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Using Camera Raw

Tips, tricks and the basics on shooting in Raw and post-processing your images with Camera Raw and Elements.

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Noise Reduction Techniques

By Elizabeth LePage  ·  February 3rd, 2012

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Elizabeth shows you two noise reduction techniques – one inside of the Camera Raw dialog and another inside of Elements.

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Using Camera Raw to Enhance Old Photos

By Dave Cross  ·  December 26th, 2011

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Dave shows off another use for Adobe Camera Raw: enhancing a scan of an old photo.

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Edge Mask Sharpening in Camera Raw

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  December 8th, 2011

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Use the Masking slider inside Camera Raw’s Sharpening tab get the best possible sharpening–via an edge mask–before bringing your photo into Elements.

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Digging Into Camera Raw

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  November 13th, 2011

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Mike uses three different images — landscape, portrait, and an underexposed photo — to illustrate how to work with the tools and sliders inside Camera Raw.

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Adobe Camera Raw: Overview

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  October 13th, 2011

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Mike Rodriguez gives an overview of the Adobe Camera Raw dialog.

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Using Color Calibration inside Camera Raw

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  September 9th, 2011

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Matt offers some tips for using the Camera Calibration tab inside Adobe Camera Raw before you work in Photoshop Elements.

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Camera Raw, Elements 9 Updates

By Rick LePage  ·  April 27th, 2011

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Adobe has released Camera Raw 6.4 and updates to Photoshop Elements for both Mac and Windows systems.

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Camera Raw 6.3 update available

By Rick LePage  ·  December 8th, 2010

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Adobe has released Camera Raw 6.3 for Photoshop Elements 9, and, for the first time, ACR updates automatically! (We also have a tip for using newer cameras’ Raw files with older versions of Elements.)

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Why You Shouldn’t Shoot Raw+JPEG

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 30th, 2010

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Matt talks about why it’s more confusing to have two different versions of the same photo, and how you can easily create a batch of JPEGs if you need them for a project.

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Fairy-Tale, High-Key Photo Effect

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 9th, 2010

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Use the Camera Raw dialog box (even with JPEG images) to achieve a nice, high-key vintage effect on your photos.

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Setting Camera Raw Defaults

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 5th, 2009

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There is a way in Camera Raw to set new defaults and have each photo open up with your favorite settings already applied to it.

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Using Camera Raw on JPEG Images

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  June 22nd, 2009

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Matt shows you how to use the Camera Raw dialog to edit your JPEG images. There are things you can do there that can not be done in the Editor.

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Using Camera Raw with Multiple Versions of a Photo

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  May 4th, 2009

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Matt shows you the best way to use the Camera Raw dialog along with the Elements Editor to process different parts of an image for picture perfect results.

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More Camera Raw Tips

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  January 6th, 2009

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Matt shows you how to set new defaults in your Camera Raw plug-in. See the Oct. 28th, 2008 video for Part 1.

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Camera Raw: Using Negative Clarity

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  December 15th, 2008

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Matt shows you some neat tips in your Camera Raw dialog.

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Coping With Raw’s Essentials

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  November 5th, 2008

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Here, we clarify why it’s important to upgrade to the latest version, which versions of Camera RAW work with which versions of Elements, and exactly what you need to do to get the plug-in running properly.

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Using Camera Raw Profiles

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  October 28th, 2008

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Matt shows you how to find camera-specific Raw profiles to give you a great starting point for enhancing your Camera Raw images.

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Adjusting Exposure with Camera Raw

By Dave Cross  ·  August 28th, 2008

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Dave shows you how to combine two images with adjusted exposure via Camera Raw.

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Fix Color in Underwater Photos

By Matt Kloskowski  ·  July 4th, 2008

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Matt shows you how to remove the blue or green cast that happens when using underwater cameras.

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Digging In With Camera Raw

By Ben Long  ·  July 1st, 2008

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In part two of our series on the RAW format, we’re going to look at Photoshop Elements’ raw tools, and learn how to use them to process raw files from your camera.

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