as a Smart Object. At any time, you can double-click the Smart Object layer that contains the 
raw file to adjust the Camera Raw settings.
Done Closes the Camera Raw dialog box and stores file...

50CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
Hand tool  Moves the image in the preview window if the preview image is set at a zoom level higher than 100%. 
Hold down the spacebar to temporarily activate the Hand tool while using another tool. Double-click the Hand tool 
to fit the preview image to the window.
Select Zoom Level Choose a magnification setting from the menu or click the Select Zoom Level buttons.
Preview Displays a preview of the image adjustments made in the current tab, combined...

51CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
To purge the camera raw cache, click the Purge Cache button.
To change the location of the camera raw cache, click Select Location.
Work with Camera Raw and Lightroom
Camera Raw and Lightroom share the same image-processing technology to ensure consistent and compatible results 
across applications. For Camera Raw to view image adjustments made in the Develop module of Lightroom, metadata 
changes must be saved to XMP in Lightroom.
Adjustments made in...

52CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
For a tutorial on synchronizing edits across multiple Camera Raw photos, see Synchronizing edits in Adobe Camera 
Raw by Dan Moughamian.
Automating image processing
You can create an action to automate the processing of image files with Camera Raw. You can automate the editing 
process, and the process of saving the files in formats such as PSD, DNG, JPEG, Large Document Format (PSB), TIFF, 
and PDF. In Photoshop, you can also use the Batch command,...

53CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
To import camera raw images in Photoshop, select one or more camera raw files in Adobe Bridge, and then choose 
File
 > Open With > Adobe Photoshop CS5. (You can also choose the File > Open command in Photoshop, and 
browse to select camera raw files.) When you finish making adjustments in the Camera Raw dialog box, click Open 
Image to accept changes and open the adjusted image in Photoshop. Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac
 OS) to 
open a copy of...

54CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
JPEG Preview Embeds a JPEG preview in the DNG file. If you decide to embed a JPEG preview, you can choose the 
preview size. If you embed JPEG previews, other applications can view the contents of the DNG file without parsing 
the camera raw data.
Embed Original Raw File Stores all of the original camera raw image data in the DNG file.
JPEG Saves copies of the camera raw files in JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format. To specify the amount 
of...

55CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
The Camera Raw dialog box displays the RGB values of the pixel under the pointer.
Preview highlight and shadow clipping
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. Overbright values are clipped to output white, and overdark values are clipped to 
output black. The result is a loss of image detail.
To see which pixels are being clipped with the...

56CREATIVE SUITE 5Camera Raw
Last updated 11/16/2011
Note: If Camera Raw doesn’t recognize the white balance setting of a camera, choosing As Shot is the same as choosing Auto.
Temperature Sets the white balance to a custom color temperature. Decrease Temperature to correct a photo taken 
with a lower color temperature of light; the Camera Raw plug-in makes the image colors bluer to compensate for the 
lower color temperature (yellowish) of the ambient light. Conversely, increase Temperature to correct a...