Retrieving RAW files after it has been converted to JPEG
Mar 10, 2014 20:09:20 #
RichardJohn wrote:
romanticf16 great advice. I did defeat the process in converting prior to but I have not used the memory card since so I'm going to try the recuva software Goofy recommended. I'll be back... :)
I think you are confusing the process. RAW files are not "converted" into anything. Whatever processing program you use, takes the data from the RAW file and creates a new JPG. The RAW file is not touched, changed, converted, or deleted. Something else happened here. I've seen some good advice here so give some of it a try. Good luck.
Mar 10, 2014 20:49:52 #
amehta wrote:
I agree, copy the files over using Windows Explorer, then import them into ViewNX2 or LR5. I believe ViewNX2 will apply all the camera post processing instructions if you wish (unless only CaptureNX2 does).
Either ViewNX2 or LightRoom can do the download of his RAW files, AND make an immediate backup.
I have a slightly different workflow.
I use an older program, Nikon Transfer, to download my images, and make the backup.
Then, I start LR with a new catalog for each project/client.
I see no need for LR to keep track of each and every image I have.
Mar 10, 2014 22:40:07 #
That sounds like it would work. The store that sold me my PC did finally offer to do a similar operation but it would have been a hundred dollars for the job and another $125 for the hard drive, a little out of my league then and even now, although the price seems to have come down substantially on the hard drive and the storage capacity has doubled. Now if there was some free software that could let the PC read Mac files it might by workable. I did manage to back up most of my money shots, so there is nothing real essential lost. My next free $120 goes to repairing the bridge on my Martin 12 string, which started to pull off during a heat wave last summer! Thanks for the info!
romanticf16 wrote:
Take the drives, along with a new external to an Apple store. Have them Format the new drive as "fat32" for Windows, then copy the jpeg images to it from the other two drives using a Mac computer.
Mar 10, 2014 22:56:53 #
I have noticed sometimes that after doing adustments to a file when I tried to save it it, it saved the new adjustments, replacing the old file. Once I was at a customer's house and tried to download from my camera to her computer, It finally worked, but when I got home to do post processing, the photos were gone from my camera/card. Now in both cases I was in unfamiliar waters dealing with new software I did not know how to operate, but it is possible to lose stuff when you don't know totally what you are doing. I have found that instruction manuals these days are not very well thought out to be understandable to someone who is unfamiliar with the camera/system/software. They are written by people who already understand it, teaching how to do something requires a viewpoint from some one who does not already understand. I had a Math teacher who was great at showing 2 plus 2 equals 4, etc, including algebra, etc. but he could not seem to explain how it was done, he could only show the numbers written down in the proper sequence. I had been in a 'smart' class with good teachers, but when I changed to an art major I was put in a 'regular' class, and we went over and over basic math to the point of boredom and the other students just could not get it. Whereas other teachers were so good at teaching the 'process' you felt inspired to want to learn.
Ralloh wrote:
I think you are confusing the process. RAW files are not "converted" into anything. Whatever processing program you use, takes the data from the RAW file and creates a new JPG. The RAW file is not touched, changed, converted, or deleted. Something else happened here. I've seen some good advice here so give some of it a try. Good luck.
Mar 10, 2014 23:11:02 #
RichardJohn wrote:
Didn't intend to. I made the apparent wrong assumption that even though I made the conversion, there would remain a copy of the original file. So once you convert from RAW to JPEG, the original is lost?
Always use "save as" when saving what you have done to your Raw file and you will always have the original.
Mar 11, 2014 03:10:41 #
What I've done is to set up folders on my external hard drive, one for RAW and one for JPEGs. After I use View NX2 to convert to JPEG, I use go to select computer from my desktop and upload the RAW photos to the folder on the external drive. Only then do I reformat my card.
Mar 11, 2014 03:30:24 #
My solution was to create RAW/JPEG files for each of my Nikon Dslrs. After converting in NX View2, I save my RAW shots and then format my memory card.
Mar 11, 2014 10:25:27 #
Twardlow
Loc: Arkansas
RichardJohn wrote:
I am a bit new to the digital world and I have a q... (show quote)
After you process your files in RAW, press the Alt key when you open them..."open as a copy." You won't lose a thing. When finished, save in tiff or jpeg as you wish.
Mar 12, 2014 13:51:43 #
infocus wrote:
Always use "save as" when saving what you have done to your Raw file and you will always have the original.
I usually remember to do the "Save As" before making any changes. That way there's NO chance of stomping the original file, short of going out of my way to change the file name back and then dropping it on top of the old file.
Mar 12, 2014 14:11:45 #
georgevedwards wrote:
That sounds like it would work. The store that sol... (show quote)
I'm a PC user, so I'm not that up on Macs, but I was under the impression that recent Macs (i.e., Intel/OS-X models) could perform FAT32 formatting. I know they can read the format natively. Pretty much every OS can at least read it, these days, as it has become the de facto standard for large storage devices.
There is a program called MacDrive ($49 per computer for the less feature-ridden version) that will allow you to read/write the drive.
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