Who of modern people does not like to photograph? Digital shots have become almost one of the most important components of our life: convenient mobile selfies, exquisite photo shoots and just amateur shots. People love high-quality, good photos, with the help of which they capture important events, their families, unique places. And more and more often, SLR cameras are used to create such images, and all the resulting frames are graphically processed.

How to open RAW in Photoshop is asked by many amateurs to photograph and adjust the picture. It would seem that it could be simpler, but in fact, this problem has several nuances.

To answer the question of how to open the Rav's camera in Photoshop, you first need to figure out what kind of format it is and why is it needed? “RAW” from English translates as raw, unprocessed, and in our case means a digital photo format that contains raw data. Files of this format are usually obtained using SLR digital cameras, mirrorless, semi-professional with non-interchangeable optics. Processing a photo in the Rav format makes it possible to modify the frame parameters: exposure, saturation, white balance, sharpness, brightness, contrast. All changes can be made before editing. This function makes it possible to get the final photo without losing either too dark or light parts of the frame.

Rav files are supported by a large number of graphics programs.

Why doesn't Photoshop open RAW? In fact, you can open a photo of the equal format in Photoshop, however, for this, three programs are used at once in a bundle - the Camera RAW converter, the Adobe Bridge utilities, and Adobe Photoshop. These utilities are interconnected and are a unified mechanism for editing and processing raster images and images.

How to open Camera RAW in Photoshop?

Go to the main editor menu, select the File menu and the Open command. In the window that appears, select the required file Rav. Select it with the mouse and click the "Open" button. This will open the file immediately in the converter. This method is also used to open several files at once.

Opening RAW through Adobe Bridge

How to upload one snapshot

To open one image in the converter, select a photo in the Adobe Bridge thumbnail window by clicking the left mouse button, then use Ctrl + R. Or click on the right thumbnail of the picture; from the menu that appears, select the "Open in Camera RAW" command. In this case, the picture will appear in the converter window without using Photoshop, ready for transformation.

Having opened a photo of the Rav format, you can further edit and correct it in a variety of ways, achieving the desired result.

How to upload multiple pictures at once

To load multiple images into Camera RAW, select them in the Adobe Bridge thumbnail window by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl / Shift keys and selecting with the mouse, then press Ctrl + R. After right-clicking, select the command "Open in Camera RAW", you can also use pressing the aperture icon, which is located under the main menu.

After completing the above steps, all the images you have selected will appear in the converter. Their reduced copies will be available on the left side of the window, which allows you to conveniently switch between pictures. If the ribbon of thumbnails interferes with your work, then you can move its border to the left side of the editor interface, while it will collapse, and the selected picture will be stretched to full screen.

How to properly close a photo after editing?

To properly close the photo, saving all the changes and adjustments made, click on the "Finish" button, which is located at the bottom of the program window. If you want to save the picture without saving the editing in Rav format, then you just need to select "Cancel". If you need to return to Photoshop and transfer the photo there with saving all the settings made, you must use the "Open Image" command.

Working with files of the Rav extension is very convenient and simple with the help of Photoshop. This editor in conjunction with the converter allows you to change, edit and process your photos and images to obtain the desired result, make them brighter, more saturated and interesting.

Adobe bridge CC (free) includes support for the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in if Photoshop CC (trial) is also activated. The Bridge + ARC combo satisfies my need for quick setup and multimedia viewing, but it won't work without an activated version of Photoshop.

I was wondering if the following would work trick : if I buy Photoshop Elements 15 (which can sometimes be found cheaply) and install it next to Bridge CC; Will the Camera RAW plugin be re-enabled in Bridge CC or will it only work from PSE?

Of course I read that Camera RAW for PSE turns off things like gradient filters, split toning and blemish removal, but I don't mind; If I need more precise editing, I can always open the raw inside Affinity Photo, which is more capable.

Anyone who thinks / knows this will work?

Answers

FotisK

Shortly speaking

Can be used Adobe camera raw (ACR) complete with Photoshop Elements (PSE) as if it were almost natural for Bridge creative cloud (CC) (see explanations below because there are some quirks and some things you cannot do)

What works and what doesn't

• Adobe Camera Raw, included in PSE, appears to be a separate instance from CC (possibly located in a different folder)
• AT pSE editor opening the RAW file will open a dialog for you ACR (simplified for PSE , no advanced tools included with the full version CC - full list )
• Pressing " Open in Camera Raw "in Bridge CC , you will see a message stating that Camera Raw editing is not enabled. However,
• from within Bridge, if you click on " Open With "-\u003e Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 Editor , it will actually run ACR (PSE version; after initialization PSE), then
  • you have the option to work on RAW as before, and either
  • click Done (or Cancel) and return to Most , or
  • click Open Image and open the image in PSE .

What works

• Bridge can send multiple files to ACR PSE without issue (which helps a bit when batch editing)
• It seems that Bridge reads new / updated XMP files as well as if they were "own"
  • preview is accurate
  • there is also an icon indicating that adjustments have been applied to that particular raw file
  • edited thumbnails inside Bridge are instantly updated as if they were created using their own version ACR (i.e. complete CC ACR).
• inside ACR
  • You can re-edit the settings that were previously created by the full version CC ACR and interesting enough
  • adjustments that are not supported here (eg, blemish removal, perspective correction, etc.) will remain, although they cannot be further adjusted. However
  • if you click " reset camera settings to default " , these settings will also be canceled.

