Depending on camera brand, Raw may come in different flavors. Adobe Photoshop CS covers most RAW formats available today. However, RAW data may not be always read accurately. For example, white balance of Nikon Coolpix 5000 images may have unnatural result which is not a case with Nikon Capture 3.5. To fix white balance, click in a non-specular white area followed by a minor tint adjustment. Supplementary adjustments can be made through advanced “Calibration” tab. The “Adjust” tab controls exposure, shadow, brightness and contrast sliders. Albeit Photoshop CS features now a new Histogram Palette, RAW dialog box also features live histograms.

Noise reduction is not a problem with Photoshop CS. It has color noise reduction and luminance smoothing sliders which allow you to reduce colors and luminance noise. Luminance noise should be use with caution because it can lead to an artificial “water paint” effect. The noise reduction performs very well and preserves image detail and sharpness.

To remove chromatic aberrations, apply a local desaturation in corresponding color channels. The Lens tab of Raw dialog box provides effective ways of eliminating these aberrations.

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