ptg 506 Chapter 21 Raw image file formats are created by most mid- to high-end digital cameras and contain information about how the image was taken. The raw format turns off all camera adjustments, and simply saves the image information. Using the raw format is as close to using traditional film as a digital camera can get. Raw images are larger; however, the increase in file size gives you more information that can be used by Camera Raw to adjust the image. From Adobe Bridge, you can use Camera Raw to open raw files, JPEG, and TIFF files to make image enhancements. If you're not sure what to do, you can click Auto to have Camera Raw do it or drag color sliders to adjust options manually. You can adjust color tones, reduce noise (New!), add grain (New!), add sharpening (New!), correct for lens defects, add post-crop vignetting and effects (New!), and retouch images with the Heal, Clone and Red Eye tools. Raw images can be converted into 16-bit images. When you use a 16-bit image, you have more control over adjustments such as tonal and color corrections. Once processed, raw images can be saved in the DNG, TIFF, PSD, PSB, or JPEG formats. After you make Camera Raw adjustments, you can save the settings so you can use them later. Working with Raw Images from a Digital Camera Set Camera Raw Preferences In Adobe Bridge, click the Edit (Win) or Adobe Bridge (Mac) menu, and then click Camera Raw Preferences. Select the preferences you want: ◆ General. Specify where Camera Raw file settings are stored. Use Sidecar XMP files to store settings separately, or Camera Raw Database to store settings in a searchable database. ◆ Default Image Settings. Select options to automatically apply settings or set defaults. ◆ Camera Raw Cache. Set a cache size to shorten loading time for thumbnails and previews. ◆ DNG File Handling. Select options to ignore XMP files or update embedded content. ◆ JPEG and TIFF Handling. Automatically open JPEGs and/or TIFFs in Camera Raw. Click OK. 3 2 1 3 2 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 21 Working Together with Adobe Programs 507 Modify a File in Camera Raw Right-click the image(s), and then click Open in Camera Raw. Use the Zoom, Hand, Rotate, Crop, and Straighten tools to change the size, orientation, and position of the image, or use the White Balance tool to set the white balance or the Color Sampler tool to sample a color, or use the Retouch and Red Eye Removal tools to correct the image. Use the Adjustment Brush and Graduated Filter for local adjustments. Select any of the view options: ◆ Image Preview. Displays the active image. ◆ Zoom Level. Changes the view of the active image. ◆ Histogram. Displays information on the colors and brightness levels in the active image. Click the Basic, Tone Curve, Detail, HSL/ Grayscale, Split Toning, Lens Corrections, Effects (New!), Camera Calibration Presets, or Snapshots (New!) tabs, and then click Auto (Basic tab) or drag sliders to modify the color and tonal values. Click Save Image to specify a folder destination, file name, and format for the processed images. Select the images you want to synchronize (apply settings) in the Filmstrip (if desired, click Select All), and then click Synchronize. Click the Camera Raw Menu button to Load, Save, or Delete a specific set of Raw settings, or to modify dialog box settings. Click Done to process the file, but not open it, or click Open Image to process and open it in Photoshop. Hold Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) to use Open Copy or Reset. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Zoom level Histogram 4 7 6 2 Image preview 8 5 What is the DNG File Format? The DNG, or Digital Negative, format is an openly published raw file format from Adobe that stores "raw" pixel data captured by digital cameras before it has been converted to another format, such as TIFF or JPEG. In addition, it captures standard ‘EXIF’ metadata, such as date, time, camera used, and camera settings. Saving raw files in the DNG format provides several advantages. DNG files are smaller than uncompressed TIFFs, and they do not have the artifacts of com- pressed JPEGs. Many key camera parameters, such as white bal- ance, can be modified even after the image is captured. You have access to 16-bit data for greater detail and fidelity, and the added flexibility of converting a single file using multiple conversion set- tings. When you convert raw images into the DNG format, you are using a format that is openly published by Adobe and usable by other software and hardware vendors, which makes it a safe format for the long-term storage and archiving of digital images. The raw for- mat used by digital cameras is proprietary to the specific camera (e.g., NEF for Nikon, CR2 for Canon, RAF for Fuji), so the format might not be