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mikejlkemp
mikejlkemp
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October 10, 2023
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P: Camera Raw Basic tab disappeared

  • October 10, 2023
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Hi there,

I'm just processing some pictures here and wondering where the 'Basic' tab has gone within Camera Raw? (usually situated at the top where the red dot in the attached picture is)

It's the place where pretty much every adjustment I use on pictures is situated, including saturation, vibrance, dehaze highlights etc etc. At the moment, without the basic tab, I have to keep opening different tabe separately, which is making workflow when dealing with multiple pictures a bit of a pain.

Any ideas? Thank you. Mike Kemp

    Correct answer Erik Bloodaxe

    The functions previously found under "Basic" are now to be found under "Light", "Color" and "Effects" as shown in your screenshot. Three panels rather than one I'm afraid. 

    If you use "Multiple Panel Mode" (right click on any panel and select it) you can keep the three panels open at the same time which saves a few clicks.

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    AJ22673919xdv2
    New Participant
    November 2, 2023

    Thank you Erik Bloodaxe.

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    Wultimurt
    Participating Frequently
    October 25, 2023

    I really do not like the new interface/panels in ACR, it slow down my workflow. I work with a lot of HDR/dng files (merged in ACR) and they are not able to open with the 14.5 version, hence I was forced to update to 16.0.

     

    I tried to uninstall Bridge and all ACR related software, then installing 14.5 but I could still not open my old HDR files in dng format.

     

    I really hope the "basic" panel will come back, I had just got into the new interfance since you changed it a few years ago. 

     

    Lightroom still got the "old" interface...

      jane-e
      jane-e
      Adobe Expert
      October 25, 2023

      @Wultimurt 

       

      I've moved your post to Adobe Camera Raw for you.

       

      Jane

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        Wultimurt
        Participating Frequently
        October 30, 2023

        Will there be a roll back in UI?

        This in an unacceptable update, you should at least have the option to use a "classic" UI.

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          Nathan REP
          Participating Frequently
          October 18, 2023

          Since Camera Raw 16 now has more panels, you can no longer use CTRL+7 to open the Geometry panel. Since Geometry is the 10th panel, there is no longer a keystroke combination to apply. Is there a workaround or other keyboard combo that can be used to open panels past #9 (for Geometry and Calibration panels)?

            jane-e
            jane-e
            Adobe Expert
            October 18, 2023

            @Nathan REP 

             

            I've moved your post from Photoshop to the Adobe Camera Raw forum for you.

             

            Jane

             

            SK321
            SK321
            Inspiring
            October 17, 2023

            I don't understand the decision to separate Light, Color, and Effects in the new Camera Raw. 90% of the time I adjust all of these on every photo, so now you've just added a minimum of three extra clicks for me to make adjustments. At the very least, give the option to keep them all open at the same time or revert back to the previous way it was set up. If there's a way to do this, I'm all ears, because it's very annoying to have to click through each one on every photo I adjust.

              SK321
              SK321
              Inspiring
              October 17, 2023

              After looking through the Camera Raw preferences, I found the "Panels" setting, under "General" and set it to "Edit panel behavior: Multiple" The panels now stay open after I click them. I'll leave the post up with the solution in case anyone else is searching for it.

                John Waller
                John Waller
                Adobe Expert
                October 17, 2023

                Great to know how to fix it.

                 

                Would be nice to know why they changed it.

                  Erik Bloodaxe
                  Erik BloodaxeCorrect answer
                  Brainiac
                  October 17, 2023

                  The functions previously found under "Basic" are now to be found under "Light", "Color" and "Effects" as shown in your screenshot. Three panels rather than one I'm afraid. 

                  If you use "Multiple Panel Mode" (right click on any panel and select it) you can keep the three panels open at the same time which saves a few clicks.

                  mikejlkemp
                  mikejlkempAuthor
                  Known Participant
                  October 17, 2023

                  OK, that's all clear, I see now how I can have them all open at once which make a big difference, and so it's as good as it was with the Basic tab. Thank you Erik. Much appreciated. Mike

                  jane-e
                  jane-e
                  Adobe Expert
                  October 17, 2023

                  @mikejlkemp 

                   

                  I've moved your post from Using the Community to the Camera Raw forum for you.

                   

                  Jane

                  mikejlkemp
                  mikejlkempAuthor
                  Known Participant
                  October 17, 2023

                  Thanks Jane, do you have a link where I can find that forum please? I wasn't aware of it. Cheers for the help. Mike

                  jane-e
                  jane-e
                  Adobe Expert
                  October 17, 2023

                  Sure, @mikejlkemp 

                   

                  The list of all forums is here:

                  https://community.adobe.com/

                  It can be filtered by category, alphabetical, et cetera

                   

                  The Camera Raw forum is here:

                  https://community.adobe.com/t5/camera-raw/ct-p/ct-camera-raw

                   

                  Jane

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                  pixelfor
                  Inspiring
                  October 16, 2023

                  What is the step-by-step procedure to combine/reduce the number of editing panels in Adobe Camera Raw version 16.0? The version 16.0 update resulted in scrambling of the panels and as such more panels really messed up an efficient workflow. It takes longer to have to open more panels to find the exact same function as before.

                    Erik Bloodaxe
                    Erik Bloodaxe
                    Brainiac
                    October 16, 2023

                    There isn't a step by step procedure. To begin, right click on any panel and study the available options in the menu offerred. Try out the options for yourself to see if that helps you. They are largely self explanatory.

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                    pixelfor
                    Inspiring
                    October 17, 2023

                    My question was not about the functions and what the functions do. My question was about how to unscramble the location of the functions. But thanks for trying.

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                    tikastor
                    Participating Frequently
                    October 10, 2023

                    I just updated to the new version of ACR 16 and I noticed the Edit panels got separated into 11 panels (for no functionnal reasons). I use the Ctrl+1,2,3... for jumping between panels all the time, but now it's impossible to go beyond the 9th panel with the shortcuts.

                    Not gonna lie, it's very frustrating. I don't mind the new functions, but it really slows my workflow now that light, color and effects, that were mostly in a single panel before, are in 3 separate panels.

                    Until it's fixed, I'll need to program custom shortcuts and remove some panels I use less often, so I can do what was once a single shortcut.

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                      tikastor
                      Participating Frequently
                      October 10, 2023

                      Also, this is a bug by the way, the Ctrl+1,2,3... shortcuts won't bring you back to Edit menu from the Masking menu. It works fine with any other menu from the sidebar (Crop, Healing, Red Eye...), but for some reason, Masking no longer works like it used to.

                        Erik Bloodaxe
                        Erik Bloodaxe
                        Brainiac
                        October 11, 2023

                        I can confirm this behaviour and support your concerns.

                        Looks like the Basic panel has been split into two, Light and Color, which does not serve a useful purpose but increases the number of panels unecessarily.

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