Basic adjustments in Camera Raw 7 unchanged?

I have installed Photoshop CS6 Extended and updated to Camera Raw 7.1 beta. The Basic adjustments panel in Camera Raw 7 & 7.1 is the same as older versions, lacking the new controls for shadows, highlights, blacks & whites as seen in various tutorials I have watched (Linda.com and Adobe TV. What gives?

Your ACR appears to be using an older process version (most likely 2010).
Go to Camera calibration tab and switch your Process version to 2012. Then you should see the new sliders at their new default value.

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Bridge does not save adjustments in camera raw when I press done

bridge does not save adjustments in camera raw when I press done

baines0788,
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How do I turn off ALL auto adjustments in Camera Raw?

SUMMARY:
I am simply trying to open my images in Camera Raw (version 8.6.0.254) via Bridge CC exactly how they were shot in camera, with no auto adjustments whatsoever. I already have all of the auto boxes unchecked in the Camera Raw Preferences dialogue box under Default Image Settings. I am shooting raw on a Sony A7r.
MORE INFO:
This discussion is not being created without prior research on how to solve it. Hopefully there is a simple solution that I have overlooked and missed when looking for it.
I shoot my raw images flat on purpose. The in-camera saturation is turned down, along with a lot of the other picture profile settings in the camera.
I use Bridge CC to sort though my images and make selects. In Bridge, I have "Prefer Embedded" selected for my thumbnails in order to stop the auto processing to happen to the thumbnails there.
The problem is, as soon as I open my raw images in Camera Raw from Bridge, the auto adjustments kick in and the saturation and exposure are automatically adjusted. I can't figure out how to stop Camera Raw from making adjustments to my raw images. As stated above, all of the auto check boxes are unchecked in the Camera Raw Preferences.
When the "Command U" shortcut is pressed after an image is opened, it applies the auto settings, making it clear the Camera Raw thinks that nothing has been applied yet. Toggling between "Camera Raw Defaults" and "Image Settings" in the side drop down menu does nothing either.
Below are two screen shots. One of how the thumbnail looks in Bridge, desaturated and flat. The other is how the image opens in Camera Raw with no user adjustments what so ever. You can see how the saturation and exposure have been adjusted:
Bridge Preview - this is how the image was shot in camera.
Camera Raw - Straight after opening the file with no user adjustments. You can clearly see the dramatic auto adjustments, but all of the sliders are set to default.
I would love to get some help with this, so I can see and work on my images as they were shot. Im really hoping it is a stupid oversight on my part with an easy fix. Thanks for the help.

As was already said: the camera's interpretation of the raw data is just one interpretation, and not the same as Adobe's. Don't confuse it with "exactly how they were shot", as this doesn't apply when shooting Raw. Granted it IS the manufacturer's interpretation, but you wouldn't be shooting Raw and using Adobe Camera Raw if you thought the manufacturer was always right.
One thing nobody has mentioned is Adobe's "baseline exposure" compensation factor. Camera Raw adjusts the default preview exposure by a factor of EV based on their measurements of the camera sensor. My present camera is boosted by 0.35EV and my last camera by 0.5EV. There is a way of determining this using EXIFTOOL, but I can't remember how to do it offhand. For the last few years, I have adjusted my own Camera Raw defaults by reversing this compensation, so it more closely matches the exposure I was expecting.
EDIT: here's the procedure, if you're interested. Re: Baseline Exposure

Is it possible to clear all adjustments in Camera Raw 5

For example, if I use the Adjustment brush on an area of an image in Camera Raw, then switch to the Graduated Filter and make another adjustment -- is there a way to clear both adjustments at once? I can click on Clear All to clear one adjustment at a time, but there doesn't appear to be a way to clear ALL adjustments at once.

Yes Jay, go to Camera RAW's presets tab, (its the one furthest right). There's a small drop down menu top right - choose Camera RAW defaults from this. This takes off any adjustments in all the Tabs. You can toggle Custom settings back on.
Yes there should be an easy to find 'Overall Preview' toggle, which takes everything back to their defaults for preview purposes - this is much more useful than being able to preview individual tabs, most people agree with this. Except probably Jeff Schewe.

Camera Raw objects convert to "2010" if opened

My workflow involves DNG’s that have had basic corrections and sharpening applied with Lightroom 2.x. I open these as object layers in Photoshop, giving me the flexibility to still make adjustments to Camera Raw settings if needed. With PS12 and ACR 6.x, the simple act of opening these smart layers immediately converts their “process” (under the “Camera Calibration” tab in ACR) type from LR 2.x-compatible “2003” mode to “2010 (current).”
“Process” changes how sharpening and noise reduction behave, and is meant to provide compatibility with the “older” “2003” settings, which are still very much alive for users of PS10-11 and all LR (production, not beta) users.
PS12/ACR6 automatically applies the “2010” process whenever the ACR dialog is accepted, whether during file open or layer open, even if you never open the tab that “process” lives in. While ACR changes the mode, it leaves sharpening and noise settings unchanged, resulting in significant over-sharpening of the raw images. I can go to this tab and manually reset the mode to “2003,” but I really shouldn’t have to.
ACR 6 should default to using whatever “process” it finds in the raw file’s xmp, and remain in that mode unless the user explicitly changes it. If there are no previous settings, then ACR would default to the “2010” process. If (for some reason) users want the new-file default to be “2003," then create a preference in ACR to make that happen.
This would allow me to not worry about “process” toggling behind my back on “old” files, and would allow PS 12 to properly respond to all files; those that have had settings changed in ACR 5.c or 6.x, as well as unprocessed ones.

