Creative Adobe Suite 5 Manual

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Chromatic aberration is caused by the failure of the lens to focus different colors to the same spot. In one type of 
chromatic aberration, the image from each color of light is in focus, but each image is a slightly different size. Another 
type of chromatic artifact affects the edges of specular highlights, such as those found when light reflects off of the 
surface of rippled water or the edges of polished metal. This situation usually results in a purple fringe around each 
specular highlight.
Original image (top), and after fixing chromatic aberration (bottom) 
Correct image perspective and lens flaws automatically
The options in the nested Profile tab of the Lens Corrections tab of the Camera Raw dialog box correct distortions in 
common camera lenses. The profiles are based on Exif metadata that identifies the camera and lens that captured the 
photo, and the profiles compensate accordingly.
1In the nested Profile tab of the Lens Corrections tab, select Enable Lens Profile Corrections.
2If Camera Raw does not find a suitable profile automatically, selecte a Make, Model, and Profile.
Note: Some cameras have only one lens, and some lenses have only one profile. The lenses that are available depend on 
whether you’re adjusting a raw or a non-raw file. For a list of supported lenses, see the support article 
Lens profile support 
| Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, Camera Raw 6. To create custom profiles, use the Adobe Lens Profile Creator.
3If desired, customize the correction applied by the profile by using the Amount sliders:
Distortion The default value 100 applies 100% of the distortion correction in the profile. Values over 100 apply greater 
correction to the distortion; values under 100 apply less correction to the distortion.
Chromatic Aberration The default value 100 applies 100% of the chromatic aberration correction in the profile. Values 
over 100 apply greater correction to color fringing; values under 100 apply less correction to color fringing.
Vignetting The default value 100 applies 100% of the vignetting correction in the profile. Values over 100 apply greater 
correction to vignetting; values under 100 apply less correction to vignetting.
4(Optional) To apply your changes to the default profile, choose Setup  > Save New Lens Profile Defaults.
Correct image perspective and lens flaws manually
Transform and vignette corrections can be applied to original and cropped photos. Lens vignettes adjust exposure 
values to brighten dark corners.
1Click the nested Manual tab of the Lens Corrections tab of the Camera Raw dialog box.
2Under Transform, adjust any of the following:
Distortion Drag to the right to correct barrel distortion and straighten lines that bend away from the center. Drag to 
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Vertical Corrects perspective caused by tilting the camera up or down. Makes vertical lines appear parallel.
Horizontal Corrects perspective caused by angling the camera left or right. Makes horizontal lines parallel.
Rotate Corrects for camera tilt.
Scale Adjusts the image scale up or down. Helps to remove empty areas caused by perspective corrections and 
distortions. Displays areas of the image that extend beyond the crop boundary.
3Under Chromatic Aberration, adjust any of the following:
Fix Red/Cyan Fringe Adjusts the size of the red channel relative to the green channel.
Fix Blue/Yellow Fringe Adjusts the size of the blue channel relative to the green channel. 
Zoom in on an area that contains very dark or black detail against a very light or white background. Look for color 
fringing. To more clearly see the color fringing, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you move a slider to hide 
any color fringe corrected by the other color slider. 
Defringe Choose All Edges to correct color fringing for all edges, including any sharp change in color values. If 
choosing All Edges results in thin gray lines or other undesired effects, choose Highlight Edges to correct color fringing 
only in the edges of highlighting where fringing is most likely to occur. Choose Off to turn off defringing.
4Under Lens Vignetting adjust the following:
Amount Move the Amount slider to the right (positive values) to lighten the corners of the photo. Move the slider to 
the left (negative values) to darken the corners of the photo.
Midpoint Drag the Midpoint slider to the left (lower value) to apply the Amount adjustment to a larger area away from 
the corners. Drag the slider to the right (higher value) to restrict the adjustment to an area closer to the corners.
Sharpening, noise reduction, and process version in 
Camera Raw
Sharpen photos
The sharpening controls on the Detail tab adjust edge definition in the image. The Adjustment Brush tool and 
Graduated Filter tool use the Radius, Detail, and Masking values when local sharpening is applied.
Use the Apply Sharpening To option in the Camera Raw preferences to specify whether sharpening is applied to all 
images or just to previews.
To open preferences from within Camera Raw, click the Open Preferences Dialog button  in the toolbar. 
