I used Lightroom for years but switched to camera raw about a year ago. Camera raw gives me all the tools I need without the tyranny of light room's cataloging system. Lightroom felt like jail. With camera raw I am free to organize all of my photos and folders freely and never encounter question marks or missing photos. I'm the boss.
I find it really easy too. I've never really gelled with Lightroom for the same reason, plus the fact I have always used Photoshop. I see no point when I can more easily use ACR and PS.
Nice to see which version of ACR you're using in the tutorial. So few tutorials show or give you this info. Just upgraded to this version. (I know it's a bit late, but as a hobbyist I'm not in a hurry). Thank you so much Ian.
Yes I too am really appreciative of your depth of information on this journey. Very informative and valuable for me. On another persons tute re ACR, he used the Targeted Adjustment Tool to good effect - selective toning etc. Have you used it and what do you think of it Ian. Cheers from SW Oz.
Thanks Geoffrey. I haven't used those tools yet. But I have used the adjustment brush tool, I think that might be the same or similar to this targeted adjustment tool.
I was hoping that you would cover the image size selection that you use and weather you use smart objects. Also, it would be nice to understand why you work in 16 bit versus 8 bit.
Hi Richard. Thanks for your comment. I work in 16 bit because there is a lot more colour detail to work with and it's less destructive when editing. Also, I always keep a 16-bit tiff of the final image for high quality printing and convert to 8 bit for the JPEG. I don't convert to smart objects. When you say image size selection, do you mean the crop tool? I plan to do a new video on this, and there is much newer version of ACR now, so your feedback is really useful. Thanks.
Ian, Thanks for your response. What I’m trying to say is, that at the bottom of the ACR page, there is a line which states resolution and pixels, image size. If you click on that, as you probably know you can change the size of your raw file that opens up in Photoshop. I think a lot of people don’t understand this, I’ve watch some other presenters and they skim over this area. The reason I feel this is good information, inside of you have a 45 megapixel camera and you crop in 10% you should be left with 36 megapixels,. However, if you don’t maximize your file size and you open an image up in Photoshop that is less than 45 mega pixels, then they are losing some image quality and detail. I’m sorry if I am not explaining this clearly, I may not fully understand it myself, that’s why I would like somebody like yourself who is very knowledgable to do a presentation on this matter. Also if you can cover the eight that versus the 16 bit, I think that would help a lot of people. Kind regards, Rw
Thanks very much. It's mainly because it's what I know. As I said, everything I showed in the video can be done in Lightroom. I started out with Photoshop 20 years ago, and when I started shooting in RAW naturally when I opened the files in Photoshop it opened in the ACR plugin, so I started learning with that. I actually am not very familiar with Lightroom and am a bit lost when I open, but I think there is no real advantage to using Lightroom over ACR, or vice versa.
Thanks for this detailed tutorial, Ian. I love Camera Raw but it seems that less and less people are using it and there are almost not tutorials to learn from. I really appreciate the work you put on sharing your knowledge with us. Cheers from the San Francisco Bay Area. P.S.: Don't stop creating more content, please?!
Thanks very much. I always use it, but yes it does seem like most people use Lightroom and not ACR. I pretty much had to figure out ACR all by myself. Glad it has helped, and no I won't stop creating content.
It's free with Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. You get can subscribe to the Adobe Photographers Plan for around £10 per month and get both. Link in description. Thanks for watching.
Enjoyed your video and learned a lot.
Thank you. Glad it helped.
Thank you so much
You're welcome.
I used Lightroom for years but switched to camera raw about a year ago. Camera raw gives me all the tools I need without the tyranny of light room's cataloging system. Lightroom felt like jail. With camera raw I am free to organize all of my photos and folders freely and never encounter question marks or missing photos. I'm the boss.
I find it really easy too. I've never really gelled with Lightroom for the same reason, plus the fact I have always used Photoshop. I see no point when I can more easily use ACR and PS.
