
For this image, I have applied a yellow hue to the highlights and a blue hue to the shadows: Split-Toning allows you to assign different color values to the highlights and shadows. You can use the HSL (Hue/Saturation/Lightness)/Grayscale panel to adjust each color channel individually, or you can convert to Grayscale and adjust the channels for your black and white images: The detail panel allows you to sharpen your image, as well as reduce digital noise by adjusting the luminance: Here I have applied an S-curve to bring up the contrast, as well as flatten out the blacks: The tone curve panel allows you to manually and specifically adjust the overall tonal values of the image. You can also manually adjust exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, etc in this panel: For white balance, you can either adjust the white balance automatically, or you can move the temperature/tint sliders. Use this panel to adjust white balance and make other basic adjustments. Here is a brief explanation of how you can use each of these sub-panels to edit your image: 1. On the right side of the ACR screen, under the histogram, you will see the adjustments panel, with an icon/tab indicating each separate sub-panel. In order to view your adjustments as you are making them, make sure the box beside Preview is checked:

Radial Filter - J: creates a round filter Graduated Filter - G: creates a graduated, horizontal or vertical filter Spot Removal Tool - B: handy for removing sensor dust and minor blemishesĪdjustment Brush - K: allows you to create a brush to make local adjustments to exposure, contrast, saturation, etc. Straighten Tool - A: for leveling your image White Balance Tool - I: use the dropper to select a neutral gray to automatically set the white balance Hand Tool - H: lets you move the image around on your screen using your mouse or track pad, rather than using the scroll bars Zoom Tool - Z: allows you to zoom in close on an image for editing details Here is a list of some of the most commonly used tools in this panel, along with their keyboard shortcuts: Adobe Camera Raw ToolbarĪt the top of the Adobe Canera Raw screen, you will see a toolbar with some basic adjustment tools: If you are at all familiar with Adobe Lightroom, you will see that Lightroom and ACR share quite a few similarities and are nearly identical in many ways.


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If you have Photoshop Elements, you will need to download ACR separately in order to convert your RAW files. Photoshop CS and CC come with Adobe Camera Raw. On its most basic level, ACR allows you to open and view your RAW files, make adjustments, and then save your RAW files as a TIFF, DNG, JPEG, etc.Īfter saving your image and then opening it as a TIFF (or whatever file type you choose to edit) you will then have the option to apply actions, overlays, and/or more advanced hand edits. If you shoot in RAW, you will need to first convert your RAW files in order to edit them in Photoshop since RAW files are not directly editable there. If you don't know the difference between RAW and JPEG, please read this post first! This post is an introduction to editing RAW files in Adobe Camera Raw (often referred to as ACR), and assumes that you have a working knowledge of the difference between RAW and JPEG files. How to Sync Lightroom Presets from CC to Mobile
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