Thread: raw vs jpg?
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Old 18-07-2007, 01:25 PM
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I started out using JPEG (highest quality) but now I always use RAW. You might not always know in advance whether a shot is going to be a "keeper", or need that extra level of adjustments.

When I swithced to RAW my shots immediately improved, perhaps it was just allowing me to take more care in the post-processing and giving me the extra adjustments I needed.

It does add time to the workflow (adjust as RAW, convert to TIF, open in Photoshop, save to web as jpeg). But some people just use Photoshop for their RAW adjustment so it's probably quicker for them.

I use Raw Shooter Premium to adjust my RAW's, which doesn't physically touch the RAW's at all, it just saves setting files so that when you convert to TIF, it is applied only then. The RAW file is never changed and so you always have a backup.
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