Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 80

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 75 User Guide You can monitor the RGB values of pixels in your image as you adjust it in the Camera Raw dialog box. Position the Zoom tool, Hand tool, White Balance tool, Color Sampler tool, or Crop tool over the preview image to display the RGB values directly beneath the pointer. You can also place up to four color samplers in the preview image. The RGB values of each color sampler appear beneath the preview image. 7 Make tonal adjustments using the Exposure, Shadow, Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation sliders, or select Auto to make these adjustments automatically. Saturation does not have an Auto option. (See "Tonal adjustments for camera raw files" on page 78.) To undo your manual adjustments and make the adjustments automatically, select Auto. To restore all options to their initial settings, press Option and click Reset. Note: By default, Auto is always selected. You can change this default by choosing Use Auto Adjustments from the Camera Raw menu or changing the Camera Raw default so that all or some Auto check boxes are always unselected. 8 Do one of the following: • To open a copy of the camera raw image file (with the Camera Raw settings applied) in Photoshop Elements, click Open. You can edit the image and save it in a supported format. The original camera raw file remains unaltered. The settings are stored either in the camera raw database file or as a sidecar XMP file. (Note that the Editor cannot read sidecar XMP files, but they are used by Bridge.) • To close the dialog box and store file settings in the camera raw database file or as a sidecar XMP file, click Done. • To save the adjustments to the camera raw file, click Save. (See "To save changes to camera raw images" on page 80.) • To cancel the adjustments and close the dialog box, click Cancel. Camera raw controls Zoom tool Sets the preview zoom to the next preset zoom value when you click in the preview image. Optionclick to set the next lower zoom value. Drag the Zoom tool in the preview image to zoom in on a selected area. To return to 100%, double-click the Zoom tool. Hand tool Moves the image in the preview window if the preview image is set at a zoom level higher than 100%. Hold down the spacebar to access the Hand tool while using another tool. Double-click the Hand tool to fit the preview image in the window. White Balance tool Sets the area you click to a neutral gray tone to remove color casts and adjust the color of the entire image. The Temperature and Tint values change to reflect the color adjustment. Rotate buttons Rotates the photo either counterclockwise or clockwise. Shadow and Highlight Turn on the display of shadow and highlight clipping. Clipped shadows appear in blue, and clipped highlights appear in red. Note: Clipped highlights are highlight areas that are uniformly white with no detail. Likewise, clipped shadows are shadow areas that are uniformly black with no detail. RGB Indicates the Red, Green, and Blue values of the pixel directly below the pointer as you move it over the preview image. The values display when you are using either the Zoom tool, Hand tool, or the White Balance eyedropper. Depth Specifies whether the image opens as 8 or 16 bits per color channel.