RAW issue with Nikon D5200
Feb 12, 2015 21:42:07 #
Hi, I just started to shoot RAW and a jpg combo. After loading the photo's into my iphoto library & after some minor processing on the RAW photo I dragged it to my desktop where it somehow ends up with a jpg extension. Can anyone shed some light on this issue & what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Feb 12, 2015 21:48:00 #
You cannot change a raw file. Any edit must be saved as a JPG or TIFF or whatever viewing format that you choose.
Read more here:
FAQ: What is the Difference Between Raw and JPG?
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-26507-1.html
Read more here:
FAQ: What is the Difference Between Raw and JPG?
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-26507-1.html
Feb 12, 2015 21:56:24 #
Rjames wrote:
Hi, I just started to shoot RAW and a jpg combo. After loading the photo's into my iphoto library & after some minor processing on the RAW photo I dragged it to my desktop where it somehow ends up with a jpg extension. Can anyone shed some light on this issue & what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks.
Thanks.
It is iPhoto. It does an automatic jpeg conversion of some mysterious type and hides your raw originals deep within an inaccessible library file. If you want to get a raw photo out of iPhoto, you can export it and choose "original" as the file type in the export dialogue box.
Though I am a die hard mac person, I do not like iPhoto as a raw editor. I don't ever let iPhoto touch my raw files, I download them in Image Capture and edit them in Lightroom.
Feb 13, 2015 00:22:20 #
Thanks so much for the quick reply on my 1st ever post ! I just tried the export, as you suggested, of "original" file & it came out with an "NEF" extension (& the full raw MB's) which I believe is Nikon for RAW. Cheers!
Feb 13, 2015 02:37:54 #
Rjames wrote:
NEF = Nikon Electronic File, which is a Nikon proprietary raw file.Thanks so much for the quick reply on my 1st ever post ! I just tried the export, as you suggested, of "original" file & it came out with an "NEF" extension (& the full raw MB's) which I believe is Nikon for RAW. Cheers!
Feb 13, 2015 08:15:15 #
Just curious, after you process and adjust a RAW picture in iPhoto, why do you drag it to your desktop?
Feb 13, 2015 10:40:21 #
If I'm planning to email or upload a photo to FB, I've found it easier to find on my desktop (after I've labelled it) than opening up & looking for it in my iphoto maze. If there's a more efficient way, I'm all ears :) .
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