CC Raw

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 1 – Introduction –  Raw images offers far too much to ignore. Check out our intro video below. I have recorded 24 full HD videos that have been presented in a logical learning order, so all you need to do is follow the video numbers and go as far along the raw editing path as you wish.  See our Pdf list of contents

A complete set of videos on topics like these can take some weeks to record and create. If they benefit you, then a donation to the authors costs would be a way to say thank you

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 2 –Satellite Navigation for Raw Editing Understanding the process of image manipulation, particularly with Raw images is vital. View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 3 – 16 Bit Processing Understanding the process of image manipulation, particularly with Raw images. View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 4 – The Histogram and Clipping Warnings – These work like an image editing compass and we need to understand them. They tell us what sliders we need to change and largely by how much.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 5 – Lens Corrections –Fixing the known distortion in your lens and dealing with colour fringing or Chromatic Aberration. Vital steps in our image editing process.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 6 – Global Editing – We demonstrate the typical edits we need to make that affect the entire image. Hence Global Editing. View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 7 – Strategic Editing – Some parts of our image will need strategic editing which means dealing with one or a number of different areas independently of each other. Adjustment Brush, Radial and Graduated Filters, more detail in video 11. . View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 8 – Colour Balance – The White Balance Tool – This is a vital step as we take our images from the raw beginnings to a finished image. View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 9 – Cropping -Straightening – Transforming – Three tools that are very important to the manipulation of many images. Level your horizons, correct verticals and we are always going to need to crop to improve our composition.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 10 – Hue/Saturation/Luminance + Targeted  Adjustment – These three colour tools can be used manually or via the Targeted Adjustment Tool. They allow us to control colours independently to each other for Hue, Saturation and Luminance.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 11 – Detailed Strategic Editing – The Adjustment Brushes – Graduated and Radial Filters – A more detailed look at these tools.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 12 – Spot Removal and Distractions – This is another tool you will need all the time, it will deal with dust spots and a whole lot more. We demonstrate their use.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 13 – Sharpening and Noise Suppression – 27 minutes indicates these are important tools for us to understand and use wisely.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 14 – Save and Convert Image – A versatile and practical save option available from within ACR. We take a look.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 15 – Global – Strategic – Finishing Touches – A full start to finish manipulation using the whole range of tools we need most of the time.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 16 – Smart Objects – Another valuable option in ACR and we demonstrate a manipulation fully start to finish. View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 17 – Snapshots – Pre-sets & Profiles – Take a snapshot of any, or all stages of your manipulation or apply a pre-set. Profiles are a little different but we only need 19 minutes to demonstrate them for you. View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 18 – Multiple Exposure Editing + Smart Object – Another start to finish editing session where we really squeeze the maximum quality and wow value from our demo image.  View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 19 – Making a Monochrome – ACR has to be the very best way of converting colour images to monochrome, because we need that Raw control for impact, contrast and clarity. View the video here, or Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 20 – Multiple Image Editing – There are a few ways to edit one image and apply those changes to many others in one go. One of those is via a Pre-Set we can access in Bridge.  It doesn’t take long to demo these options.   Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 21 – High Dynamic Range (HDR) – This option has really come of age since we have been able to merge a number of raw images together, but not only retain the raw status, but also the dynamic range of a number of images.  Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 22 – Jpg Images in Camera Raw – We don’t need a lot of time to demonstrate how good this option is. Not as powerful as a Raw in in ACR, but pretty good.   Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 23 – The Digital Negative Format – Do you convert or not convert? Here we offer the options and suggestions with our demo.  Download Here

Photoshop Raw Editing – Video 24 – Full Creative Manipulation – A demo and resulting image that really sums up all the videos, tools and techniques above.  Download Here

This video was not created to be a part of this set, but if you have any doubts about shooting and manipulating Raw images, this video will be of interest.