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