Camera Raw filter in Photoshop CS6 and above
Click File -> Open As and select Camera Raw.
Instead of opening a separate filter, it will open an editor. Here you can edit the image and click Done when finished.
Why use Camera Raw?
Camera Raw gives you a convenient place to make the most common photographic corrections before doing more detailed work in Photoshop. From one screen, you can adjust exposure, white balance, contrast, highlights, shadows, colour intensity, sharpening and noise reduction.
This is particularly useful when an image:
- Is too dark or too bright
- Has an incorrect colour temperature
- Contains very bright highlights or dark shadows
- Looks flat or lacks contrast
- Needs sharpening or noise reduction
- Requires basic lens or perspective correction
Another advantage is that Camera Raw stores the adjustments separately from the original image data. This makes it easier to change the settings later or return to the unedited version.
Clicking Done saves the Camera Raw settings without opening the image in Photoshop. If you want to continue retouching the image, click Open Image instead. For maximum flexibility, open it as a Smart Object; you can then double-click the layer later to reopen Camera Raw and change the settings.
JPEG and TIFF images can also be opened this way. However, this does not convert them into genuine RAW files. They have already been processed by the camera, so Camera Raw cannot recover detail that was permanently lost through clipping or JPEG compression. You still benefit from Camera Raw’s convenient editing controls and non-destructive workflow.
