Is it possible to apply adjustments to raw files?

I need to pass raw files, but I would like to apply my adjastments. Can I do it with Lightroom?

If you mean, can you create a new RAW photo with different pixels than the original, said different pixels reflecting your edits, then the answer is NO.
Working in Lightroom, your edits can be reflected in JPG, TIF and PSD files only.
If the person you want to send these RAW photos to has certain Adobe software, you could send them the unadjusted RAW and the edits in a sidecar XMP file, that would allow him to view your edited photo in his Adobe software.

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Thank You,
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If you apply the lens correction to one image, you can use "Sync Settings" to apply to all the other selected images.
When you click the Sync Settings button you will be presented a dialog listing all the possible settings you can sync ... be sure to only check those boxes for the settings you want applied to all the selected images .. ideally you would only check the Lens correction settings in this instance ... based upon the first image you are selecting from .... otherwise ... you mat end up applying settings you don't want ...

Can I make basic adjustments to RAW files in PS the same way I do with jpgs using levels+clone tool?

I have basic knowledge of photoshop and normally just work with Jpegs. I need to edit some RAW files can I open them in Photoshop and work on them the same way as jpegs. I would only need to do some basic levels adjustments and use the clone tool. Is photoshop the best application to use for editing raw files?

Starting with RAW affords you more toning flexibility with white-balance and white/black points, and more sharpening and noise-reduction flexibility, than starting with JPGs where the camera has taken care of such things and the adjustments are baked in and cannot be changed.
The camera-raw plug-in for Photoshop is very good for working with individual raw files. If you are switching your photography from JPG to RAW then Lightroom has the same adjustments as the PS CR plug-in but is more efficient when working with many files compared to Bridge and Photoshop.
Personally, because I shoot only RAW photos, now, I switched from using PS/CR to LR quite a few years ago, and rarely go to PS anymore. Since you are used to PS, your old habits will probably still be with you, so you may find yourself doing a minimal amount of editing in CR.
Because you’re are dealing with RAW sensor data, you will want to pay attention to the WB and black/white points as well as sharpening and noise-reduction before opening the RAW files in PS for your normal PS adjustments.

Apply adjustments for highlights/midtones/shadows to the entire photo?

Hi,
I'm wondering whether it is possible to apply adjustments like sharpening, contrast etc. only for highlights (or midtones or shadows) to the entire photo. Applying it with a brush is no problem, but the brush size is limited for that and it's really cumbersome to brush it onto the entire photo.
I thouhgt it might work to apply the adjustment to a small part of the photo and then invert it, but then it applies it to all shadows, midtones and highlights again.
Does anyone know an easier way to do that?
p.

I do not. Luminance range auto-masking is available only to brushes.
I had assumed this limitation was put in place because the performance when applying adjustments to all the pixels that are in a particular luminance range was too slow, but then I realized that Curves and Levels do exactly that. Perhaps it is because they are limited to the luminance channel.
You options are few, but not halting. You can create a brush mask that covers the entire Image. This is slow and frustrating (computers are un-sweating slaves; you should be able to order "Do this until it's done", where the decision whether or not to proceed is yours, not the application's). Or you can use an external graphics program such as Photoshop that allows you to create an image mask based on luminance and apply a modification to the pixels that come through the mask.
Note that for modifications that are based on groups of pixels (such as sharpening), you will have (in theory if not in practice) unintended effects at the edges of the mask.

