Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers - Martin Evening [78]
In the Destination panel I prefer to organize the imported images into a single named folder. Once you have configured all the import settings, you can click ‘Import’ to start copying the images to the computer.
Figure 3.9 The Filename Template Editor offers far more versatile options for creating file renaming templates. And, more importantly, Lightroom keeps track of files as they are imported and will auto-update the renumbering until you next change the Import Photos settings.
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As the images are imported, the thumbnails will start to appear one by one in the content area. You shouldn't normally encounter any problems when importing files from a camera card, but if you choose the ‘Copy as DNG’ option, you will be alerted to any corruptions in the files as they are imported. Once you have successfully imported all the images across to the computer and backup drive (if applicable), you can now safely delete all the images that are on the card, eject the card and prepare it for reuse.
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 book
If you want to find out more about Lightroom, I will be writing a complete guide about this new program called The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book, which is to be published by Adobe Press.
Basic Camera Raw image editing
Closing Bridge as you open
If you hold down the key as you double-click to open a raw image, this closes the Bridge window as you open the Camera Raw dialog hosted by Photoshop.
Working with Bridge and Camera Raw
The mechanics of how Photoshop and Bridge work together are designed to be as simple as possible so that you can open single or multiple images or batch process images quickly and efficiently. Figure 3.10 summarizes how the file opening between Bridge, Photoshop and Camera Raw works. Central to everything is the Bridge window interface where you can browse, preview or make selections of the images you wish to process. The way most people are accustomed to opening images is to select the desired thumbnail (or thumbnails) and open using one of the following three methods: use the File Open command, use a double-click, or use the shortcut. The way things are set up in Bridge, all of the above methods will open a selected raw image (or images) via the Camera Raw dialog hosted by Photoshop. If the image is not a raw file, it will open in Photoshop directly. Alternatively, you can use File Open in Camera Raw… or use the shortcut to open images via the Camera Raw dialog hosted by Bridge, which allows you to perform batch processing operations in the background without compromising Photoshop's performance. If the ‘Double-click edits Camera Raw Settings in Bridge’ option is deselected in the General Bridge preferences, double-clicking allows you to open an image or multiple selection of images in Photoshop directly, bypassing the Camera Raw dialog.
Figure 3.10 You can open single or multiple images via Camera Raw hosted by Photoshop using a double-click, File Open or . Photoshop is ideal for processing small numbers of images. If you use , Bridge hosts the single or multiple Camera Raw dialog. Opening via Bridge is better suited for processing large batches of images in the background.
Installing updates
You will find that Adobe release regular Camera Raw updates which keep abreast of all the latest upcoming cameras, adding these to the Camera Raw database. From now on you'll find the update process is easier to follow as there are now standard installers: one for Mac and one for PC that automatically update Camera Raw for you rather than require you to manually search for the correct folder location to copy the plug-in to. Note also that whenever there is an update to Camera Raw there is also an accompanying update for the Lightroom program as well as for Adobe DNG Converter.
Opening single raw images via Photoshop is quicker than opening