Take Your Photoshop Work Further with Adobe Camera Raw

This excerpt is from Camera Raw Photoshop CS4, Volume 2: Visual QuickStart Guide. Used by permission of Peachpit Press. Copyright © 2009. Part of the Creative Edge Photoshop Resources Page.
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The Adobe Camera Raw plug-in lets you apply powerful correction commands to photos before opening them into Photoshop, and is a digital darkroom in and of itself.
Learning how to use this plug-in is essential if you want to maximize the potential of your digital photos.
In this chapter, you’ll choose Camera Raw preferences; correct white balance, exposure, contrast, and luminance problems; apply split toning; sharpen, crop, and straighten; use Camera Raw tools to apply local adjustments; blend dual exposures; process multiple photos; import photos as Smart Objects; and more!
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What You’ll Learn:

• Choosing preferences for Camera Raw
• Opening ?les into Camera Raw
• The Camera Raw interface
• Choosing work?ow options
• Cropping and straightening photos
• Correcting the white balance
• Correcting the exposure
• Using the Tone Curve tab
• Reviving color
• Using the Detail tab
• Using the Split Toning tab
• Using the Lens Corrections tab
• Using the Adjustment Brush tool
• Using the Graduated Filter tool
• Combining multiple exposures
• Retouching photos
• Using Camera Raw presets
• Processing multiple photos via Camera Raw
• Saving ?les via Camera Raw
• Working with photos as Smart Objects