Chapter 4: Working with Camera Raw
In This Chapter
Getting familiar with Camera Raw
Understanding the Camera Raw settings
Using the raw converter to make tweaks
Saving files
The Camera Raw format provides you with an optimum image for editing in Elements. When a Camera Raw image is saved to a media source, all the information that the sensor captured is saved with the file. When you want to edit your images, this extra information gives you immense flexibility.
For example, you can open a Camera Raw image and, before the image opens in Elements, you can adjust temperature, exposure, and a bunch of other settings — in effect, processing the photo after the shot was taken.
You can return to the original Camera Raw file and change the temperature or exposure (for example) to open the file with different settings to see how they affect the image. Just as chemical temperature and development time affect analog film processing, similar options affect post-processing Camera Raw images. The difference between analog film and Camera Raw is that after the analog film is processed, you can’t ...
