Process versions in camera raw – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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Process versions in Camera Raw
Process Version 2012
Process Version 2010
Process Version 2003
The process version is the technology that Camera Raw uses to adjust and render photos. Depending on which process version you use, different
options and settings area available to you in the Basic tab and when you make local adjustments.
Images edited for the first time in Camera Raw 7 use process version 2012. PV2012 offers new tone controls and new
tone-mapping algorithms for high-contrast images. With PV2012, you can adjust Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks, Exposure, and Contrast in
the Basic panel. You can also apply local corrections for white balance (Temp and Tint), Highlights, Shadows, Noise, and Moiré.
Images edited in Camera Raw 6 used PV2010 by default. PV2010 offers improved sharpening and noise-reduction from
the previous process version, PV2003.
The original processing engine, used by Camera Raw versions 5.x and earlier.
To take advantage of the newer processing, you can update previously edited photos to the current process version.
To update a photo to the Camera Raw 7 process (PV2012), do either of the following:
Click the Update to Current Process button (the exclamation-point icon) in the lower-right corner of the image preview.
In the Camera Calibration tab, choose Process > 2012 (Current).
To apply an older process version to a photo, go to the Camera Calibration tab and choose Process > 2010 or Process > 2003.
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