1Zoom the preview image to at least 100%.
2In the Detail tab, adjust any of these controls:
Amount Adjusts edge definition. Increase the Amount value to increase sharpening. A value of zero (0) turns off 
sharpening. In general, set Amount to a lower value for cleaner images. The adjustment is a variation of Unsharp Mask, 
which locates pixels that differ from surrounding pixels based on the threshold you specify and increases the pixels’ 
contrast by the amount you specify. When opening a camera raw image file, the Camera Raw plug-in calculates the 
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Radius Adjusts the size of the details that sharpening is applied to. Photos with very fine details may need a lower 
setting. Photos with larger details may be able to use a larger radius. Using too large a radius generally results in 
unnatural-looking results.
Detail Adjusts how much high-frequency information is sharpened in the image and how much the sharpening 
process emphasizes edges. Lower settings primarily sharpen edges to remove blurring. Higher values are useful for 
making the textures in the image more pronounced.
Masking Controls an edge mask. With a setting of zero (0), everything in the image receives the same amount of 
sharpening. With a setting of 100, sharpening is mostly restricted to those areas near the strongest edges. Press Alt 
(Windows) or Option (Mac
 OS) while dragging this slider to see the areas to be sharpened (white) versus the areas 
masked out (black).
3(Optional) To apply Camera Raw 6 sharpening to images that were edited in a previous version of Camera Raw, 
click the Update To Current Process (2010) button
  in the lower-right corner of the image preview.
Reduce noise
The Noise Reduction section of the Detail tab has controls for reducing image noise, the extraneous visible artifacts 
that degrade image quality. Image noise includes luminance (grayscale) noise, which makes an image look grainy, and 
chroma (color) noise, which is usually visible as colored artifacts in the image. Photos taken with high ISO speeds or 
less-sophisticated digital cameras can have noticeable noise. 
Important: When making noise reduction adjustments, first zoom in on the preview image to at least 100% to see the 
noise reduction previewed.
Adjusting the Color and Color Detail sliders reduces chroma noise while preserving color detail (lower right).
Note: If the Luminance Detail, Luminance Contrast, and Color Detail sliders are dimmed, click the Update To Current 
Process (2010) button
  in the lower-right corner of the image preview.
Luminance Reduces luminance noise.
Luminance Detail Controls the luminance noise threshold. Useful for very noisy photos. Higher values preserve more 
detail but may produce noisier results. Lower values produce cleaner results but may also remove some detail.
Luminance Contrast Controls the luminance contrast. Useful for very noisy photos. Higher values preserve contrast 
but may produce noisy blotches or mottling. Lower values produce smoother results but may also have less contrast. 
						

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Color Reduces color noise.
Color Detail Controls the color noise threshold. Higher values protect thin, detailed color edges but may result in color 
specking. Lower values remove color speckles but may result in color bleeding.
For video tutorials about reducing noise in Camera Raw, see:
Better noise reduction in Photoshop CS5 by Matt Kloskowski
Lens correction and noise reduction with Adobe Camera Raw by Russell Brown
Photoshop CS5 - Camera Raw 6.0 by Justin Seeley
Update the process version
Camera Raw 6 uses improved processes to calculate Detail adjustments. Photos that are edited for the first time in 
Camera Raw
 6 use these new processes. Photos that were edited using a previous version of Camera Raw do not.
Process Version 2010 (top) renders improved sharpening and noise reduction compared to Process Version 2003 (bottom).
To take advantage of the newer processing, you can update previously edited photos to the current process version. The 
process version specifies which version of the Camera Raw sharpening and noise reduction functions are used to adjust 
and render photos.
To update a photo to the Camera Raw 6 process, do either of the following:
Click the Update To Current Process (2010) button  in the lower-right corner of the image preview.
In the Camera Calibration tab , choose Process > 2010 (Current).
To apply the process version used by earlier versions of Camera Raw, go to the Camera Calibration tab  and 
choose Process > 2003.
For more information about process versions, see:
Awesome additions to Adobe Camera Raw--process version 2010 by Rafael Concepcion
Changes to Camera Raw processing in CS5 (video) by Matt Kloskowski 
						

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Photoshop CS5 - Camera Raw 6.0 (video) by Justin Seeley
Vignette and grain effects in Camera Raw
Simulate film grain
The Grain section of the Effects tab has controls for simulating film grain for a stylistic effect reminiscent of particular 
film stocks. You can also use the Grain effect to mask enlargement artifacts when making large prints.
