New to Camera Raw 7.1: editing HDR files

The latest Camera Raw 7.2 update for Photoshop CS6 now allows you to edit HDR master images that are in 32-bits per channel and saved using the TIFF format. This movie shows how the Basic panel controls can be used to most effectively tone map such images within Camera Raw.

Duration: 07:49

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New to Camera Raw 7.1: fixing axial chromatic aberration

Also new in the Camera Raw 7.1 update is the ability to carry out axial chromative aberration corrections to fix purple or green fringing that can sometimes occur in images. The movie also shows how to use the Defringe slider in the adjustment brush section to apply localized defringe adjustments.

Duration: 09:36

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The new Photoshop CS6 interface settings

Photoshop CS6 now allows you to customize the user interface with a choice of four brightness settings. In this movie I point out some of the pitfalls of editing photographs in a dark interface environment and how to customize the new settings to achieve an ideal photo-editing friendly interface.

Duration: 06:05

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Adaptive Wide Angle filter

One of my favorite new features in Photoshop CS6 is the Adaptive Wide Angle filter. This filter allows you to apply selective perspective corrections to wide angle photographs. In this movie I show how to use the filter to correct a fisheye lens photograph.

Duration: 08:51

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Adaptive Wide Angle filter and Photomerge images

The Adaptive Wide Angle filter can also be used to process stitched panorama images (providing they have been created using Photomerge in Photoshop CS6). In this movie I show how the filter was used to correct the curvature distortion in one such panoramic image.

Duration: 05:43

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Blur Tools filters

The Blur Tools series of filters make use of what is known as 'Monaco accelerated' graphics processing in Photoshop and provide all manner of creative possibilities when editing photographs. In this movie I show how to use the Field blur, Iris blur and Tilt-Shift blur effects.

Duration: 11:14

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Process 2012 basic panel adjustments

Camera Raw 7 now offers a new Process 2012 process version for editing raw and non-raw images. Here, I show how to make best use of the new Basic panel slider controls to edit your images.

Duration: 16:36

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Process 2012 localized adjustments 1: shadows

As well as offering new tone adjustment controls, Process 2012 offers am extended set of localized adjutsment controls. These allow you to do things like apply local shadows adjustments to an image.

Duration: 03:49

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Process 2012 localized adjustments 2: noise and moire reduction

In this second of three movies about localaized adjustments using Proces 2012 I show how you can apply localized noise reduction as well as how to remove moire artifacts.

Duration: 07:06

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Process 2012 localized adjustments 3: white balance

In this third of three movies about localaized adjustments using Proces 2012, I show how you can apply local white balance adjustments using the graduated filter tool.

Duration: 01:59

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The new crop tool interface

The crop tool has been enhanced so that it provides a more fluid way to crop your images.

Duration: 06:25

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The perspective crop tool

The perspective crop tool is now a separate tool in Photoshop CS6 and can be used to crop and correct the perspective in an image.

Duration: 03:42

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The patch tool in content-aware mode

The content-aware fill feature was new to Photoshop CS5. This has now been added as a patch tool fill mode and also provides you with a choice of five adapatation methods. In this movie I demonstrate how this can now extend the range of possibilities when working with the patch tool.

Duration: 06:04

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Content-aware move tool

The content-aware feature has also evolved, adding a new content-aware move tool to Photoshop CS6. In this movie I show how you can use this new tool in the 'Move' and 'Extend' modes.

Duration: 04:40

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Photoshop CS5 movies

Camera Raw sharpening and noise reduction

As a consequence to the changes brought about using Process Version 2010, the Camera Raw sharpening is now better and significant improvements have been made to the luminance and color noise reduction.

Duration: 17:18

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Basic Camera Raw workflow (Process 2010)

If you mainly shoot in raw mode, Camera Raw offers all the controls you really need to carry out your main image adjustments. This movie shows a few examples of a basic Camera Raw workflow and explains why you don't need to rely so much on traditional Photoshop techniques for the early-stage image processing.

Duration: 13: 29

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Puppet Warp

The Puppet Warp feature is new to Photoshop CS5 and allows you to apply direct on-image warp adjustments.

Duration: 7:43

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Lens corrections in Photoshop

The Lens Corrections filter has been updated in Photoshop CS5 to now enable auto lens corrections, based on a library of lens profiles for most commonly-used lenses.

Duration: 06:32

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Content-aware spotting and filling

Also new to Photoshop CS5 are the content-aware spot healing brush and content-aware filling features. This movie shows how to work with these new tools when retouching your photographs.

Duration: 10:56

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Merge to HDR Pro

Merge to HDR Pro now provides extended capabilities for creating low dynamic range renderings from high dynamic range, 32-bit master images. This movie tutorial shows a complete Merge to HDR Pro workflow from start to finish.

Duration: 12:38

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Refine Edge hair masking

The Refine Edge command has also been updated to now give you even finer control when modifying a layer mask. In fact, the controls are now so good that the Refine Edge command can do a really good job of masking hair from a complex background.

Note: due to high volume traffic, this movie has had to be temporarily removed.

Duration: 14:30

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Print output

This movie shows a typical print output workflow that includes print sharpening, recording the sharpening as an action as well as working with the new Photoshop print dialog. This has been updated in CS5 to make the print experience more reliable and recordable as an action.

Duration: 10:56

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