Adobe After Effects CS3 - Manual (Page 96)

AFTER EFFECTS CS3
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Note: Some controls, such as the Workflow Options link, that are available when you open the Camera Raw dialog box
from Adobe Bridge or Photoshop are not available when you open the Camera Raw dialog box from After Effects.
Camera Raw Settings menu
To open the Camera Raw Settings menu, click the button in the upper-right corner of any of the image
adjustment tabs. Several of the commands in this menu are also available from the Edit > Develop Settings menu in
Adobe Bridge.
Camera Raw view controls
Zoom tool Sets the preview zoom to the next higher preset value when you click the preview image. Alt-click
(Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to use the next lower zoom value. Drag the Zoom tool in the preview image
to zoom in on a selected area. To return to 100%, double-click the Zoom tool.
Hand tool Moves the image in the preview window if the preview image is set at a zoom level higher than 100%.
Hold down the spacebar to temporarily activate the Hand tool while using another tool. Double-click the Hand tool
to fit the preview image to the window.
Select Zoom Level Choose a magnification setting from the menu or click the Select Zoom Level buttons.
Preview Displays a preview of the image adjustments made in the current tab, combined with the settings in the
other tabs. Deselect to show the image with the original settings of the current tab combined with the settings in the
other tabs.
RGB Shows the red, green, and blue values of the pixel under the pointer in the preview image.
Shadows and Highlights Displays shadow and highlight clipping. Clipped shadows appear in blue, and clipped
highlights appear in red. Highlight clipping is shown if any one of the three RGB channels is clipped (fully saturated
with no detail). Shadow clipping is shown if all three RGB channels are clipped (black with no detail).
Image adjustment tabs
Basic Adjust white balance, color saturation, and tonality.
Tone Curve Fine-tune tonality using a Parametric curve and a Point curve.
Detail Sharpen images or reduce noise.
HSL / Grayscale Fine-tune colors using Hue, Saturation, and Luminance adjustments.
Split Toning Color monochrome images or create special effects with color images.
Lens Corrections Compensate for chromatic aberration and vignetting caused by the camera lens.
Camera Calibration Correct a color cast in the shadows and adjust non-neutral colors to compensate for the
difference between the behavior of your camera and the Camera Raw profile for your camera model.
Presets Save and apply sets of image adjustment settings as presets.
Work with the Camera Raw cache in Adobe Bridge
When you view camera raw files in Adobe Bridge, the thumbnails and previews use either the default settings or your
adjusted settings. The cache in Adobe Bridge and the Camera Raw cache store data for the file thumbnails, metadata,
and file information. Caching this data shortens the loading time when you return to a previously viewed folder.
Because caches can become very large, you may want to purge the cache or limit its size. You can also purge and
regenerate the cache if you suspect that it is corrupted or old. Purging the cache deletes thumbnail information and
metadata added since the camera raw file was opened in Adobe Bridge.