![]() ![]() Professional labs also do not print from raw files. Most consumer photo labs will not print raw files. The bigger issue is printing from third parties. Not all software programs will allow you to print raw files directly. If you’re working with an editing program like Lightroom it is possible to print your raw files directly from Lightroom. Once the raw files are on your computer you can use a program like Lightroom to edit them, and once you’re finished editing you can then export the ones you would like to share or print as JPEGs. You can do this by connecting your camera to your computer or you can take the memory card out of your camera and insert it into a memory card reader that you plug into your computer (the faster method which we recommend). Good work! Now you’ll need to copy the photos to your computer. I’ve set my camera to raw and taken some photos, now what? Because the original image data is always preserved, this is known as non-destructive editing. This means that you always have the original data to work with. But you cannot save over the original raw file. You can also save the adjustments you’ve made to the raw file as a separate “instructions” file known as an XMP. You can export a new file (like a JPEG or TIFF) that contains the adjustments you made to the raw file. Now, when editing a raw file it’s actually impossible to save over your raw file. TIP: When working with JPEGS always make sure to choose “Save as” and create a new separate file from the original. This is known as destructive editing – where the editing cannot be undone. All of those adjustments would be irreversible. How easy is it to make a mistake? Maybe you crop an image, convert it to black and white, or resize it – and then save the image. This could be quite a disaster if you make a mistake and save over the original file (especially if you don’t have a backup of the original). This means you could never go back to how the original image looked. When you’re editing a JPEG file (for example adjusting exposure, white balance, or contrast) it is possible to save your adjustments over your original file. Now some of the following FAQs are addressed in the original article, but I’m rephrasing them here to hopefully help clarify them. Ok, now to those burning questions! Frequently Asked Questions About Raw The raw format is an alternative to shooting in the JPEG format (which is a processed and highly compressed image format) – though it is possible to shoot in both raw + JPEG capturing both formats simultaneously. The raw data, that is.Įach time you take a picture when shooting in the raw format, your camera saves a raw file to the memory card. And start writing raw.Īnd as a fascinating side note, the raw format is so named because it’s an image format in which your camera captures the full, unprocessed, image data collected by your camera’s sensor. But since it is popularly known as RAW, and the article and title would be more recognizable if I capitalized it that way, I caved and wrote it the wrong way. I knew this detail before writing the original article. See, it’s actually raw (all lowercase) and not RAW (it’s not an acronym). With that first post I made a tragic mistake and have contributed to spreading lies far throughout the photography world. Now I have a terrible confession to make before we even begin. So today I’ll be going over some of the most frequently asked questions and hopefully filling in the gaps about shooting in the raw format. Over the past couple years it’s turned into a giant, and gets the most views and comments and debates of any post on our entire site! Crazy.Īnd while it has helped a lot of folks learn all about shooting in the raw format, and get better quality images from their cameras, it has also opened up some questions. When we wrote the very simple article, 10 Reasons Why You Should Be Shooting RAW, we had no idea what was in store for us. Who ever thought that something called raw would be so scandalous? ![]()
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