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The following tutorials will guide you in the process of scanning a negative, and optimizing the digital image in Adobe Photoshop.   Below, you will see the list of video tutorials and handouts.  Click on the appropriate link.

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1.  Basic white balance correction in Camera RAW.

SWC Photo & Digital - Camera RAW CS3

Tutorial                                                                           

Video

Camera RAW overview.

Camera RAW preferences.

Camera RAW zoom tools.

Camera RAW histogram in detail.

2.  Using White balance tool in Camera RAW.

     images shot in the same lighting situation.

4.  Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness, and Contrast.

5.  Explanation of Clarity.

7.  Vibrance & Saturation.

3.  Using neutral gray card with White Balance Tool in Camera RAW to apply white balance correction to

6.  Clarity.

Tone Menu Features:

Camera RAW shortcuts to open from Bridge to Camera RAW

Detail Menu Features:

8.  Parametric Curve.

9.  Point Curve.

10.  Sharpening.

Basic Menu Features:

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/1_Raw_Overview.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/2_Raw_Preferences.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/4_Raw_zoom.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/10_Raw_white_balance2.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/11_Raw_white_balance3.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/12_Raw_basic.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/13_clarity.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/9_Raw_white_balance1.mp4

Click here for a PDF document on Camera RAW workflow in Photoshop.

PDF

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/14_clarity2.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/15_Vibrance_Sat.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/16_Tone_curves.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/5_Raw_histogram.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/17_Tone_point.mp4

11.  Noise Reduction.

HSL Sliders Menu:  Grayscale Conversion

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/18_Detail_sharpen.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/0_RAW_all.mp4

14.  Intro to RAW grayscale conversion.

15.  Grayscale Conversion - Movie 2

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/21_RAW_BW1.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/22_RAW_BW2.mp4

Camera RAW Crop Tool.

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/RAW_crop.mp4

Camera RAW Straighten Tool - vertical

Camera RAW Straighten Tool - horizontal

Camera RAW - Open from Bridge to Photoshop & Camera RAW. (double click to open)

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/RAW_open.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/7_Raw_straighten.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/8_Raw_straighten2.mp4

18.  Split Tone from color image.

16.  Grayscale Conversion - Movie 3

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/24_RAW_BW_3.mp4

Split Tone Menu

17.  Split Tone from grayscale image.

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/25_RAW_splittone.mp4
CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/26_RAW_splittone2.mp4

High Dynamic Range (HDR) & Camera RAW

These tutorials have been moved to their own section.

HTML

HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Basics/Camera_Raw_Basics.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Clarity/Camera_Raw_Clarity.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Clarity/Camera_Raw_Clarity.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Crop/Camera_Raw_Crop.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Histogram/Camera_Raw_Histogram.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_White_Balance/Camera_Raw_White_Balance.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Grayscale/Camera_Raw_BW_1.html

Podcast

Camera RAW - Shortcuts

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/0_Shortcuts_RAW.mp4

Camera RAW - Identifying adjustments in Bridge.

PDFhttp://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/PDF/Digital/RAW_shortcuts.pdf
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_in_Bridge/CR_RAW_in_Bridge.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Preferences/Camera_Raw_Preferences.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Split_Toning/Camera_Raw_Split_Toning.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Split_Toning_Color/Camera_Split_Toning_in_Color.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Straighten/Camera_Raw_Straighten.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Tone_Curve/Camera_Raw_Tone_Curve.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Tone_Point/Camera_Raw_Tone_Point.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Vibrance/Camera_Raw_Vibrance.html
HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Zoom/Camera_Raw_Zoom.html

Saving files from the Camera RAW Dialogue Box

DNG File Format & Camera RAW

HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Detail_Sharpen/Camera_Raw_Sharpen.html

19. Saving a single image or multiple images at the same time in the Camera RAW dialogue box.

20. Overview of DNG format vs. a camera’s custom RAW format.

21.  Using a DNG converter.

22. Other methods of converting your camera’s original RAW files to DNG.

HTMLhttp://www.swcart.com/HTML_Tutorials/CR_Overview/Camera_RAW_Overview.html

HSL Sliders Menu:  Color / Saturation / Luminance

12.  Controlling Color with HSL Sliders.

13.  Controlling Saturation and Luminance Sliders.

Camera RAW Workflow - Introduction to Interface and Tools

Camera RAW - Complete Process in a single video.

CS3http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/0_RAW_all.mp4
Click here to automatically go to the new HDR tutorials page.HDR.html