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<blockquote data-quote="Blade Canyon" data-source="post: 173064" data-attributes="member: 15302"><p>You're right, the RAW editor is great, and you can fix clarity, shadows, and even add some minor vignetting while still in Adobe RAW. You can also fix the white balance in RAW, even on JPEGs, by opening the JPEGs from the Bridge into the Adobe RAW editor. (What you said in your second post... good tip!)</p><p></p><p>That's a good point about whether to flatten or merge the layers. If I have a great image I might want to keep adjusting, I will save it as PSD file. That way it will re-open with all of those layers already set up for re-adjusting again. Otherwise, I choose "flatten image" from the Layers menu, then save it as a high-rez JPEG under a different name from the original file (so I still have the original file without adjustments).</p><p></p><p>Some features (such as gaussian blur or the high pass filter, things often used for portrait touch ups) have to work on a layer that has the whole image. That means you might first make all your color/exposure/contrast/curves/levels/saturation adjustments in adjustment layers, but then choose "merge visible" or flatten image from the layers menu. You can also make the combined layer a "smart object." I have not discovered many benefits of the "smart object" option, but all of the Youtube tutorials seem to think it's the way to go.</p><p></p><p>If you just want to save your work as a JPEG with no other work, PS will do it automatically if you pick "Save As" then JPEG in the File menu.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blade Canyon, post: 173064, member: 15302"] You're right, the RAW editor is great, and you can fix clarity, shadows, and even add some minor vignetting while still in Adobe RAW. You can also fix the white balance in RAW, even on JPEGs, by opening the JPEGs from the Bridge into the Adobe RAW editor. (What you said in your second post... good tip!) That's a good point about whether to flatten or merge the layers. If I have a great image I might want to keep adjusting, I will save it as PSD file. That way it will re-open with all of those layers already set up for re-adjusting again. Otherwise, I choose "flatten image" from the Layers menu, then save it as a high-rez JPEG under a different name from the original file (so I still have the original file without adjustments). Some features (such as gaussian blur or the high pass filter, things often used for portrait touch ups) have to work on a layer that has the whole image. That means you might first make all your color/exposure/contrast/curves/levels/saturation adjustments in adjustment layers, but then choose "merge visible" or flatten image from the layers menu. You can also make the combined layer a "smart object." I have not discovered many benefits of the "smart object" option, but all of the Youtube tutorials seem to think it's the way to go. If you just want to save your work as a JPEG with no other work, PS will do it automatically if you pick "Save As" then JPEG in the File menu. [/QUOTE]
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