That's a bug and should be fixed in the release version of ACR 6.1.

Camera RAW changes not staying in Bridge/Photoshop

Hi all,
I've started having trouble with changes in Camera RAW not sticking once they're closed. I've got the XMP files, and Bridge shows the little icon to show it's been changed, but the changes aren't staying. I've tried clearing the cache, restarting the program and rebooting to no avail. To answer the preferred questions:
Photoshop CC, 14.2.1 64x
Totally updated
Windows 8.1 Pro
Nikon d800 RAW (NEF) files
No error messages
Making adjustments in Camera RAW (Photoshop) and then clicking 'done' when complete. This has always in the past saved the changes made until I make more, reset them, or delete the XMP file.
Always worked previously
Chrome, anti-virus. Never been an issue previously. Bridge usually runs at the same time.
Using a Microsoft Surface Pro, 4GB RAM, over 50GB free on the drive. No changes made to the system, since I let it run as-is. No updates to hardware, no brushes, no plugins.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the reply, Trevor! I've been on this internets for a long while now, and the first thing i notice in forums are that people never seem to follow the posting guidelines and never seem to provide info that's needed to help them (see: many photog forums where people ask for lens/camera recs and never tell us budget, needs, current equipment, or what they actually WANT to photograph!), so I find it's expedient to actually provide necessary information! Gettng gold stars for well-thought out, thorough explanations: what a novel concept!
Incidentally, I think I just worked it out. I added my external drive to my desktop PC to see if there was a difference, then noticed the same issue occurring. I had a sudden thought that the preview thumbnail wasn't showing up, and realised that the option to choose preview settings ('generate 100% previews' or 'prefer embedded') will make the edits disappear if you also have the cache purged.
Cheers anyway!

How to access Camera Raw when invoking CS5 from Lightroom 3?

When I invoke CS5 from Lightroom, my NEF files seem to load directly without giving me an opportunity to make adjustments in Camera Raw. If I open the same NEF file from windows Explorer, CS5 presents the Camera Raw adjustment page and I can make adjustments before proceeding.
How can I work around this?
BTW I know I can make camera raw adjustments in Lightroom and then open in CS5, however for an image that I know I will be using CS5 on anyway, I don't want to do anything at all in LR just go direct to CS5 but I can't do this if this bypasses my ability to make adjustments in camera raw!
I must be missing something here, can anyone point me in the right direction?
[I'm using Camera Raw 6.1, LR3, CS5 12.0.1 x64; Invoking CS5 from LR3 by right-click on image, Edit In > Edit in Adobe Photoshop CS5]

That workaround did work for me so thanks for the helpful reply!
If anyone else has other ways of making this work I'd like to hear about it.
Thanks,
Eric

Adobe Camera Raw in Elements 11

I'm using Windows 8.1. In Elements 11 I updated Camera Raw, but although it has confirmed the update, I cannot find it in Elements. Help please

Hi,
To find out which version of Camera Raw that you have, load the editor and go to Help -> About plug-in -> Camera Raw.
To edit raw files, just open them in the editor - Camera Raw will automatically load first. Make your adjustments in Camera Raw and then click on Open Image to load the image into the normal editor.
To edit a JPG with Camera Raw, open the editor, use Open As to select the image and change the Open As format to Camera Raw. Then you proceed as above.
If you are having problems reading raw files, please tell us which camera they come from.
Hope that helps.
Brian

Image from LR in blown out more in Bridge Camera Raw

Hello, thanks for reading...
I was just about to post this question, when I think I stumbled upon the answer, but I am not sure... so I decided to post anyway, for input.
After completing adjustments to my .cr2 (Canon 30D) images in LR 2.2, I decided to check my images in Bridge (CS2) Camera Raw, since my client uses that program. The highlights in my images are definitely more blown out than they appear in LR. I determined this by viewing the image with the highlight clipping turned on, and could see much more clipping in Camera Raw. I have turned off automatic tone adjustments in Camera Raw preferences. I am on an 2.4 ghz Intel iMac running 10.5.6, 4 gb ram.
What I finally noticed is that in the Camera Raw "work flow options" I had sRGB EIC61966-1 selected as the color space. When I switched it to ProPhotoRGB, the clipping was nearly identical to LR clipping. My client goes to print in Adobe1998, but that color space setting showed more clipping than LR. With ProPhotoRGB being the LR space, is this causing problems for my client?
I will be the first to admit that the topic of color space confuses me... any suggestions? (Besides the obvious, "read a book/ take a class/ suffer like the rest of us" suggestions...)
Thanks again, Jerry

