| Review: Real world Camera Raw with Adobe | | | | integrated part of Photoshop CS. This has added |
| Photoshop CS | | | | substantial power to Photoshop CS. JPEG 2000 |
| | | | delivers superior quality for the same compression |
| Photoshop CS is no doubt the most momentous | | | | ratios. Conversely, since no camera support JPEG |
| Photoshop progress which complements digital | | | | 2000, support is available through a separate plug-in |
| photographers. Real world Camera Raw with Adobe | | | | that ships with the software. |
| Photoshop CS discusses exciting new features for | | | | Depending on the camera brand, Raw may come in |
| general users, web designers, video editors and digital | | | | different flavors. Adobe Photoshop CS covers most |
| photographers. This book is authored by Bruce Fraser. | | | | RAW formats available today. However, RAW data |
| Bruce Fraser is a noted author having co-authored the | | | | may not be always read accurately. For example, the |
| penultimate Photoshop resource book Real World | | | | white balance of Nikon Coolpix 5000 images may |
| Photoshop from Peachpit Press. He is also a | | | | have unnatural result which is not a case with Nikon |
| contributing editor for Mac World plus a regular | | | | Capture 3.5. To fix the white balance, click in a |
| contributor for CreativePro where he wrote his "Out | | | | non-specular white area followed by a minor tint |
| of Gamut" articles. Fraser is also a co-author of Real | | | | adjustment. Supplementary adjustments can be made |
| World Color Management from Peachpit Press. He | | | | through the advanced "Calibration" tab. The "Adjust" |
| has also made a study of human vision and how it | | | | tab controls exposure, shadow, brightness and |
| relates to reproducible color in photography and | | | | contrast sliders. Albeit Photoshop CS features now a |
| photomechanical reproduction. Bruce is a regular | | | | new Histogram Palette, the RAW dialog box also |
| speaker and presenter at notable trade shows and | | | | features live histograms. |
| conferences as well as Seybold and Thunder Lizard's | | | | Noise reduction is not a problem with Photoshop CS. It |
| Photoshop Conferences. He has also consulted for an | | | | has the color noise reduction and luminance smoothing |
| extensive series of major photographic and digital | | | | sliders which allow you to reduce colors and luminance |
| imaging companies. | | | | noise. Luminance noise should be use with caution |
| Adobe Photoshop CS is the new version (Version 8) | | | | because it can lead to an artificial "water paint" effect. |
| of Adobe Photoshop. It is a part of the newly | | | | The noise reduction performs very well and preserves |
| announced Adobe Creative Suite which combines | | | | the image detail and sharpness. |
| new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS with | | | | To remove chromatic aberrations, apply a local |
| ImageReady CS, Adobe illustrator CS, Adobe InDesign | | | | desaturation in the corresponding color channels. The |
| CS, Adobe GoLive CS, Adobe Acrobat 6.0 | | | | Lens tab of the Raw dialog box provides effective |
| Professional, and the new "Version Cue" file version | | | | ways of eliminating these aberrations. |
| manager, which lets you track integrations quickly and | | | | To have additional knowledge of Camera raw with |
| locate files easily. | | | | Adobe Photoshop CS, purchase a copy of this book. It |
| Camera RAW part of Photoshop 7 Adobe Photoshop | | | | will sure enlighten the dark areas of the subject matter. |
| Camera RAW & JPEG 2000 Plug-in Bundle is now an | | | | |