Convert RAW Files in Your Aperture Database to Adobe DNG Files

The following describes how to convert all the RAW images in your Aperture database from manufacturer formats, such as Sony's ARW and Canon's CR2, to Adobe's DNG while retaining all the Adjustments already applied to your RAW files. In the example below I am assuming that your Aperture Library has ARW and CR2 files. These steps work with the latest version of Aperture, being Version 3.3, and have not been tested with earlier versions (in fact, it probably will not work because the database structure changed in 3.3 - however, this means that the steps below can also be applied to your iPhoto library). The steps are:
1. Within Finder select the Aperture Library and Secondary Click to bring up the Shortcut Menu. From this select "Show Package Contents"; this will open a Window showing all the files/directories contained within your Aperture Library.
2. Drag the "Masters" folder out of the Package and place it on your Desktop. The purpose of this step is so that Applications, such as Adobe DNG Converter, can "see" the "Masters" folder, which they cannot do if it is located within the Aperture Library Package.
3. Run the Adobe DNG Converter, select the above "Masters" folder with the "Select Folder" button, make sure you have selected the option "Save in the Same Location", it is also a good idea to select the option "Skip source image if the destination already exists", check your Preferences then select the "Convert" button.
4. Adobe DNG Converter will now convert all the RAW files to Adobe DNG files and save them in the same location as your existing RAW files. Once complete, take a note of (a) the number of files converted and (b) the types of files converted, such as if the conversion includes ARW, CR2, NEF files etc. In this example I will assume that the converter only found ARW and CR2 files; if your system is different then modify the steps below to make sure it covers all the RAW file types converted in your particular system.
5. Select the "Masters" folder and in the Finder Window Search Field search for all the files that end in .ARW and .CR2 (this filename search list should match the types of files found by the Adobe DNG Converter in step (4)(b) above). The number of files returned by the search must match the number of files recorded by the Adobe DNG Converter in step (4)(a) above. Do NOT put the .DNG files in your search criteria. Select all the files found in the search and move them to the Trash. This will delete all the original manufacturer's RAW files from your Aperture Library leaving behind all the new DNG files.
6. Move the "Masters" folder on your Desktop back to the root directory of the Aperture Library Package Content directory.
7. Select the Finder Window containing the Aperture Library Package Contents.
8. If there is a file called "ApertureData.xml" then open it with a text editor. Search and Replace ".arw" with ".dng", ".ARW" with ".DNG", ".cr2" with ".dng" and ".CR2" with ".DNG" (note, do not use the " marks in your search). Make sure you cover all the file types incorporated in your particular system. Save the "ApertureData.xml" file.
9. Traverse to the Database/apdb directory. Select the "BigBlobs.apdb" file and open it with a Hex editor. In this example I will use Hex Fiend by Ridiculous Fish (see http://ridiculousfish.com/hexfiend/). Once the file is open perform a Find and Replace ensuring you are finding and replacing Text and not Hex. In Hex Fiend this means selecting Edit/Find from the menu and then selecting the "Text" button to the top/left of the window. In your Find/Replace field you will need to find ".arw" and replace it with ".dng", make sure you select "Replace All" (note, do not use the " marks in your search). Do exactly the same for ".ARW" with ".DNG", ".cr2" with ".dng" and ".CR2" with ".DNG" (and whatever particular RAW files were in your system).
10. Perform exactly the same steps in (9) for the files "History.apdb", "ImageProxies.apdb", "Library.apdb" and "Properties.apdb".
That is it, your Aperture Library now contains DNG files instead of your original manufacturer files while still retaining all the Adjustments originally made in Aperture to those manufacturer files. Of course, you can repeat the same step and replace your DNG files with the original RAW manufacturer files if you wish. This process works because:
1. Aperture does not store the Adjustments in the RAW files, it keeps these in its internal SQLite database.
2. By using a Hex Editor you (a) don't have to play with SQLite to gain access to Aperture's data and (b) because you are replacing text that has exactly the same number of characters you are not invalidating the format of the underlying data file - this is why you use a Hex Editor instead of a simple text editor.
Think of Aperture as being a repository that holds Adjustments which then link to the original RAW source. Therefore, the above process simply replaces your RAW source and therefore all the Aperture Adjustments are still valid; same Adjustments, new source. In case you ask, no, you cannot transfer Adjustments in and out of Aperture because there is no standard to transform adjustments between different photographic applications.

A rather involved method, David.
I am sure it works, and compliments for figuring it out, but I think one critical step is missing in your workflow: Before you begin - backup, backup, backup!
And I think, all the edits in your database that you are doing so diligently, is what you bought Aperture for to do for you, why do it yourself?
I convert selected raw files this way - without manually patching the Aperture Library:
Export the originals of the raw images that I want to convert.
Run dng-converter.
Import the converted originals back, flag them, and move them to the project they came from.
Sort the project by capture date, so that identical images are show side by side.
Then I use the Lift&Stamp tool to transfer all adjustments and tags from the original raw to the dng copy. I check, if some edits are left to do, then delete the original.
It may take a little longer than your method, but this way all edits in the library are done by Aperture, and I am protected from accidental slips when editing the property list files. That requires a very careful work.
Patching the database files inside the library may be justified as a last ressort, when you need to fix and recue a broken Aperture library, and none of the provided tools is working, but not as a routine operation to do batch conversion of image files. It is very error prone. One wrong entry in the library files and your Aperture Library may be unreadable.
Regards
Léonie

Raw files loosing editing information?

