Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4 Review

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Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4 ReviewFirst off, it is worth noting the organization and intent of this book is very close to that of the edition for CS3 so reviews of the CS3 version may be of use to you even though this newer edition of course contains lots of new material related to the new features of ACR 5.2.
Second, note I said ACR 5.2 above. 5.2 was a bit unusual for Adobe in that it actually introduced some very important new features over 5.1 rather than just new camera profiles. Fortunately publication of this book was held until 5.2 was released so that these new features could be covered here.
Third, one should very much be aware that really only a portion of the book is specifically dedicated to the Camera RAW controls and how to use them (specifically Chapters 4 and 5). The earlier parts of the book mostly focus on RAW shooting and conversion in general and the later parts of the book focus on a work flow using Camera RAW and Bridge. This seems appropriate since discussing the concepts of RAW shooting in general is applicable to Camera RAW and many photographers use Camera RAW primarily because it fits into a Photoshop based workflow so smoothly. That said, do yourself a favor and use the look inside feature on this book to examine the contents and get an understanding of how much of the book is dedicated to these "ancillary" topics! If you already know about RAW and shoot it extensively then chapters 1-3 may be of limited interest to you. If you don't process so many photos that workflow is an issue for you or you already have a workflow that you feel is so mature you don't need any more ideas or input then the later part of the book might not be of interest to you.
With those qualifiers out of the way I can easily give this book five stars. Written by someone "on the inside" of the development of ACR and with a structure that still follows the now departed Bruce Fraser's previous excellent work there is little to find fault with. All of the features of ACR are thoroughly covered and great examples of their use are given. ACR itself has come along way to now being an incredibly full featured converter, perhaps one of the most feature laden in the market, and like other Adobe products benefits greatly from third party documents such as this book.
Again, perhaps my only reservation is that so much of the book is not about ACR itself and not everyone may find the related information useful. That said, it is hard to call this "bonus" material a fault since the information on ACR itself is complete and comprehensive.Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4 Overview

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