Nice to see which version of ACR you're using in the tutorial. So few tutorials show or give you this info. Just upgraded to this version. (I know it's a bit late, but as a hobbyist I'm not in a hurry). Thank you so much Ian.
You're welcome. If you're using it inside Photoshop or lightroom you should be able to get the latest version free. Which are you using?
@@IanMiddletonPhotographyTravel I'm using CC 2018 with ACR 11.4 and can't upgrade due to my OS, but it's OK, thank you Ian.
Yes I too am really appreciative of your depth of information on this journey. Very informative and valuable for me. On another persons tute re ACR, he used the Targeted Adjustment Tool to good effect - selective toning etc. Have you used it and what do you think of it Ian. Cheers from SW Oz.
Thanks Geoffrey. I haven't used those tools yet. But I have used the adjustment brush tool, I think that might be the same or similar to this targeted adjustment tool.
Thank you for generous sharing
You're welcome. You can check out my updated version here: th-cam.com/video/TcodQs2ttqk/w-d-xo.html
I was hoping that you would cover the image size selection that you use and weather you use smart objects. Also, it would be nice to understand why you work in 16 bit versus 8 bit.
Hi Richard. Thanks for your comment. I work in 16 bit because there is a lot more colour detail to work with and it's less destructive when editing. Also, I always keep a 16-bit tiff of the final image for high quality printing and convert to 8 bit for the JPEG. I don't convert to smart objects. When you say image size selection, do you mean the crop tool? I plan to do a new video on this, and there is much newer version of ACR now, so your feedback is really useful. Thanks.
Ian,
Thanks for your response. What I’m trying to say is, that at the bottom of the ACR page, there is a line which states resolution and pixels, image size. If you click on that, as you probably know you can change the size of your raw file that opens up in Photoshop. I think a lot of people don’t understand this, I’ve watch some other presenters and they skim over this area.
The reason I feel this is good information, inside of you have a 45 megapixel camera and you crop in 10% you should be left with 36 megapixels,. However, if you don’t maximize your file size and you open an image up in Photoshop that is less than 45 mega pixels, then they are losing some image quality and detail. I’m sorry if I am not explaining this clearly, I may not fully understand it myself, that’s why I would like somebody like yourself who is very knowledgable to do a presentation on this matter. Also if you can cover the eight that versus the 16 bit, I think that would help a lot of people.
Kind regards,
Rw
Ah I see. Okay thanks, I'll be sure to include that in the next video. Thanks again for the feedback.
Thank you for explaining the RAW file and why it is good to shoot RAW and not in jpg.
You are very welcome. Definitely a better choice.
Ian, I really enjoy your videos, thanks for taking the time to put them out. My question is why do you prefer Camera Raw over Lightroom? Thank you.
Thanks very much. It's mainly because it's what I know. As I said, everything I showed in the video can be done in Lightroom. I started out with Photoshop 20 years ago, and when I started shooting in RAW naturally when I opened the files in Photoshop it opened in the ACR plugin, so I started learning with that. I actually am not very familiar with Lightroom and am a bit lost when I open, but I think there is no real advantage to using Lightroom over ACR, or vice versa.
Thanks for this detailed tutorial, Ian. I love Camera Raw but it seems that less and less people are using it and there are almost not tutorials to learn from. I really appreciate the work you put on sharing your knowledge with us. Cheers from the San Francisco Bay Area. P.S.: Don't stop creating more content, please?!
Thanks very much. I always use it, but yes it does seem like most people use Lightroom and not ACR. I pretty much had to figure out ACR all by myself. Glad it has helped, and no I won't stop creating content.
Thank You ian.. Learning a lot about adobe raw.. and photoshop.. ;-)
You're welcome. Glad I could help.
Anyone know where to buy this exact version of the program?
It's free with Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. You get can subscribe to the Adobe Photographers Plan for around £10 per month and get both. Link in description. Thanks for watching.
You have audio issues.
I know. I can't figure out where the interference is coming from. Working it though.
Yes I noticed it too. Glad to see it was not how I downloaded the tute - thst there was no issue with my audio processing.