To Specify Where Camera Raw Settings Are Stored; Saving, Applying, And Updating Camera Raw Settings; To Save Or Reset Camera Raw Settings; To Save A Subset Of Settings - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

To specify where Camera Raw settings are stored

When After Effects processes a camera raw image file, it stores the image settings in one of two places: the Camera
Raw database file or a sidecar XMP file (a file that accompanies the original camera raw image file in the same folder).
You can specify where the settings are stored using the Camera Raw preferences.
Note: When you reopen a camera raw image, all the settings sliders default to the values used when the file was last
opened. Image attributes (target color space profile, bit depth, pixel size, and resolution) are not stored with the settings.
1 Click the triangle to the right of the Settings menu and choose Preferences.
In the Camera Raw Preferences dialog box, choose one of the following from the Save Image Settings In menu:
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Stores the settings in a Camera Raw database file in the folder Document and Settings\[user
Camera Raw Database
name]\Application Data\Adobe\CameraRaw (Windows) or Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences (Mac OS). This
database is indexed by file content, so the image retains camera raw settings even if the camera raw image file is
renamed or moved.
Stores the settings in an XMP file in the same folder as the camera raw file. This option is useful
Sidecar .xmp Files
for long-term archiving of raw files with their associated settings, and exchanging raw files with associated settings
in multi-user workflows. These same sidecar XMP files can be used to store IPTC (International Press Telecommu-
nications Council) data or other metadata associated with a camera raw image file.
If you open camera raw files from a read-only volume like a CD or DVD, be sure to copy the files to your hard drive
first. After Effects cannot write an XMP file to a read-only volume and will default to writing the settings to the
Camera Raw database file.

Saving, applying, and updating Camera Raw settings

In the Camera Raw dialog box, you can change the default image settings and save the adjusted settings as the new
camera default. You can always restore the original Camera Raw default settings for the specific camera (click the
triangle to the right of the Settings menu and choose Reset Camera Default). Because Camera Raw can identify
which camera was used to take an image, you can save different default image settings for different cameras.
You can also save Camera Raw settings for a specific lighting condition and reapply them to images taken under
similar conditions. Alternatively, you can save only a subset of the Camera Raw settings. In this way, you can create
presets for custom white balances, specific lens settings, and so on.

To save or reset Camera Raw settings

In the Camera Raw dialog box, adjust the settings that you want to save.
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Click the triangle next to the Settings menu and choose one of the following from the Camera Raw menu:
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Saves the current settings and adds them to the Settings menu if you save them in the Camera Raw
Save Settings
settings folder. (To locate settings saved elsewhere, use the Load Settings command in the Camera Raw menu and
browse to find the setting.)
Save New Camera Raw Defaults
same camera.
Restores the original default settings for a specific camera.
Reset Camera Default

To save a subset of settings

Click the triangle next to the Settings menu to display the Camera Raw menu, and choose Save Settings Subset.
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Saves the current settings as the new default settings for other images taken with the
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