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PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS IN CAMERA RAW
Preview and
Analysis in
Camera Raw
Preview Option
At the top of the Camera Raw
window is a Preview checkbox,
enlarged in Figure 4-42. Use this to
toggle between the current settings
and the Camera Raw settings applied
when you opened the file in Camera
Raw. Unchecked means you are
viewing your image at Camera Raw
settings applied when you opened
the image; checked means you are
viewing the image with current
settings. (Toggle the P key for
checked and unchecked.) Any Crop
or Straighten adjustments remain,
regardless of whether or not the
Preview checkbox is selected.
If you haven’t touched any of the
Camera Raw controls, the Preview
checked version will look exactly like
the Preview unchecked version.
Shadow/Highlight Clipping Warnings
At the top of the Camera Raw
histogram are two triangles, as
shown in Figure 4-43. They will
change colors to indicate which
channel is clipping. If you click on
the triangle to the left, anything that
falls below the range of 0, or pure
black, is shown in purple, as indicated
in Figure 4-44. You can also use the
keystroke U.
Before working on a RAW image, it’s a good idea to analyze
what needs to be done. First, Camera Raw generates a large
preview reecting the current settings. It also provides other
ways to analyze an image, including a histogram and Shadow/
Highlights warnings. ...