I edit my raw files in CS5. Then I saw as JPEG, and upload to be developed. Once the pictures are uploaded they look like I never edited them at all. What am I doing wrong. This does not happen if I edit a JPEG file. Thank you in advance...:).

To apply the edits (adjustments) to raw files, you need to actually OPEN them in Photoshop and save them in a different format. The original raw file is never touched.
If instead of cliching on the OPEN button you click on the Done or Save button in ACR, then those adjustments are only kept in a sidecar file.

Aperture imports, and RAW files...

After I import raw photos into Aperture when I first click on the photo and it opens in full screen, it looks brighter/best and then a second later the photo darkens colors change just a little, almost like I have an import preset assigned and it only happens when I import raw photos not JPEG's. Can someone tell me how I can make sure that I don't have some kind of preset happening, I would like to have the photo's stay the same as when i first import?

You don;t have a preset set. What you are seeing is normal behavior when importing Raw files.
What you see at first is the camera produced JPG preview imbedded in the Raw file. Aperture puts this up while it decodes the actual Raw data. This JPG has all the special settings and enhancements set on the camera and is basically the image that would be produced if you were shooting JPG.
As a rule none of the settings on the camera (apart from the basics) are applied to the Raw file though some of the newer cameras have settings that could affect the data stored in the Raw file.
This is a often asked question by those just getting into Raw and you can search the discussions here for other answers to this question.
Given the capability of today's cameras, especially the high-end ones, a lot of users have decided to abandon Raw as unnecessary if they are happy with the images the camera produces. It's all a matter of personal needs.
regards

Photo Stream only supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF and RAW files.

I'm using Panasonic LX3 with its RAW format (a supported RAW format since sometimes with iPhoto '09 already)
When I choose to Photo Stream my images after import with iPhoto '11, it says "Photo Stream only supports JPEG, PNG, TIFF and RAW files."
My files are RAW formats so why can't I photo stream it?!
Is there something I can get around or need to wait for Apple to support this?!

You don;t have a preset set. What you are seeing is normal behavior when importing Raw files.
What you see at first is the camera produced JPG preview imbedded in the Raw file. Aperture puts this up while it decodes the actual Raw data. This JPG has all the special settings and enhancements set on the camera and is basically the image that would be produced if you were shooting JPG.
As a rule none of the settings on the camera (apart from the basics) are applied to the Raw file though some of the newer cameras have settings that could affect the data stored in the Raw file.
This is a often asked question by those just getting into Raw and you can search the discussions here for other answers to this question.
Given the capability of today's cameras, especially the high-end ones, a lot of users have decided to abandon Raw as unnecessary if they are happy with the images the camera produces. It's all a matter of personal needs.
regards

5D Mark III RAW Files with LR 4.1RC - Cross Pattern Noise

While processing a images from this past weekend taken with the 5D Mark III... Images taken at high ISO (6400 and 12,800) with no noise reduction show a very clear criss-cross pattern across the image faintly. Once you apply about 20 on the NR slider, it will go away. I do not see this with the in-camera JPEG's or with Canon's DPP software with no NR applied to the RAW files. Is this a known issue that will be corrected for the final release of 4.1?
Here is a crop showing this happening. It is not limited to just dark or light parts of the image, but the entire thing.
[IMG]http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/invertalon/6M3C3258.jpg[/IMG]

I believe with previous problems people reported them here:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family
However, if you don't want to deal with that you could always PM Eric Chan. This is people page here:
http://forums.adobe.com/people/MadManChan2000
Just click on the "Send Private Message" link under "Actions" on the right and point him at this thread. He can probably pretty quickly tell you if your RAW file will help them out or not.

Why are my RAW files coming over grainy from Lightroom 5 to Photoshop CC

My images are transferring grainy over the last week. Any ideas why?

What camera raw file is it? Can you provide the EXIF data?
Here's the link to the possible answer:
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I hope this helps.

