Adobe Photoshop ACR Video Workshop: 15 tutorials on the Camera Raw 6.x Plug-In
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Understanding the Camera Raw plug-in is essential for any digital photographer using Adobe Photoshop. It is the most powerful tool available to help you finesse your raw captures to match your photographic vision. Raw processing is not intuitive, but it is not difficult to master either. This set of 15 videos explains each Camera Raw 6.x control in detail, but also guides you to a complete understanding of the entire plug-in with real world examples. But perhaps more important than that, these tutorials are taught from a non-geeky, photographer’s perspective, using the language of photography.
In over 6 hours of the very best video instruction available, George takes you through the Adobe Camera Raw controls from top to bottom. These videos will give you the confidence to approach any photograph, and quickly and easily bring out the very best image possible.
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Watch this online series anytime, day or night, and you will find thousands of tips and techniques that help you master the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in. The complete series is only $24.95.
The video titles in this series are:
- 1
- The Camera Raw Plug-In Overview – 17:14
- 2
- Plug-In Navigation Basics and Cropping – 25:51
- 3
- The Basic Tab – White Balance – 28:13
- 4
- The Basic Tab – Tone Controls – 28:45 (Check out the free sample movie, here.)
- 5
- The Basic Tab – Presence Controls – 13:58
- 6
- The Tone Curve – 30:37
- 7
- The Detail Controls – 44:34
- 8
- The HSL Controls – 14:05
- 9
- The Black & White and Split Toning Controls – 31:20
- 10
- The Lens Correction Controls – 23:45
- 11
- The Effects Controls – 13:43
- 12
- The Camera Calibration Controls and ACR Defaults – 25:41
- 13
- Presets, Snapshots, and Workflow Options – 32:03
- 14
- The Localized Corrections – 28:58
- 15
- Working with Multiple Images, RGB Images, and the ACR Preferences – 24:40
Note: This video series does not cover the new 7.x Camera Raw plug-in, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or Bridge. It only covers the Camera Raw 6.x plug-in features as found in the full version of Photoshop CS5.
Online access to the Camera Raw series is only $24.95. Please read the instructions below, and then click the Buy Now button to purchase. (You can use credit cards on Paypal, too… having a Paypal account is NOT required.)
IMPORTANT! In order to receive your login instructions, you must find and click the “Return to Merchant” link on the Paypal confirmation page! If you somehow do not get to the confirmation page, e-mail me (georgej@gmail.com), and I’ll be happy to send you the link.
An internet connection is required to view the tutorials. And yes, this means an internet connection. These video tutorials will not stream over a 3G or 4G mobile device “connection”.
And of course, if you are using a mobile device, the iPad and iPhone versions are automatic. Just surf to your private URL, and you’ll get the videos formatted perfectly for your device. Better than that, if you have an AppleTV, the very best way to watch these videos is on your home TV. Contact me for the download links, load them up on your iPad, sit back, grab a drink, and watch them in the comfort of your living room.
DVD’s for this series on Amazon.com are specially priced at only $19.95, while supplies last. Click here for details.
The Flash plug-in for your browser is required to view these tutorials on a desktop or laptop computer. The videos will probably play fine in your browser just as it is, but if you need a Flash plug-in update, you can download the latest version for free, here.
Finally, minimum screen resolution for viewing these tutorials is 1280 x 960 (unless you’re on a mobile device! :-).
Thanks! And enjoy the tutorials!
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Hi George, Working my way through the ACR tutorials. It’s excellent information and very well presented. I am learning a lot about how the tools work together. The HSL Grayscale tutorial was very helpful. Thanks very much. I am looking forward to seeing what you do next.
Hi George, Thank you so so much for these wonderful Camera Raw Tutorials. I’m only on number 7 and already upgrading to cs5 and inspired to get out and take pictures. Your method of teaching makes it so much fun and so easy to learn what is usually a rather dry read. A great group of Tutorials for a ridiculously inexpensive cost once you see the quality of tuition. Thanks again Lynn
Most enlightening – I don’t have Lightroom with all the bells and whistles; I work in Photoshop Elements, but the principles are good anywhere and I will look at the tools I have in the light of the B&W conversion tutorial. Many thanks for making it free!
I am amazed at how useful and informative all of George’s videos are. I have them all and this is another one that I will watch multiple times. Thanks.
Dear George, I’m very pleased with your camera raw tutorial. I am working with cs3 and raw 4.6 as opposed to your raw 6.3. I suppose when I get to the adjustments they are the same. I came across your tutorial by searching Goole for “camera raw tutorials” Regards Peter
Good to hear, Peter!
I think you’ll find that many of the controls are similar. The giant, notable exceptions are in the Detail panel, in the Lens Corrections panel, and in the general 2003 raw processing itself. In later versions of ACR, a new raw processing version (2010) was introduced, and it is a vast improvement over the original process. When shooting raw, that feature alone would probably make the upgrade to CS5 worth the money. (In fact…. at some point, it’s possible that upgrading from CS3 to a newer version will become much more expensive and restrictive…. so IMHO, perhaps better to upgrade now, while you can….)
So, when you get to the tutorials on Detail and Lens Correction, you may just want to skip past them, until you upgrade. Other than that, you should have more or less the same controls.
G.
Very thorough and clear tutorial, happy that I found it, really good video, thank you.
Great set of tutorials. I watched all of your podcasts on Lightroom and was quite disappointed when you stopped producing them. But having experienced your presentation style and knowledge of the software, I knew this series would be great too. Thanks.
I’ve looked at three tutorials so far and I find them very enlightening! I’ve been using Photoshop for a few years – all self-taught (self-fumbling), so your instructions and tips are going to save me lots of time and get me to do a lot better job. Much appreciated!
Getting a 27 inch imac. Would a fusion drive make a different with Lightroom 4 and CS6 extended? Plus how fast a processor do I need. Would appreciate your opinion. Thank you.
P.S. Have purchase several of your videos and will in the future.
Hi Len,
First, I would read these:
http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/optimize-performance-photoshop-cs4-cs5.html
https://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2011/05/how-to-tune-photoshop-cs5-for-peak-performance.html
Now…. for my personal opinion, I would say yes, an SSD as your boot + application drive will definitely make things faster. Finally, from my POV, the difference between the base-line iMac, and upgrading to the fastest processor available is usually only a couple of hundred dollars, and well worth the upgrade. So I would go for it.
I hope that helps! George
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