RAW vs Jpeg (All in one thread)
Personally I jumped from jpeg to raw app. 9 months ago as I wanted to have all options on editing.
If somebody is fairly new to this they might want tor try it out first without spending lots of $ / € on software, As a long time "freeware" user (including OS: Ubuntu / Linux) I've found the following combination to be ideal for my purposes:
After transferring the files to my computer I will start of with RawTherapee ( rawtherapee.com/blog/features ).
Editing / adjusting - and then I store the files as TIFF.
Further editing / adjusting of the TIFF - Files can now be done using GIMP ( www.gimp.org/ ).
Both RawTherapee and GIMP will work with Windows, Mac and Linux and could provide an opportunity to enter into RAW processing without investing lots of $$ / €€
The RAW files remain and later on I still have the option of going back and start all over again, all options still at hand.
Festina lente!
I started shooting RAW & jpeg a while back but honestly i don`t even know which one i am playing around with in lightroom. After uploading images to my computer and viewing them in the folder, i noticed there is an option to have my pc display the pic in either jpeg or raw...well it`s actually called "CR2" and takes up around 5 times more mb space. Looks like it automatically displays the images in jpeg on my laptop. When changing this setting i notice the picture changing as well. When importing picture files to Lightroom i don`t really know if the imported picture is a RAW file or just a j.peg. I am contemplating just shooting in RAW unless there is some very good grounds to keep shooting in raw&jpeg that i am not aware of. Maybe it`s easier to turn of the jpeg in my case as i`m not that experienced yet.
RAW files are uncompressed and unprocessed snapshots of all of the detail available to the camera sensor. Because RAW files are unprocessed, they come out looking flat and dark. ... There is a vast difference in the amount of information retained in a RAW file compared to a JPEG as you will soon come to see.
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