Together, the Size and Roughness controls determine the character of the grain. Check grain at varying zoom levels to 
ensure that the character appears as desired.
For a video tutorial about using the Grain effect in Camera Raw, see The new Grain feature in CS5 by Matt Kloskowski 
or Black and white film grain in Photoshop and Lightroom by Dan Moughamian.
No grain applied (top), grain effect applied (bottom).
Amount Controls the amount of grain applied to the image. Drag to the right to increase the amount. Set to zero to 
disable grain.
Size Controls grain particle size. At sizes of 25 or greater, the image may appear slightly blurred.
Roughness Controls the regularity of the grain. Drag to the left to make the grain more uniform; drag to the right to 
make the grain more uneven.
Apply a postcrop vignette
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For a video tutorial about creating postcrop vignettes in Camera Raw, see Vignetting in Camera Raw CS5 by Matt 
Kloskowski.
1Crop your image. See “Crop images” on page 61.
2In the Post Crop Vignetting area of the Effects tab, choose a Style.
Highlight Priority Applies the postcrop vignette while protecting highlight contrast but may lead to color shifts in 
darkened areas of an image. Appropriate for images with important highlight areas.
Color Priority Applies the postcrop vignette while preserving color hues but may lead to loss of detail in bright 
highlights.
Paint Overlay Applies the postcrop vignette by blending original image colors with black or white. Appropriate when 
a soft effect is desired but may reduce highlight contrast.
3Refine the effect by adjusting any of the following sliders:
Amount Positive values lighten the corners, negative values darken them.
Midpoint Higher values restrict the adjustment to the area closer to the corners, lower values apply the adjustment to 
a larger area away from the corners.
Roundness Positive values make the effect more circular, negative values make the effect more oval.
Feather Higher values increase the softening between the effect and its surrounding pixels, lower values reduce the 
softening between the effect and its surrounding pixels.
Highlights (Available for a Highlight Priority or Color Priority effect when Amount is a negative value) Controls the 
degree of highlight “punch” in bright areas of an image, such as in the glow of a streetlight or other bright light source.
Manage Camera Raw settings
Save image states as snapshots
You can record the state of an image at any time by creating a snapshot. Snapshots are stored renditions of an image 
that contain the complete set of edits made up until the time the snapshot is created. By creating snapshots of an image 
at various times during the editing process, you can easily compare the effects of the adjustments that you make. You 
can also return to an earlier state if you want to use it at another time. Another benefit of snapshots is that you can 
work from multiple versions of an image without having to duplicate the original.
Snapshots are created and managed using the Snapshots tab of the Camera Raw dialog box.
1Click the New Snapshot button  at the bottom of the Snapshots tab to create a snapshot.
2Type a name in the New Snapshot dialog box and click OK.
The snapshot appears in the Snapshots tab list.
When working with snapshots, you can do any of the following:
To rename a snapshot, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) it and choose Rename.
Click a snapshot to change the current image settings to those of the selected snapshot. The image preview updates 
accordingly.
To update, or overwrite, an existing snapshot with the current image settings, right-click (Windows) or Control-
click (Mac
 OS) the snapshot and choose Update With Current Settings.
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Important: Use caution when clicking Cancel to undo snapshot changes. All image adjustments made during the 
current editing session are also lost.
To delete a snapshot, select it and click the Trash button  at the bottom of the tab. Or, right-click (Windows) or 
Control-click (Mac OS) the snapshot and choose Delete.
Snapshots applied in Photoshop Lightroom appear and can be edited in the Camera Raw dialog box. Similarly, 
snapshots created in Camera Raw appear and can be edited in Lightroom.
Save, reset, and load Camera Raw settings
You can reuse the adjustments that you’ve made to an image. You can save all of the current Camera Raw image 
settings, or any subset of them, as a preset or as a new set of defaults. The default settings apply to a specific camera 
model, a specific camera serial number, or a specific ISO setting, depending on the settings in the Default Image 
Settings section of the Camera Raw preferences.