supported once that camera and its proprietary software is obsolete, which means at some point in the future, you might not be able to open any of your archived raw images. The DNG format solves that problem. To get a free copy of the DNG converter, go to www.adobe.com and then search for DNG converter. For Your Information From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 508 Chapter 21 With Adobe Bridge, you can drag assets into your layouts as needed, preview them, and add metadata to them. Bridge allows you to search, sort, filter, manage, and process image files one at a time or in batches. You can also use Bridge to create new folders; rename, move, delete and group files (known as stacking); edit metadata; rotate images; and run batch commands. You can also view information about files and data imported from your digital camera. 234 7 Working with Images Using Adobe Bridge Work with Images Using Bridge Launch your Adobe product, click the File menu, and then click Browse in Bridge, or click the Launch Bridge button (if available). Click the Folder path, and then select a folder. Click the Folders tab and choose a folder from the scrolling list. Click the Favorites tab to choose from a listing of user-defined items, such as Pictures or Version Cue. Click an image within the preview window to select it. Click the Metadata tab to view image information, including date and time the image was shot, and aperture, shutter speed, and f-stop. Click the IPTC Core arrow to add user-defined metadata, such as creator and copyright information, or captions. Click the Preview tab to view a larger thumbnail of the selected image. Multiple images appear when you select them. ◆ Click the image in the Preview tab to display a Loupe tool for zooming. Drag magnified box to change positions. Click it to deactivate the tool. Drag the Zoom slider to increase or decrease the thumbnail views. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 85 9 Label 6 Rating From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 21 Working Together with Adobe Programs 509 Click the preview buttons to select a different view of the workspace you have chosen. If you want to view your images in filmstrip or metadata focus mode, choose that workspace from the Window menu. ◆ View Content as Thumbnails. Default view. Displays the images as thumbnails with the file name underneath. ◆ View Content as Details. Displays a thumbnail of each image with selected details about the image such as date created, document type, resolution. ◆ View Content as List. Displays a small thumbnail of each image with metadata information details, such as date created and file size. Use the file management buttons to rotate or delete images, or create a new folder. To narrow do wn the list of imag es using a filter, click the criteria you want to use in the Filter panel. To add a label or rat in g to images, select the ones you want, click the Label menu, and then select the label or rating you want. To group r el at ed imag es as a stacked group, select the images, click the Stacks menu, and then click Group as Stack. ◆ Use the Stacks menu to ungroup, open, expand, or collapse stacks. Double-click on a thumbnail to open it in the default program, or drag the thumbnail from Bridge into an open Adobe application. 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 12 Zoom slider 15 11 What is Metadata? Metadata is information about an image file, such as its author, copyright, creation date, size, version, color space, resolution, and searchable keywords. This data is stored in the file or in a separate file known as a sidecar file, using a standard format called Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP). Bridge and Version Cue use XMP files to help you organize and search for files on your computer. Metadata is also stored in other formats, such as EXIF (digital cam- era data), IPTC (photographer and image data), GPS (global position- ing system data), and TIFF, which are all synchronized with XMP. For Your Information 14 13 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 510 Chapter 21 Adobe Bridge makes it easy to make adjustments to one image in Camera Raw and then apply those adjustments to other images directly from Bridge without going back into Camera Raw. For instance, you may be correcting the white balance for an image and have many other images that were shot at the same time, under the same lighting condi- tions. You can use the initial settings to correct the rest of your images right from Bridge. You can also make a preset from your favorite adjust- ments, which will then be available as a develop setting within Bridge. Applying Image Adjustments Modify Images in Adobe Bridge In Adobe Bridge, display and select the images that you want to adjust. Use any of the following methods to modify an image: ◆ Apply a Preset Adjustment. Click the Edit menu, point to Develop Settings, and then select a preset adjustment. ◆ Copy and Paste Settings. Click the Edit menu, point to Develop Settings, and then click Copy Settings. Select the image(s) to which you want to apply the settings. Click the Edit menu, point to Develop Settings, and then click Paste Settings. Select the options to apply, and then click OK. ◆ Apply the Most Recent Adjustment. Click the Edit menu, point to Develop Settings, and then click Previous Conversion. 