Adobe After Effects CS4 - Manual (Page 118)

112 USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Importing and managing footage items
Last updated 12/21/2009
You can convert camera raw files to the DNG format by using the Adobe DNG Converter or the Camera Raw dialog
box. For more information on the DNG format and DNG Converter, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_ps_dng and the
DNG ReadMe .
Processing images with Camera Raw
1. Copy camera raw files to your hard disk, organize them, and (optionally) convert them to DNG.
Before you do any work on the images that your camera raw files represent, transfer them from the camera’s memory
card, organize them, give them useful names, and otherwise prepare them for use. Use the Get Photos From Camera
command in Adobe Bridge to accomplish these tasks automatically.
2. Open the image files in Camera Raw.
You can open camera raw files in Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge, After Effects, or Photoshop. You can also open
JPEG and TIFF files in Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge. (See “
Open images in Camera Raw ” on page 117.)
To see a video tutorial on importing raw images from a digital camera into Adobe Bridge using
Adobe Photo
Downloader, go to Download photos from a camera into Bridge (Lynda.com) .
3. Adjust color.
Color adjustments include white balance, tone, and saturation. You can make most adjustments on the Basic tab, and
then use controls on the other tabs to fine-tune the results. If you want Camera Raw to analyze your image and apply
approximate tonal adjustments, click Auto on the Basic tab.
To apply the settings used for the previous image, or to apply the default settings for the camera model, camera, or ISO
settings, choose the appropriate command from the Camera Raw Settings menu
. (See “ Apply saved Camera Raw
settings ” on page 136.)
To see a video tutorial on making basic nondestructive color adjustments to photos in Camera Raw, go to
www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4287_ps .
4. Make other adjustments and image corrections.
Use other tools and controls in the Camera Raw dialog box to perform such tasks as sharpening the image, reducing
noise, correcting for lens defects, and retouching.
5. (Optional) Save image settings as a preset or as default image settings.
To apply the same adjustments to other images later, save the settings as a preset. To save the adjustments as the
defaults to be applied to all images from a specific camera model, a specific camera, or a specific ISO setting, save the
image settings as the new Camera Raw defaults. (See “
Save, reset, and load Camera Raw settings ” on page 134.)
6. Set workflow options for Photoshop.
Set options to specify how images are saved from Camera Raw and how Photoshop should open them. You can access
the Workflow Options settings by clicking the link beneath the image preview in the Camera Raw dialog box.