Presets appear by name in the Presets tab, in the Edit > Develop Settings menu in Adobe Bridge, in the context menu 
for camera raw images in Adobe Bridge, and in the Apply Presets submenu of the Camera Raw Settings menu in the 
Camera Raw dialog box. Presets are not listed in these locations if you don’t save them to the Camera Raw settings 
folder. However, you can use the Load Settings command to browse for and apply settings saved elsewhere.
You can save and delete presets using the buttons at the bottom of the Presets tab. 
❖Click the Camera Raw Settings menu button  and choose a command from the menu:
Save Settings Saves the current settings as a preset. Choose which settings to save in the preset, and then name and 
save the preset. 
Save New Camera Raw Defaults Saves the current settings as the new default settings for other images taken with the 
same camera, with the same camera model, or with the same ISO setting. Select the appropriate options in the Default 
Image Settings section of the Camera Raw preferences to specify whether to associate the defaults with a specific 
camera’s serial number or with an ISO setting.
Reset Camera Raw Defaults Restores the original default settings for the current camera, camera model, or ISO setting. 
Load Settings Opens the Load Raw Conversion Settings dialog box, in which you browse to the settings file, select it, 
and then click Load.
Specify where Camera Raw settings are stored
Choose a preference to specify where the settings are stored. The XMP files are useful if you plan to move or store the 
image files and want to retain the camera raw settings. You can use the Export Settings command to copy the settings 
in the Camera Raw database to sidecar XMP files or embed the settings in Digital Negative (DNG) files. 
When a camera raw image file is processed with Camera Raw, the image settings are stored in one of two places: the 
Camera Raw database file or a sidecar XMP file. When a DNG file is processed in Camera Raw, the settings are stored 
in the DNG file itself, but they can be stored in a sidecar XMP file instead. Settings for TIFF and JPEG files are always 
stored in the file itself.
Note: When you import a sequence of camera raw files in After Effects, the settings for the first file are applied to all files 
in the sequence that do not have their own XMP sidecar files. After Effects does not check the Camera Raw database. 
						

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You can set a preference to determine where settings are stored. When you reopen a camera raw image, all settings 
default to the values used when the file was last opened. Image attributes (target color space profile, bit depth, pixel 
size, and resolution) are not stored with the settings.
1In Adobe Bridge, choose Edit > Camera Raw Preferences (Windows) or Bridge > Camera Raw Preferences 
(Mac
 OS). Or, in the Camera Raw dialog box, click the Open Preferences Dialog button . Or, in Photoshop, 
choose Edit >Preferences > Camera Raw (Windows) or Photoshop > Preferences > Camera Raw (Mac OS).
2In the Camera Raw Preferences dialog box, choose one of the following from the Save Image Settings In menu:
Camera Raw Database Stores the settings in a Camera Raw database file in the folder Document and Settings/[user 
name]/Application Data/Adobe/CameraRaw (Windows) or Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences (Mac
 OS). This 
database is indexed by file content, so the image retains camera raw settings even if the camera raw image file is moved 
or renamed. 
Sidecar “.XMP” Files Stores the settings in a separate file, in the same folder as the camera raw file, with the same base 
name and an .xmp extension. This option is useful for long-term archiving of raw files with their associated settings, 
and for the exchange of camera raw files with associated settings in multiuser workflows. These same sidecar XMP files 
can store IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) data or other metadata associated with a camera 
raw image file. If you open files from a read-only volume such as a CD or DVD, be sure to copy the files to your hard 
disk before opening them. The Camera Raw plug-in cannot write an XMP file to a read-only volume and writes the 
settings to the Camera Raw database file instead. You can view XMP files in Adobe Bridge by choosing View
 > Show 
Hidden Files.
Important: If you are using a revision control system to manage your files and are storing settings in sidecar XMP files, 
keep in mind that you must check your sidecar files in and out to change camera raw images; similarly, you must manage 
(e.g., rename, move, delete) XMP sidecar files together with their camera raw files. Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, After Effects, 
and Camera Raw take care of this file synchronization when you work with files locally.
If you store the camera raw settings in the Camera Raw database and plan to move the files to a different location 
(CD, DVD, another computer, and so forth), you can use the Export Settings To XMP command to export the settings 
to sidecar XMP files.
3If you want to store all adjustments to DNG files in the DNG files themselves, select Ignore Sidecar “.XMP” Files in 
the DNG File Handling section of the Camera Raw Preferences dialog box.
