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The following tutorials will guide you in the process of optimizing the digital images in Adobe Camera RAW (ACR).   Below, you will see the list of video tutorials and handouts.  Click on the appropriate link.

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SWC Photo & Digital - Adobe Camera RAW CS4

Camera RAW Interface

Camera RAW - Preferences

Camera RAW - Zoom tools

3.  Camera RAW histogram in detail.

1.  Using White balance tool in Camera RAW.

4.  Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness, Contrast, Clarity, Vibrance, & Saturation.

5.  Explanation of Clarity.

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

     correction to images shot in the same lighting situation.

Tone Menu Features:

Adobe Bridge - Shortcuts to open from Bridge to Camera RAW (Command + R)

Detail Menu Features:

8.  Parametric & Tone Curve

9.  Sharpening & Noise Reduction

White Balance Tool (for color correction) & Basic Menu:

Camera RAW - Crop Tool

Camera RAW - Straighten Tool

Adobe Bridge - Develop Settings for RAW files.

15.  Split Tone from color image.

Split Tone Menu:

14.  Split Tone from grayscale image.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) & Camera RAW

These tutorials have been moved to their own section.

Camera RAW - Shortcuts

Adobe Bridge - Identifying adjustments in Bridge.

Saving files from the Camera RAW Dialogue Box

DNG File Format & Camera RAW

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

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

19.  Using a DNG converter.

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

HSL Sliders Menu:  Color / Saturation / Luminance

12.  Grayscale Conversion with HSL Sliders.

13.  Controlling Color with HSL Sliders.

Camera RAW Workflow - Introduction to Interface and Tools

Camera RAW - Complete Process in a single video.

Click here to automatically go to the new HDR tutorials page.HDR.htmlHDR.htmlshapeimage_20_link_0
If you would like to see these same tutorials for Adobe Camera RAW CS3, click here. CameraRAW_CS3.htmlCameraRAW_CS3.htmlshapeimage_21_link_0

Web Video

Large .mp4

Tutorial                                                                           

PDF

IPod

Med .m4v

IPhone

Small .m4v

HTML

MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/0_RAW_Bridge_1.mp4
M4vhttp://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_grayscale_RGB/Ipod/0_workspace_palettes.m4v

Camera RAW CS4 PDF

Camera RAW & Adobe Bridge CS4

Adobe Bridge - Previews update with changes from Camera RAW.

MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/0_RAW_Bridge_2.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/0_RAW_Bridge_3_Open.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/0_RAW_Bridge_4.mp4

Camera RAW - Adjustment Brush

Camera RAW - Graduated Filter

6.  Local adjustments with Adjustment Brush

7.  Local adjustments with Graduated Filter

Vinettes & Lens Correction Menu:

16.  Vinettes

MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/0_RAW_Interface.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/1_RAW_Preferences.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/12_RAW_Crop.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/2_RAW_White_Balance_1.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/13_RAW_Straighten.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/10_RAW_Adjustment.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/11_RAW_Graduated_Filter.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/3_RAW_White_Balance_2.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/4_RAW_Basic.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/10_RAW_Adjustment.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/5_RAW_Tone.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/6_RAW_Detail.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/7_RAW_HSL_Gray.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/8_RAW_HSL_Color.mp4
MP4http://www.swcart.com/Video_Tutorials/CS4_RAW/MP4/8_RAW_HSL_Vinette.mp4
MP4http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/25_RAW_splittone.mp4
MP4http://web.mac.com/micajahmac/iWeb/Movies/CS3_RAW/26_RAW_splittone2.mp4