A An alert symbol may display in the upper-right corner of the preview while Camera Raw reads in the image data, and will disappear when it’s done. To open a file from the Mini Bridge panel in Photoshop into Camera Raw, right-click the thumbnail and choose Open With > Camera Raw from the context menu.Launch Bridge, display the thumbnail for a raw or JPEG photo, then do either of the following:įor a raw photo, double-click the thumbnail.įor a raw or JPEG photo, click the thumbnail, then press Ctrl-R/Cmd-R or click the Open in Camera Raw button on the Bridge toolbar (or right-click the photo and choose Open in Camera Raw).To open a raw or JPEG digital photo into Camera Raw: Another clue: If the currently selected file has been edited in Camera Raw, you will see a Camera Raw category in the Metadata panel.Īfter setting the necessary preferences, and before learning the particulars of Camera Raw, you should familiarize yourself with this basic workflow. In Bridge, the thumbnail for a file that has been opened and edited previously in Camera Raw will display this badge in the upper-right corner, and the thumbnail and preview will reflect the current settings.
If the Open in Camera Raw button is available when you click a thumbnail in Bridge, it’s a sign that the file can be opened into Camera Raw.This shortcut will work only if the file hasn’t yet been edited in Camera Raw. If you enable both “Automatically Open” options (steps 2-3, above), but there is an occasion when you want to open a JPEG or TIFF photo directly into Photoshop instead of Camera Raw, click the thumbnail, then press Ctrl-O/Cmd-O.To open a JPEG or TIFF photo that has been edited previously in Camera Raw (that is “with Settings”), double-click its thumbnail or press Ctrl-R/Cmd-R. When you want to open a JPEG or TIFF photo into Camera Raw that has not yet been edited (doesn’t have Camera Raw settings), click the thumbnail in Bridge, then click the Open in Camera Raw button or press Ctrl-R/Cmd-R. If you shoot digital TIFF photos, from the TIFF menu, choose Automatically Open TIFFs with Settings or if you shoot only raw or JPEG photos (not TIFF photos), choose Disable TIFF Support.At the bottom of the dialog, from the JPEG menu, choose Automatically Open JPEGs with Settings.In Bridge, choose Edit/Adobe Bridge CC > Camera Raw Preferences.To set a preference so your JPEG or TIFF photos open directly into Camera Raw:
OPENING CAMERA RAW IN PHOTOSHOP SOFTWARE
When you double-click a raw file, it will open into Camera Raw (as opposed to other software that can be used to convert raw files). Under File Compatibility, check Prefer Adobe Camera Raw for Supported Raw Files, then click OK.In Photoshop, go to Edit/Photoshop > Preferences (Ctrl-K/Cmd-K) > File Handling.To set a preference so your raw photos open directly into Camera Raw: Learn More Buy Opening photos into Camera Rawįor a smooth workflow, we recommend setting the proper preferences so your raw photos (and JPEG or TIFF photos, if any) will open directly into Camera Raw.