Copy and paste Camera Raw settings
In Adobe Bridge, you can copy and paste the Camera Raw settings from one image file to another. 
1In Adobe Bridge, select a file and choose Edit > Develop Settings > Copy Camera Raw Settings. 
2Select one or more files and choose Edit > Develop Settings > Paste Camera Raw Settings.
You can also right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) image files to copy and paste using the context menu. 
3In the Paste Camera Raw Settings dialog box, choose which settings to apply.
Apply saved Camera Raw settings
1In Adobe Bridge or in the Camera Raw dialog box, select one or more files.
2In Adobe Bridge, choose Edit > Develop Settings, or right-click a selected file. Or, in the Camera Raw dialog box, 
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3Choose one of the following: 
Image Settings Uses the settings from the selected camera raw image. This option is available only from the Camera 
Raw Settings menu in the Camera Raw dialog box.
Camera Raw Defaults Uses the saved default settings for a specific camera, camera model, or ISO setting.
Previous Conversion Uses the settings from the previous image of the same camera, camera model, or ISO setting.
Preset name Uses the settings (which can be a subset of all image settings) saved as a preset.
Applying a preset
Note: You can also apply presets from the Presets tab.
Export Camera Raw settings and DNG previews
If you store file settings in the Camera Raw database, you can use the Export Settings To XMP command to copy the 
settings to sidecar XMP files or embed them in DNG files. This is useful for preserving the image settings with your 
camera raw files when you move them.
You can also update the JPEG previews embedded in DNG files.
1Open the files in the Camera Raw dialog box.
2If you are exporting settings or previews for multiple files, select their thumbnails in the Filmstrip view.
3In the Camera Raw Settings menu , choose Export Settings To XMP or Update DNG Previews. 
The sidecar XMP files are created in the same folder as the camera raw image files. If you saved the camera raw image 
files in DNG format, the settings are embedded in the DNG files themselves.
Specify Camera Raw workflow options
Workflow options specify settings for all files output from Camera Raw, including the color bit depth, color space, 
output sharpening, and pixel dimensions. Workflow options determine how Photoshop opens these files but not how 
After
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You can specify workflow options settings by clicking the underlined text at the bottom of the Camera Raw dialog box.
Space Specifies the target color profile. Generally, set Space to the color profile you use for your Photoshop RGB 
working space. The source profile for camera raw image files is usually the camera-native color space. The profiles 
listed in the Space menu are built in to Camera Raw. To use a color space that’s not listed in the Space menu, choose 
ProPhoto RGB, and then convert to the working space of your choice when the file opens in Photoshop.
Depth Specifies whether the file opens as an 8-bpc or 16-bpc image in Photoshop. 
Size Specifies the pixel dimensions of the image when imported into Photoshop. The default pixel dimensions are 
those used to photograph the image. To resample the image, use the Crop Size menu.
For square-pixel cameras, choosing a smaller-than-native size can speed processing when you are planning a smaller 
final image. Picking a larger size is like upsampling in Photoshop.
For non-square pixel cameras, the native size is the size that most closely preserves the total pixel count. Selecting a 
different size minimizes the resampling that Camera Raw performs, resulting in slightly higher image quality. The best 
quality size is marked with an asterisk (*) in the Size menu.
Note: You can always change the pixel size of the image after it opens in Photoshop.
Resolution Specifies the resolution at which the image is printed. This setting does not affect the pixel dimensions. For 
example, a 2048 x 1536 pixel image, when printed at 72
 dpi, is approximately 28-1/2 x 21-1/4 inches. When printed at 
300
 dpi, the same image is approximately 6-3/4 x 5-1/8 inches. You can also use the Image Size command to adjust 
resolution in Photoshop.
Sharpen For Allows you to apply output sharpening for Screen, Matte Paper, or Glossy Paper. If you apply output 
sharpening, you can change the Amount pop-up menu to Low or High to decrease or increase the amount of 
sharpening applied. In most cases, you can leave the Amount set to the default option, Standard.
Open In Photoshop As Smart Objects Causes Camera Raw images to open in Photoshop as a Smart Object layer 
instead of a background layer when you click the Open button. To override this preference for selected images, press 
Shift when clicking Open.