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clairekalbaugh
clairekalbaugh
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October 11, 2017
Question

Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop does not match Settings in 9.12.1

  • October 11, 2017
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My workflow has been disrupted with the ACR 9.12.1 update because the Camera Raw filter settings in Photoshop no longer match. Can anyone recommend a fix?

I process a high volume of images and can't figure a recordable solution...

I want to apply camera raw settings to an image and retain the original as a background layer in the file. Previously I was able to automate this using the camera raw filter settings built into an action, easy peasy. Now the ACR interface/settings are different for each camera which no longer match the photoshop filter. This is responsible for a dramatic sometimes bizarre color shift when using the camera raw filter to apply a preset created with the updated version of ACR. The real problem is not having an efficient way to push a ton of images through in one step. So far my workaround idea has been to open image as a smart object and create the layer structure I want, save/close. Unfortunately I can't manage the color in that pass as editing a smart object isn't recordable - I have to reopen the file reopen the smart object to apply a preset through the new version of ACR, manually, for every image.

Any suggestions for batching? I'll take em!

Thanks!

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JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
October 11, 2017

The way the Camera Raw filter works for me is that whenever I activate the filter it takes the image at that point as the baseline with all the settings at the default settings. If I make adjustments and close the filter and then activate the filter again, all of the Camera Raw filter settings will again be at default settings. I don't think you can expect the filter to match what you have done initially in the Camera Raw plug-in or in Lightroom. If you are using Lightroom, and send the image to Photoshop as a smart object, then you should be able to access those settings via the Smart object, but not the Camera Raw filter. At least that's the way I understand it.

clairekalbaugh
clairekalbaughAuthor
Participating Frequently
October 11, 2017

Thanks Jim, that's correct, and I actually don't need the camera raw filter

to remember any settings, I Create presets or xmps. The issue is the

interface is now different with the 9.12.1 update...

When I open a raw image using ACR plug-in it shows up with specific camera

adjustments already made, the choices and sliders are set up for that

camera. At the top of the window it says camera raw eos canon mark etc. or

camera raw hassleblad. I open the image and save the settings from there.

When I open the next raw image I use the ACR defaults, I would like to

apply the saved settings I just set up through the camera raw filter

instead so I can record that step into an action.

When I open the camera raw filter the interface opens, but the interface is

not the same as the plug-in, I don't have the same options, when I load my

preset it doesn't replicate the settings properly.

The camera raw filter in photoshop no longer matches Adobe camera raw

plug-in, which it used to. At the top of the window it says "camera raw

filter" only and is not camera specific. I have monkeyed around with

switching as shot for white balance rather than custom which gets closer

but not exact. Whatever ingredients are being baked into the settings in

the updated ACR can't be modified in photoshop in a recordable manner. I

can use the smart object from Lightroom to access the original ACR

interface and apply my settings, but I have to do it individually for

thousands of files as it's not a recordable step without scripting which is

way out of my league for this specific need.

Does that make sense? Any ideas?

Thanks!

JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
October 11, 2017

Someone who is a lot more adept at using Camera Raw might have some suggestions. I'm much more familiar with transitioning from Lightroom to Photoshop. The little bit of work I do exclusively in Photoshop/Camera Raw doesn't seem to pose the problems you are experiencing.

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