Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

SYNCHRONIZE THE WHITE BALANCE for a group of
images
A digital camera records the white balance setting as
metadata. This data is applied when you open the file
in the Camera Raw dialog box. You can easily adjust
the white balance by using the White Balance tool and
specifying an object that should be white or gray, or
clicking a gray card if you included one in an image.
Camera Raw then determines the color of the light in
which the scene was shot and automatically adjusts
the colors in the image to make those objects appear
neutral-colored.
One of the benefits of opening all the images in
Camera Raw is that you can not only edit one photo at
a time, but you can work on one photo and then apply
the identical changes to multiple images opened at the
same time. This is particularly useful in adjusting the
white balance of a group of photos taken at the same
time and under the same lighting conditions.
You can select photos of the same or different file
types from the Open dialog box, Bridge, or the Mini
Bridge. When they open in Camera Raw, you make the
edits to one photo and then synchronize those edits
with other open images in the Camera Raw dialog box.
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1 From Photoshop, Bridge, or the
Mini Bridge, Ô+click (Ctrl+click)
multiple images captured in the
same light and open them.
The images all appear in Camera
Raw.
2 Click to select an image with a
white or gray reference.
Note: The image shown here uses
a ColorChecker Passport from
X-rite. You can also use a photo
with a known neutral gray area
as a reference target.
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3 Click the White Balance tool.
4 Click the reference area or an
area that should be white or
neutral gray.
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