The RAW file format is the uncompressed data file captured by a digital
camera's electronic sensor. When your camera saves an image in RAW
format, settings like white balance, sharpening, contrast and saturation
are not applied to the image but are saved instead in a separate header.
Because RAW files remain virtually untouched by in-camera processing,
they are essentially the digital equivalent to exposed but undeveloped

This makes RAW an increasingly popular format with amateur and
professional digital photographers, because it affords greater
flexibility and control during the editing process-if you know how to

Most digital camera manufacturers supply their own software for
converting RAW data, as do some third party vendors. Increasingly,
however, the RAW converter of choice is a plug-in included in the latest
version of Adobe Photoshop, the most popular and widely-used digital
image editing tool in the world. Adobe Photoshop CS2 is emerging as the
best place to edit RAW images, and the best way to master this new format

An important book dedicated to working with RAW in Photoshop, this
comprehensive guide features a unique design that helps readers grasp the
subject through visual instruction and prompts. The entire RAW process is
explored, from shooting to using the Adobe plug-in converter and new
Bridge navigation software. The primary focus of Photoshop RAW is, as the
title suggests, Photoshop editing technique: automating RAW workflow,
correcting exposures, extending exposure range, manipulating grayscale
and working with the new DNG (Digital Negative) open standard that Adobe

Presented by photographer Mikkel Aaland, a pioneer of digital photography
and author of eight books, including O'Reilly's Photoshop for the Web and
the award-winning Shooting Digital, Photoshop CS2 RAW investigates and
instructs in an accessible visual style. Required reading for
professionals and dedicated photo hobbyists alike.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0596008511/

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