What does not work

basic caveats

• you can no longer use the parameters " Development " -> « Parameters by default for Camera Raw " / « Previous conversion " / « Clear settings " of Bridge so you need to do it from ACR, which means there are a few extra steps to take for batch editing.
• you lose access to good tools like stain remover , toning , perspective correction, correction lens , blur removal and of course, masks (full list )

minor reservations

• eventually you can keep a copy PSE always open, since it must be started before launch ACR (unlike version CC, which can be placed directly in Bridge)
  • Another consequence of this is that if inside ACR you click Done or Cancellation , window ACR will close but not window pSE editor.
• Context menu " Open in Camera Raw ... " (like the above development parameters) at Bridge no longer does anything useful - instead, you must press " To open with" -> « Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 editor ", which is a little more cumbersome thanks to one extra click and having to scan it into a large list (if you have multiple photo editing apps installed).
• Be an independent version ACR also means that you are probably not eligible for constant updates, unlike version CC, which renews forever. This is just a guess, but the compatibility list indicates that the PSE version (PSE 13) never did this before ACR 9.0 or higher)
• after editing in Camera RAW, if instead of closing the window you decide to click the "Open" button to edit the image inside PSE , PSE, on appears to impose additional restrictions compared to editing the same files inside PS ... Among other things, you are limited to 8 bits per channel.

Output

In general, it is quite applicable, although not directly supported.

Background (as I tested it)

i have a trial on my system version Bridge CC 2017 and Photoshop CC 2017 but trial photoshop version has already expired. Since then whenever I choose from Bridge parameter " Open in Camera Raw ... " , I get the error (Camera Raw editing is not enabled. Camera Raw editing required that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature.).

1. After downloading, installing and running ACR from trial version PSE 15 i tested again Bridge, but no luck. Trial pSE version, which I downloaded, had ACR 9.7 (or 9.6?).
2. From the program, I was given the opportunity to download a newer version PSE and newer version ACR (9.8) which is the same as the version that mine contains Bridge CC 2017 ; so I thought I could try it too. This hinted that CC and PSE have their own separate copy ACR, which requires a separate update.
3. I have installed an update but failed to configure Bridge for proper integration with this version.

belated

I have not tried the full version Photoshop Elements , trial version only and I have not deleted the trial version Photoshop CC 2017 expired, but don't understand why this could have led to any other result.

copied and edited from my answer found on the Adobe support forum

Gerlos

Thanks for the great explanation! There is one more point that might be worth adding: when you design a photo in ACR, everything happens in 16 bits, but when you click Open to make additional changes in PSE, you may be prompted to convert the image to 8 bits, since PSE does not fully support 16 bit editing. For example, you can crop, adjust levels and curves while keeping the photo at 16 bits, but you cannot use layers or use the clone tool without converting it to 8 bits.

FotisK

Thanks @gerlos - good point! I added this - although I avoided touching on the topic of opening a file inside PSE (or even PS) for obvious reasons, at some point you need to at least export your images and you will have to use PS, PSE or third party image editing software.

learn how to open images, including raw files, JPEGs, and TIFFs, directly into the amazingly powerful Photoshop image editing plugin known as Camera Raw.

so far in this series about getting our images into Photoshop, we've learned how to set Photoshop as the default image editor on both Windows and Mac. We've learned how to open images from within Photoshop. And we learned how to open images in Photoshop using Adobe Bridge.

while Photoshop is still the most powerful and popular image editor in the world, times have changed. These days, especially if you're a photographer, you're less likely to open your images in Photoshop itself (at least initially) and most likely open them in Photoshop's image editing plugin, Camera Raw.

Camera Raw was originally designed to allow us to process raw files. That is, images that were captured using your camera's raw file format. But Camera Raw also includes support for JPEG and TIFF images.

Unlike Photoshop, which is used by people in almost every creative profession, Camera Raw was built with photographers in mind, using a simple layout that follows the normal photo editing process from start to finish. This makes editing images in Camera Raw more natural and intuitive. And, Camera Raw is completely non-destructive, which means we don't render anything to images all the time. We can make any changes we like at any time, and we can even restore the original, unedited version at any time.

we're going to cover Camera Raw in great detail in our own tutorial series. Now let's find out how to open our images directly in Camera Raw. We'll start with raw files as they are the easiest to open. Then we will learn how to open JPEG and TIFF.

the best way to open images in RAW is with Adobe bridgeso I'll use it here. If you are not already familiar with Adobe Bridge, I covered the basics, including how to install Bridge, in the previous How to Open Images From Adobe Bridge tutorial. Be sure to check this before proceeding.