Direct editing of raw file from LR in Camera Raw?

Does anyone know if it is possible to take a camera raw file from lightroom and open it directly in Camera Raw for editing rather than use the editing in LR itself. I thought I read somewhere that it is possible to do this as an automatic setting - when choosing the "edit in Photoshop" menu option a raw file will be opened in Camera Raw and the changes tracked in LR. I prefer the Camera Raw interface in Ps so am hoping I can do this and then proceed on to Ps if I need to do further processing. I am using LR4 and Ps6 on a Mac with the latest updates. I am a recent convert to LR/Ps from Aperture so am still learning. Any help appreciated. Cheers

I would recommend exploring several of the free tutorials on the Adobe TV web site, before deciding on a specific workflow. LR Develop Module does the same things that ACR Plugin does in PS, the major difference being LR stores the info in the LR Catalog while ACR stores the info in .xmp sidecar files or within the DNG file if you are using that option. The link to the tutorials is
http://tv.adobe.com/show/the-complete-picture-with-julieanne-kost/

Application of Noise Reduction to RAW files on import LR 3.x

The Noise Reduction sliders by default are at the same setting 0 for Luminance and 25 for Color at all ISO camera settings.
Does this mean that the same degree of noise reduction is applied to all raw files?

I have a series of Canon 5D MKII RAW test shots ranging from ISO 100 to ISO 25,600 of the same subject. Checking the affect of the Luminace NR slider in LR shows that it is "weighted" based on ISO. The image shot at ISO 100 shows very little change to the image detail at 100% Luimnace NR setting. The ISO 3,200 shot with only moderate noise looks almost blurred at a 100% Luminace setting. I have no idea what alogorithm is used to determine the weighting versus ISO setting, but clearly there is some weighting applied. I'm guessing it is non-uniform and applied much heavier at very high ISO where noise becomes predominate.

Aperture and/or RAW files on a iPad?

I use Aperture as my primary photo editng program, and do the editing on my MacPro. While traveling, as a backup to my memory cards, I have been importing the RAW files from my Nikon DSLR into Aperture on my laptop (MacBook). When I get home I then import again directly from the cards to my MacPro, using the files on the laptop only if the card is lost or corrupted. QUESTION: I am considering getting an iPad to replace the MacBook while traveling. Is it possible to import my Nikon RAW files onto the iPad, using any program/app that will store them as a backup to my cards? I would not do editing on the iPad. I do not believe that there is an Aperture app/program that will run on the iPad (could be wrong), but that would not be necessary for my purposes. I only want a place to store the RAW files and then be able to retrieve them in an emergency in an unaltered form. Thanks for any suggestions.

You sure can, and it's actually pretty easy.
First, you'll need the Camera Connection Kit for your iPad so you can either connect your camera via it's USB cable, or read an SD card if that's what your camera uses.
No software is necessary on the iPad...simply connect the camera or SD card using the CCK and the iPad will import the images into a new event.
Then when you are ready to import the images on the iPad into Aperture, simple connect it via it's USB cable and do an import in Aperture. The iPad will show up in Aperture as a device, and you can import the images on the iPad using all your usual settings.
One obvious consideration is to make sure you get an iPad with enough storage for the photos you anticipate storing on it. As you know, RAW files--depending on your camera model--can use up storage pretty quickly. Apple just announced a 128GB version of the iPad so you have plenty of options.
The iPad is a great device for what you describe, i.e., using it as a travel device. You can easily view your images, do slideshows, and do some basic editing using iPhoto and other apps. Just don't plan on doing a lot of heavy-duty editing with it.

Seeing RAW files in Idvd media browser

hello,
is it possible to see the Aperture RAW files in the IDVD media browser ? I can see (some) jpg images that are imported into Aperture but none of the NEF RAW files are visible in IDvd
or do i need to export the images to jpg first and then import them to IDvd ?
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tom

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Hi All i have just purchased a Canon EOS 70D and discovered that i can not open my RAW files with PSE11. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to open the new Raw files with PSE 13? Is there a way to may PSE 11 recognize this file?

Yes, photoshop elements 13 can open those files.
So can pse 11 if you first use the adobe dng converter to convert the files to dng copies.
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windows
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