RAW convert ....

[cecilc]

Hello, all ....

First, I want to to say "Thanks" to everyone on this forum that has taken the time to educate all of us on the RAW format - from what RAW is; details on the conversion from RAW to jpg; the advantages of shooting in RAW format .... and all else.

Reading all of those posts convinced me that I should go ahead and try shooting in RAW and see what happens .... so I did ....

I shot a college lacrosse game recently all in RAW format and converted those RAW files to jpg.

I have to say that I am quite taken with that RAW format now.

My workflow with just shooting jpg involved quite heavy post-processing in PS7 - contrast, levels, curves, color balance, hue & saturation, a couple of unsharp mask filters applied ....

My workflow with RAW to jpg consisted of: an exposure compensation (I found that my 10D was consistently underexposing shots by 1/3 to 1/2 stop), and one unsharp mask filter application in PS7 after the conversion to jpg. Much less complicated and time-consuming ....

You RAW shooters out there have a new convert ..... :D

Christ has risen - and I shot Him in RAW format .....(please pardon the blasphemy!) .....

Now I've got to go get some more compact flash cards ......

A few of the shots I took can be found here:
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29595

Thanks for reading ....

[PeterS45]

Always glad to help. The downside is you need more memory cards then you reckoned :lol: .

[Canuck]

Wow we have another! There was much discusiion on this some time ago and there was a thread re: shooting RAW, or something close. I have been shooting RAW for some time. I too saw the light and haven't turned back.

[karusel]

Eversince I got 10D I'm shooting RAW exclusively, thanx to advice I took from this forum beforehand. 8) Also, I love Breezebrowser.

[scottbergerphoto]

One more suggestion if you don't mind: Convert to TIFF not JPEG. Only convert to JPEG(if you must), when you are sure you'll never edit the picture again. Each time you edit a JPEG you lose data due to its compression method.
Glad the info helped,
Scott

[karusel]

Scott, me and a friend have tried this and have found out that jpeg changes are very negligible, almost zilch. I am however unsure in how many editings the changes become noticeable.

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Scott, me and a friend have tried this and have found out that jpeg changes are very negligible, almost zilch. I am however unsure in how many editings the changes become noticeable.


"Almost zilch" is not zilch. If you are shooting raw, it is partly because you want the best possible image quality. Save and editing JPGs is not consistent with this aim, and doesn't actually gain you anything other than a few kb/mb of storage. It doesn't otherwise make your picture or workflow any better, so why use a lossy format until very final step when you can be absolutely certain what effect this will have and whether you are prepared to accept it

Regards,

[Haifidelity]

First time post, but had to chime in:

1.) For casual pictures, my pictures go to JPG. I've discerned a VERY little amount of any loss of quality between JPEG HIGH (Compression levels 10+ in PS) and TIFF. It's more of a convience issue.

2.) For more critical pictures I shoot RAW, because of the amount of post-processing lattitude it gives you. I have noticed that direct prints to 8X10 and larger from RAW Convert Images (JPEG or TIFF) are slightly better.

3.) If you're shooting ISO 400+, definately shoot in RAW, as you will gain a slight edge in the amount of noticable grain in your shots.

-hza

[karusel]

If you are shooting raw, it is partly because you want the best possible image quality. Save and editing JPGs is not consistent with this aim, and doesn't actually gain you anything other than a few kb/mb of storage. It doesn't otherwise make your picture or workflow any better, so why use a lossy format until very final step when you can be absolutely certain what effect this will have and whether you are prepared to accept it

Regards,

Er.. you're mistaken here about me. I shoot RAW principally because I do not wish to fiddle around with white balance, color temperature, sharpness and such at the scene for hopefully obvious reasons. I do however admit, that I prefer saving tiffs, but it's more of a 'religious' almost-zilch reasons mentioned in my previous post than a well-thought oconsideration of saving disk space at the cost of lesser quality.