37 CAMERA RAW TIPS
Learn a host of tool tricks, workflow cheats and clever edits in Adobe Camera Raw
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01 CLEVER AUTO SETTINGS
The Auto button at the top of the Basic Panel (Cmd/Ctrl+U) can be a great way to kick-start your image editing: it employs machine learning to intelligently correct your photo by comparing it to thousands of other similar images. What’s more, you can apply auto settings to individual tonal sliders in the Basic Panel by holding Shift and double-clicking on the slider, or auto-correct Temperature or Tint in the same way.
02 LEARN CURVES
The Curve is the most powerful tonal tool in Camera Raw, yet it can be tricky to master. To get a better idea of how it works, grab the Target Tool from above the curve box, then drag left or right over part of the image. Points will appear along the curve line (shadows on the left, highlights on the right) that show how the line lets you intuitively affect the brightness of different parts of the tonal range.
03 CUSTOMIZE YOUR PANELS
Right-click over any panel name for three panel mode options. Multiple Panel Mode lets you open as many panels as you like. Single Panel Mode auto-collapses other panels when you open another. Responsive Panel Mode will auto-close panels if they don’t fit within the interface. You can also change the order of panels here, or turn off visibility with the Edit Panels To Show option. There’s also an option to turn on Compact View, which might suit smaller displays like laptops.
04 PANEL TIPS
There are a couple of useful shortcuts for viewing different panels in Camera Raw. Press Cmd/Ctrl plus 1-9 to quickly jump to each panel in turn (1 for Basic, 2 for Curve, etc). Cmd/Ctrl-click on any arrow next to a panel name to collapse all panels.
05 FASHION THE FILMSTRIP
The filmstrip displays all the images currently open in Camera Raw, enabling you to switch quickly between them. You can tap the / key to view or hide it (or shrink it by dragging the partition line). Press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+F to toggle the filmstrip position between the bottom or the side of the Camera Raw interface.