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If necessary, you can record the state of the image at any time by creating it snapshot. Snapshots contain versions of an image that contain the full set of edits made at the time the snapshot was taken. Taking snapshots of an image at different points in the editing process makes it easy to compare the results of different adjustments applied. In addition, you can revert to an earlier state if necessary. Another advantage of using snapshots is the ability to work with different versions of an image without having to duplicate the original.

Create and manage screenshots from the Screenshots tab in the Camera Raw dialog box.

When working with snapshots, the user can perform the following actions:

Note.

If you are applying screenshots in Photoshop Lightroom, you can modify them in the Camera Raw dialog box (and vice versa).

Saving, restoring, and loading Camera Raw settings

You can reuse the same changeset that you applied to the image. To do this, you can save all of your current Camera Raw image settings, or any subset of those settings, as a preset or a new set of defaults. The default settings apply to a specific camera model, a camera with a specific serial number, or a specific ISO setting, depending on the settings in the section Default Image Options Camera Raw settings.

Style names appear in the Styles tab of the Edit\u003e Develop Settings menu in Adobe Bridge, on the raw images context menu in Adobe Bridge, and in the submenu Applying Styles the Camera Raw Settings menu of the Camera Raw dialog box. If styles are not saved in the Camera Raw preferences folder, they will not appear in the menus above. However, you can use the command Load settings to find and apply settings saved elsewhere.

Note.

To save and delete styles, use the buttons at the bottom of the "Styles" tab.

Determine where Camera Raw settings are stored

Select an option to specify where the settings are stored. Using XMP files is useful when you need to move or save an image file and want to preserve the settings for a raw image. Command Export settings can be used to copy settings from the Camera Raw database to accompanying XMP files, or embed settings in Digital Negative (DNG) files.

After processing the raw image file with Camera Raw, image adjustments are saved either in the Camera Raw database file or in the accompanying XMP file. When a DNG file is processed in Camera Raw, settings are saved in the DNG file itself, but they may also be saved in the accompanying XMP file rather than the DNG. The settings for TIFF and JPEG files are always saved in the files themselves.

Note.

When you import a sequence of raw snapshot files into After Effects, the settings for the first file are applied to all other files in the sequence that do not have their own accompanying XMP files. After Effects does not check the Camera Raw database.

You can set a parameter to determine where the settings are stored. When you reopen the raw snapshot file, all settings default to the values \u200b\u200bthat were used when the file was last opened. Image attributes (target color space profile, bit depth, pixel size, and resolution) are not stored with settings.

Copying and pasting Camera Raw settings

In Adobe Bridge, you can copy and paste Camera Raw settings from one image file to another.

In Adobe Bridge, select a file and choose Edit\u003e Develop Settings\u003e Copy Camera Raw Settings.

Select one or more files and select Edit\u003e Develop Settings\u003e Paste Camera Raw Preferences.

Note.

You can also right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an image file to copy and paste using the context menu.

In the dialog box Paste Camera Raw Settings select the applicable settings.

Apply saved Camera Raw settings

Export Camera Raw settings and DNG previews

If file settings are stored in the Camera Raw database, you can use the command Export settings to XMPto copy settings to accompanying XMP files or embed them in DNG files. This allows you to attach image settings to Camera Raw files as you move them.

It is also possible to update JPEG preview images embedded in DNG files.

Adjusting Camera Raw workflow options

Workflow options let you set preferences for files exported from the Camera Raw plug-in, including color bit depth, color space, output sharpness, and pixel dimensions. Workflow options control how these files open in Photoshop, but do not affect how the raw snapshot file is imported into After Effects. Workflow settings do not affect the raw snapshot data itself.

Workflow preferences can be set by clicking the underlined text at the bottom of the Camera Raw dialog box.

Space

Specifies the target color profile. Typically, Space should be set to the color profile used for the Photoshop RGB workspace. The source profile for the raw image file is usually the camera's native color space. The profiles listed in the Space menu are built into the Camera Raw plug-in. If you want to use a color space that is not available in the Space menu, select ProPhoto RGB and then convert it to the desired working environment by opening the file in Photoshop.

Depth

Specifies whether to open the file as an 8 or 16 bit depth image in Photoshop.

The size

Specifies the dimensions of the image in pixels when imported into Photoshop. The default is the pixel dimensions used when the image was captured. To interpolate the image, choose the Cropping Size menu.

When using cameras with square pixels, selecting a smaller than native size allows for faster processing if you plan to get a smaller final image. Selecting larger sizes is similar to increasing the image size in Photoshop.

When using cameras with non-square pixels, the native size is the size that most closely preserves the total number of pixels. Selecting a different size minimizes interpolation in Camera Raw, resulting in a slight improvement in image quality. In the Size menu, the size that produces the best quality is indicated by an asterisk (*).

Note. You can always resize an image in pixels after opening it in Photoshop.

AND Glossy paper... When applying the output sharpness, you can change the value in the Amount drop-down menu to High or Low to increase or decrease the amount of sharpness applied. In most cases, you can leave the default Amount, Standard.

Open in Photoshop as Smart Objects

With this option set, clicking the Open button opens Camera Raw images in Photoshop as a smart object layer, not a background layer. To change this setting for selected images, hold down the Shift key while clicking the Open button.