PS-CS2 RAW conversion question

[mjs1973]

I have been shooting RAW ever since I upgraded to PS-CS2. The first time I veiw my photos on the computer, I use Adobe Bridge (File-Browse). The program makes some auto corrections to my photos, such as exposure comp., shadows, contrast etc. Is there a way I can get the program NOT make any auto corrections to my photos? I can uncheck the adjustments in each photo, but I would rather view the images the way I took them, and make my adjustments based on those, and not what Adobe thinks they should look like.

[JSPhoto]

What camera are you using? If it's Canon, use the File Veiwr Utility or Zoombrowser which will not change anything unless you tell them too.

I wouldn't like that either, and is just one reason I don't use PSCS

JS

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the imput JS. I am shooting Canon, but I don't like the conversion software that came with the camera and I don't like the way Zoombrowser shows the images. You can't view RAW files as a slide show with Zoombrowser. I love the PS RAW conversion software, just not the auto ajustments.

[Norfindel]

Try this:
- Open any raw image with adobe camera raw, deselect "use auto adjustments" (i think Ctrl-U is the hot-key for this).
- Now you can "save camera raw defaults", and that will be applied to every new photo. I like to keep the automatic setting in contrast, and +15 in saturation. The automatic exposure tends to make disasters in some cases...

[mjs1973]

Thanks! I will give this a try when I get home.

[Seb]

Thanks! I will give this a try when I get home.

As Norfidel said, these auto adjustments of Camera Raw can be totally disabled with
Ctrl-U. Their only reason to exist is to prevent any form of clipping before the file is opened in Photoshop.

Seb