Most welcome, and good luck.
If you do not get help in the Bridge Forum (do not know who the MOD's are there), please do not hesitate to ask that the post be Moved, to say the Adobe Camera RAW (ACR), or Photoshop Forum. That is easy for a MOD to do.
However, in your specific case, I could see three likely candidates for the post.
Still, Bridge Forum is a great place, and you should get help quickly. If not, just let one of us know, as we stand ready to help you, best we can.
Hunt

Opening Files in CS5 Camera Raw

I am working on an iMac in CS5. After making adjustments in Camera Raw, neither the Option key north Shift key work so I can open a Copy image or Smart file which results in the original file being adjusted. Did I change a setting indadvertedly?

I thought it was Shift to open an image as an object... Maybe that differs Mac vs. PC, I don't know.
When you hold the keys down do the captions on the buttons change? This is what I see on my PC (you may have to click the image below to see the animation):
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Is it possible to do gradient-based changes between pictures in Camera RAW?

Say I have 10 pictures. The C-RAW setting for 1 and 10 are different. Is it possible to change the remaining pictures, 2-9, as a gradient between the settings of 1 and 10?
Thanks in advance

If the photos were already frames of a video then video editor can do transitions which include brightening to white but you’re talking about individual photos.
Assuming a Photoshop script (not recorded action, but a hand-coded one via the extend-a-script toolkit) can parse a number out of a particular picture’s filename, if the filenames of the photos were in an increasing order then there is probably some way to apply a numeric transformation of the filename number to a varying brightness value that is applied to a set of raws selected in Bridge, but I have never written such scripts so can’t really give any more specifics about your requested task.
I am vaguely familiar with Photoshop scripts from a long-since obsolete site hosting the ACR Calibrator script that would operate on a raw photo of the color-checker target and compute color adjustments for camera raw to optimize those colors. If you are a programmer familiar with JavaScript then this might be enough information to write your own brightening script:
http://www.fors.net/chromoholics/

Do not open Camera Raw?

Whenever I send a DNG pic from Lightroom4 to CS6, they only will open directly in CS6, not in Camera Raw. Everything is updated. They use to, until I had a blue screen and had to reinstall everthing.

The way it is working now is the way it normally works. There is no need to open the images in Camera Raw because Lightroom has the exact same adjustments. Camera Raw is simply used to interpret the adjustments that were made in Lightroom, and then simply passes the image on to Photoshop.
If you want to open the image in Camera Raw, then you need to open the image as a smart object. Then, from Photoshop, you can double-click on the image layer in the layers panel. That will then open the image in Camera Raw.

Why the colors look so different betweet my Camera Raw and Bridge?

We know that after editing images in Camera Raw, thumbnails in Bridge will updated according to the new xmp files.
However, for some of my Raw files, the colors look very different in Bridge after makeing adjustments in Camera Raw, I can see more red in those phoots. But when I reopen the file in Camera Raw, all the colors are just correct.
For those photos without applying xmp files the colors looks exactly the same in Camera Raw and Bridge.
Does this means that my Camera Raw and Bridge use different color space? How can I fix this problem? Thank you

If you want help, you need to specify your platform (Mac or Windows), the exact versions of your Operating System, Photoshop, ACR plug-in and Bridge.
Also look at your Bridge preferences and tell us what you have your Thumbnail preferences set to.
Re-setting your preferences and purging the cache would also help. It could be something as simple as a corrupt cache.
Bridge is Color Managed, but it does not use a color space of its own. It applies the color space with which each image is tagged, it assigns sRGB to untagged files.
When was the last time you calibrated and profiled your monitor?
Details would help.
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What version of Camera Raw does PSE 10 use?

PSE 9 (which I have) uses 6.5. I am told the version that Photoshop uses has a selective application brush, which 6.5 does not have. Perhaps PSE 10's converter has this feature?

No pse 10 (camera raw 6.7) still has the same basic features as camera raw 6.5 in pse 9.

Older photos use old menu in camera raw

I just installed cs6 and love the basic menu in camera raw! I opened some older photos from just days ago and the old camera raw menu comes up. Is there a way to access this new menu with older photos?
Thanks,
Beth

Camera raw 7 (CS6) will display a small white square with an exclamation point when it opens a raw file that processed with an older camera raw process version. Click on this square to have camera raw use the new process version (PV2012) and the new menu sliders will be there.
You may want to retain the earlier settings and rendering by creating a snapshot before you convert to pv2012: Click the New Snapshot button at the bottom of the Snapshots Tab, type a snapshot name name in the New Snapshot dialog box and click OK. Create a second snapshot after converting to pv2012. You can go back and forth between the two to assess the changes from the newer process version.

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