When you use Camera Raw to make adjustments to camera raw images, you can specify that the adjustment data is saved outside of the camera raw file in one of two ways. Describe those ways.

What will be an ideal response?

• In the Camera Raw database: A Camera Raw database file is located by default in the folder titled Documents and Settings/[your user name]/Application data/Adobe/CameraRaw. When you choose the Camera Raw database option, all of the adjustment data for the file (such as data related to cropping or changes in contrast and brightness) are stored in the database, enabling you to move the camera raw file to different locations on your computer. If you need to move the image file to a storage location outside your computer, such as a CD or another computer, you must export the information from the database to an XMP file. Therefore, this option is a poor choice if you are working in a team or from more than one computer.

• As a companion file called a sidecar XMP file: An XMP file is a separate file that is saved in the same folder as the camera raw file and holds all of the adjustment data. The original camera raw image data is not altered; rather, the adjustment data is saved outside of the original file. This means that all of the edits are nondestructive, and you can continue to use the camera raw file as your digital negative or as an archival file. Camera Raw saves the XMP file using the name of the original camera raw file along with an .xmp extension. When you open a camera raw file that you have adjusted, all of your adjustment data is automatically pulled from the XMP file and applied to the camera raw file. If you delete the XMP file, you will lose all of the adjustment data; and when you next open the camera raw file, it will appear as it did before you made any changes. When you move a camera raw file to another storage location, you must remember to move the XMP file with it or you will not be able to view any adjustments. To create another file from a camera raw file, you output the file to Photoshop, where you must save it in a different file format, such as a JPEG or TIFF. Saving changes to a camera raw file in an XMP file is a good option whenever you might need to work on a file on more than one computer; because of this, it is the preferred option for people who work in teams.