{"id":35470,"date":"2024-08-30T13:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=35470"},"modified":"2024-08-30T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T19:00:48","slug":"the-smart-way-to-use-photoshops-camera-raw-filter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-editing\/the-smart-way-to-use-photoshops-camera-raw-filter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smart Way to Use Photoshop’s Camera Raw Filter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photoshop's Camera Raw filter is like having Lightroom's Develop module directly in Photoshop. But there's a trick you need to know to keep your Camera Raw edits non-destructive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Download the PDF: The Smart Way to use the Camera Raw Filter<\/a><\/p>\n

Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n

Photoshop\u2019s Camera Raw filter<\/strong> is the best way to edit your images in Photoshop. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s because the Camera Raw filter lets you ignore many of Photoshop\u2019s outdated and old school ways of doing things and instead gives you a modern editing environment with the same intuitive image editing controls found in Lightroom\u2019s Develop module. <\/p>\n

Everything from Lightroom\u2019s lighting and color corrections to its powerful masking features, and even its new AI features like Lens Blur and AI Remove, are all found in Photoshop\u2019s Camera Raw filter. In fact, the Camera Raw filter and Lightroom share the same engine behind the scenes, so the Camera Raw filter really is like having Lightroom directly inside Photoshop. And that is a very good thing.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s a right way and a wrong way to use the Camera Raw filter. <\/p>\n

The wrong way is to apply it directly to your image. One of the main benefits to using Lightroom is that all of your edits are non-destructive so you can go back and make changes when needed. But when you apply the Camera Raw filter directly to your image in Photoshop, your edits become permanent and you lose that non-destructive workflow.<\/p>\n

The right way to apply the Camera Raw filter is to apply it as a smart filter. Smart filters are just like regular filters but they are completely non-destructive, so you can always go back and edit a smart filter\u2019s settings without making any permanent changes. By applying Camera Raw as a smart filter, not only do you have the same editing features as Lightroom but also the same non-destructive freedom. So here\u2019s how to apply Camera Raw as a smart filter.<\/p>\n

Which Photoshop version do I need?<\/h3>\n

To access all of Camera Raw's new features, you will need a Creative Cloud subscription<\/a> so you can update Photoshop and Camera Raw to the latest version.<\/p>\n