2 1 Did You Know? You can use Photoshop automation commands in Adobe Bridge. You can use the Batch or Image Processor commands on the Tools menu under Photoshop in Bridge to automate the processing of your camera's raw files. 1 Paste Settings 2 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 21 Working Together with Adobe Programs 511 Adobe Bridge takes the drudgery out of creating a Web Photo Gallery (thumbnail images on web pages). The pages generated with this com- mand display small thumbnails of a group of images—when you click on an image, a larger version is displayed within another window or section of the page. If your goal is to show the world your photographs, but you don't want to write all the HTML code involved in making that happen, then the Web Photo Gallery is just what you need. Creating a Web Photo Gallery Create a Web Photo Gallery in Adobe Bridge In Adobe Bridge, select the images that you want to use for the photo gallery. Click the Workspace menu, and then click Output. Click the Web Gallery button. Click the Template list arrow, and then select a template. ◆ Click the Refresh Preview button to view your template choices or click the Preview in Browser button to see how it would look on the Web. Use the following panels to customize the Web gallery: ◆ Site Info. Provide descriptive information about the Web Photo gallery. ◆ Color Palette. Select custom colors for screen elements. ◆ Appearance. Specify options to show file names, a preview and thumbnail size, slide duration, and a transition effect. In the Create Gallery panel, enter a gallery name, and then select a creation option: ◆ Save to Disk. Click Browse to specify a location, and then click Save. ◆ Upload. Specify the FTP server location, user name, password, a folder, and then click Upload. 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 5 3 1 4 6 Web Photo Gallery From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 512 Chapter 21 The Tools menu provides commands you can use to automate tasks in Bridge. For example, you can automate the process of renaming a group of files using the Batch Rename command. If you use Photoshop, InDesign, or Version Cue, you can use commands on submenus to run automated tasks, such as adding and synchronizing files with Version Cue or processing raw images with Photoshop, or you can create a contact sheet of images in InDesign. You can also use the Tools menu to start other Adobe programs, such as Device Central and Acrobat Connect (Start Meeting) as well as create and edit Metadata templates, which you can use to append or replace metadata in Adobe InDesign or other XMP-enabled programs. Automating Tasks in Adobe Bridge Rename Files Automatically in Adobe Bridge In Adobe Bridge, select the files or folders you want to use. Click the Tools menu, and then click Batch Rename. Select the Destination Folder option you want: Rename in same folder, Move to other folder, or Copy to other folder, and then click Browse to specify a new folder location. Click the Element drop-down, and then select options to specify how you want to name the files: ◆ Text, New Extension, Current Filename, Preserved Filename, Sequence Number, Sequence Letter, Date/Time, Metadata, or Folder Name. Enter the text you want to use in conjunction with the Element selection to name the files. Select the Preserve Current File Name In XMP Metadata check box to retain the original filename in the metadata. Select the check boxes for the operating systems with which you want the renamed files to be compatible. Click Rename. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 3 5 8 4 6 From the Library of Wow! eBook . published by Adobe and usable by other software and hardware vendors, which makes it a safe format for the long-term storage and archiving of digital images. The raw for- mat used by digital. Conversion. 2 1 Did You Know? You can use Photoshop automation commands in Adobe Bridge. You can use the Batch or Image Processor commands on the Tools menu under Photoshop in Bridge to automate the. use Photoshop, InDesign, or Version Cue, you can use commands on submenus to run automated tasks, such as adding and synchronizing files with Version Cue or processing raw images with Photoshop,