Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) is a plugin that allows Photoshop and other Adobe applications to read and process raw image files directly from digital cameras. Unlike JPEGs, raw files are unprocessed data—essentially digital negatives. ACR provides the controls to interpret that data (white balance, exposure, contrast, sharpening) non-destructively.
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