ACE Camera Raw and Smart Objects 2

Question 1

In Camera Raw, what does the 'Clarity' slider primarily affect?

Accepted Answer

Midtone contrast and local texture

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Global brightness of the image

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Shadow recovery in dark areas

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Color saturation of neutral tones

Question 2

When you open a Camera Raw file as a Smart Object in Photoshop, what happens when you double-click the Smart Object layer?

Accepted Answer

Camera Raw reopens with all original settings editable

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The layer is rasterized for editing

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A duplicate layer is created

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The embedded file opens in Bridge

Question 3

Which Camera Raw panel allows you to make color-specific luminance adjustments?

Accepted Answer

HSL / Color panel

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Basic panel

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Tone Curve panel

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Detail panel

Question 4

What is the purpose of the 'Dehaze' slider in Camera Raw?

Accepted Answer

Removes atmospheric haze or fog from images

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Reduces digital noise in shadow areas

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Softens skin tones for portrait retouching

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Converts color images to black and white

Question 5

In Photoshop, which command lets you replace the contents of a Smart Object while preserving its transformations and layer styles?

Accepted Answer

Layer > Smart Objects > Replace Contents

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Edit > Paste in Place

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File > Place Embedded

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Edit > Transform > Warp

Question 6

What does the Camera Raw 'Vibrance' slider do differently than 'Saturation'?

Accepted Answer

Vibrance boosts less-saturated colors while protecting skin tones

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Vibrance only affects reds and oranges

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Vibrance adjusts color globally with no protection

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Vibrance only works on raw files, not JPEGs

Question 7

When a Smart Filter is applied to a Smart Object, what does the mask thumbnail attached to the filter do?

Accepted Answer

Allows selective masking of where the Smart Filter is visible

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Controls the opacity of the entire Smart Object

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Links the filter to an adjustment layer above

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Converts the filter effect to a new layer