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Thanks again for the reply.
I would like to clarify one thing, I did not say I was smarter
then the boys at Adobe, I if I where I would be working there and actually
making money.
The problem I have with PS' auto settings is the work flow and
how it slows it down, I will explain how I do the settings for my work
flow:
First thing first, when I am doing a portrait setting or a
wedding the first thing I do is meter the light, then I manually set my camera
for that light, I have calibrated my meter with my camera so I know it is dead
on, then I do a white balance I photography a white card and do a custom white
balance, each and every time the light changes I do these same steps this way I
know I have recorded the correct information, when I convert the RAW files I
want to start with that information knowing that in most cases it will be the
correct settings for that file, when I do 100+ photos for one wedding it is time
consuming to have to shut down the auto settings for each and every RAW file
when it is converted!and if I use the "as shot" settings in CS2 as the "Save new
camera raw defaults" it will use the settings for that file on all of the files
so each time I change projects I will have to do this again and again, I would
think from the price of the program it would be at least a little geared for the
pro, so why not just make it so you can shut the auto settings
off?!
Now onto how smart CS2 is and perhaps the boys at Adobe, each
and every time I open a file from a studio portrait sitting the "auto" settings
completely blow out the high lights, now maybe the boys at Adobe like that but I
don't! And when I use the little eyedropper in the RAW file converter for white
balance on something that I know is white (just to fine tune the custom settings
from the camera) it invariably turns the photo green, now I know that's not
correct.
any way I do appreciate your help.
Thanks
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:18
AM
Subject: Re: Photoshop CS 2
The auto setting is merely a starting point. You have to start somewhere
right.
If you have a better starting point than the auto settings, you can turn
the auto off and save your own settings as default in the same menu.
The procedure is:
1. click the settings triangle then
2. uncheck auto settings then
3.click save new camera raw defaults (Or words to that effect)
When you say that PS is not smarter than the photographer, ... well it
depends which photographer.
PS isn't smart at all, It just does what you tell it to, but the guys at
Adobe who design those auto settings certainly know a helluva lot more than I
do so I must at least take notice of what they think of my image before I go
and change everything. I start off with the auto on and make adjustment from
there. It's a point of departure.
If the auto settings consistently give you bad results, you need to take
a look at other steps in your workflow, like exposure and white balance
settings.
Of course if you are, as you say, way smarter that the guys at Adobe who
put the RAW interface together, and you have a plan or a system then you can
follow the above instructions and kill the auto settings and replace them
with your own settings. Many poeple do.
I am a little biased as I am on the Adobe ASN support network and have
worked rather intensively, both practically and academically in the software
for over 10 years.
I also use Phase One with the old Hasselblad back
tethered. It also good software but not nearly as versatile.
herschel
Mair's Photography
<terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Herschel
Thanks!
I am wondering is there a way to permanently shut down the
auto settings? I did as you suggested but notice that each time I open a new
raw file it defaults back to auto, PS is still not smarter then the
photographer, I wish Adobe would get that! I also noticed the program still
does not know what white is.
One more question is there a way to make it stop
generating the .xmp file?
Thanks again
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006
10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Photoshop CS 2
Hi Terry,
I see nobody has answered this It's actually really simpleIn the
CAMERA RAW interface, on the right, just below the histogram is the little
window for the settings drop-down menu. To the right of that is a small
triangle in a circle. Click it and a menu appears. About half way down is
the option for auto settings. Uncheck it. It will stay
unchecked.
The only advice I can give regarding the second part is that the tool
box has 3 icons in a row near the bottom and they change the screen mode
with one click. The "Hand" tool can be double-clicked to get to full
screen size or the keuboard shortcut is Ctrl-0 (Zero)
herschel
I know some one mentioned that you could shut down the
automatic settings, how is this done?
Also I would like to know if there is a way to do
this: In PS CS I can open say 10 photos from a wedding once I maximize
the first photo to work on it they are all maximized, so once I save and
close the photo on top the next one in line is already maximized and
ready to work on, is there a way to make CS2 do this?
Thanks for you help
Herschel
Mair
Head of the Department of Photography,
Higher College of Technology
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman
Adobe Certified
instructor
+ (986) 99899 673
Herschel Mair
Head
of the Department of Photography,
Higher College of Technology
Muscat
Sultanate of Oman
Adobe Certified
instructor
+ (986) 99899 673
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