CAMERA RAW
THE BASICS
Find out why you need to use Camera Raw to edit your raw photos
WHAT IS CAMERA RAW?
Raw files require processing before they can be edited in Photoshop. Camera Raw is Photoshop’s raw processor. It allows you to set white balance, crop photos, enhance colors, make tonal changes and powerful local adjustments. As such, it’s invaluable for many essential editing tasks. By contrast, the main Photoshop editor gives you more depth in terms of working with layers, creating special effects, compositing and more. But for photographers who mainly prefer to make simple enhancements, the tools in Camera Raw can be all you need. These tools and settings are almost identical to those in the Lightroom Develop Module, so it’s easy to switch between the two.