Adobe After Effects CS4 - Manual (Page 141)

135 USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Importing and managing footage items
Last updated 12/21/2009
Save New Camera Raw Defaults Saves the current settings as the new default settings for other images taken with the
same camera, with the same camera model, or with the same ISO setting. Select the appropriate options in the Default
Image Settings section of the Camera Raw preferences to specify whether to associate the defaults with a specific
camera’s serial number or with an ISO setting.
Reset Camera Raw Defaults Restores the original default settings for the current camera, camera model, or ISO setting.
Load Settings Opens the Load Raw Conversion Settings dialog box, in which you browse to the settings file, select it,
and then click Load.
Specify where Camera Raw settings are stored
Choose a preference to specify where the settings are stored. The XMP files are useful if you plan to move or store the
image files and want to retain the camera raw settings. You can use the Export Settings command to copy the settings
in the Camera Raw database to sidecar XMP files or embed the settings in Digital Negative (DNG) files.
When a camera raw image file is processed with Camera Raw, the image settings are stored in one of two places: the
Camera Raw database file or a sidecar XMP file. When a DNG file is processed in Camera Raw, the settings are stored
in the DNG file itself, but they can be stored in a sidecar XMP file instead. Settings for TIFF and JPEG files are always
stored in the file itself.
Note: When you import a sequence of camera raw files in After Effects, the settings for the first file are applied to all files
in the sequence that do not have their own XMP sidecar files. After Effects does not check the Camera Raw database.
You can set a preference to determine where settings are stored. When you reopen a camera raw image, all settings
default to the values used when the file was last opened. Image attributes (target color space profile, bit depth, pixel
size, and resolution) are not stored with the settings.
1 In Adobe Bridge, choose Edit > Camera Raw Preferences (Windows) or Bridge > Camera Raw Preferences
(Mac
OS). Or, with the Camera Raw dialog box open, click the Open Preferences Dialog button .
2 In the Camera Raw Preferences dialog box, choose one of the following from the Save Image Settings In menu:
Camera Raw Database Stores the settings in a Camera Raw database file in the folder Document and Settings/[user
name]/Application Data/Adobe/CameraRaw (Windows) or Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences (Mac OS). This
database is indexed by file content, so the image retains camera raw settings even if the camera raw image file is moved
or renamed.
Sidecar “.XMP” Files Stores the settings in a separate file, in the same folder as the camera raw file, with the same base
name and an .xmp extension. This option is useful for long-term archiving of raw files with their associated settings,
and for the exchange of camera raw files with associated settings in multiuser workflows. These same sidecar XMP files
can store IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) data or other metadata associated with a camera
raw image file. If you open files from a read-only volume such as a CD or DVD, be sure to copy the files to your hard
disk before opening them. The Camera Raw plug-in cannot write an XMP file to a read-only volume and writes the
settings to the Camera Raw database file instead. You can view XMP files in Adobe Bridge by choosing View
> Show
Hidden Files.
Important: If you are using a revision control system to manage your files and are storing settings in sidecar XMP files,
keep in mind that you must check your sidecar files in and out to change camera raw images; similarly, you must manage
(e.g., rename, move, delete) XMP sidecar files together with their camera raw files. Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, After Effects,
and Camera Raw take care of this file synchronization when you work with files locally.
If you store the camera raw settings in the Camera Raw database and plan to move the files to a different location
(CD, DVD, another computer, and so forth), you can use the Export Settings To XMP command to export the settings
to sidecar XMP files.