RAW JEPEG: Can I change the RAW photo's to JPEG photo's, is here a program t do this or am I barking up the wrong trail, why do I want to do this to show other people my photo's I...

Glasgow

Can I change the RAW photo's to JPEG photo's, is here a program t do this or am I barking up the wrong trail, why do I want to do this to show other people my photo's I took on vacation and they don't have a computer to show RAW.

See what I am getting at.

shelty Loc: Medford, OR

There are several, and some are free. I use Photoshop.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Glasgow wrote:

Can I change the RAW photo's to JPEG photo's, is here a program t do this or am I barking up the wrong trail, why do I want to do this to show other people my photo's I took on vacation and they don't have a computer to show RAW.

See what I am getting at.

If you have Lightroom when you export the image you can export a small JPEG for your friends

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Yes, I understand what you're getting at and yes you need to convert them to something that is able to be displayed on a computer. The other route to take is to have them download and install a RAW viewer software, there are a good many of them that are free.

Understand that the RAW file just being viewed has a good chance of not looking as vibrant as a processed image, starting with a RAW file and producing a jpg image.
--Bob

Glasgow wrote:

Can I change the RAW photo's to JPEG photo's, is here a program t do this or am I barking up the wrong trail, why do I want to do this to show other people my photo's I took on vacation and they don't have a computer to show RAW.

See what I am getting at.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Yes, you can (raw to JPG) and this is what most do after post processing.

You have both free and simple programs that will extract the JPG inside a raw file. You also have free editors editors almost if not as powerful as the adobe product.

To gain more precise answers as to that to use you might want to give the computer operating system you use.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Glasgow wrote:

... why do I want to do this to show other people my photo's I took on vacation and they don't have a computer to show RAW.

Would you want to serve your friends a finished meal or the unmeasured, uncooked (raw) ingredients?

Another comparison:
Raw is the music score.
You are the conductor.
A jpeg or tiff, etc. is the performance.

You edit raw files to show what YOU want the viewer to see.

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

Most cameras (I believe) that will record raw, will also record jpg. You can either save as one or the other or BOTH. As someone said above, if we knew your computer operating system, and camera, we could possibly give better info. But what you have so far is correct.

Bill_de Loc: US

The software that either came with your camera, or is downloadable from the camera manufacturer should handle this for you.

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dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

To make it easy, I usually shoot in both RAW and JPEG. The RAW files are for PP and the JPEGs are for quick turn around. I often pull the JPEGs down to my phone and do social posting with a few right on site. The RAW files I don't deal with until I am back home.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

You must have some kind of software to process your RAW files. You should be able to save them as JPEGs after you process them.

orrie smith Loc: Kansas

Glasgow wrote:

Can I change the RAW photo's to JPEG photo's, is here a program t do this or am I barking up the wrong trail, why do I want to do this to show other people my photo's I took on vacation and they don't have a computer to show RAW.

See what I am getting at.

If you do not post process, then just shoot jpeg. The advantage of shooting raw is to collect as much data in your photo as possible, then to use a program such as Lightroom or Photoshop to convert the photo into what pleases your eye. If you simply want to take photos and share them with family and friends, shoot jpeg.
After you have shot for a while and decide to take your photography to the next level, you may start shooting raw again and post process your photos to your demands with a number of programs on the market.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

What photo processing software do you now have? Also what camera, they usually come with PP software or the company has a downloadable PP software available in their site support section.

This knowledge will allow better answers than just "Yes you can do that." We can either give you directions on how to do it with what you have or suggest what to get.

In most PP software it is done when doing "save as" or "export" when the format is one of they choices for that process.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

frankraney wrote:

Most cameras (I believe) that will record raw, will also record jpg. You can either save as one or the other or BOTH. As someone said above, if we knew your computer operating system, and camera, we could possibly give better info. But what you have so far is correct.

All digital cameras shoot in RAW, but some will only save or export the results in JPEG or some similar format. My first digital camera had TIFF as the default output format and my first dslr was RAW only. It did come with software for basic editing that would convert the final product to several formats, including JPEG.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

JohnSwanda wrote:

You must have some kind of software to process your RAW files. You should be able to save them as JPEGs after you process them.

If a camera allows for raw file output, it usually comes with a basic raw converter.

If not, Faststone Image Viewer, Instant Jpeg from Raw, Irfanview and other similar applications will produce a jpeg either by preview extraction or using a public domain raw converter like Dcraw.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

What camera do you have. it probably came with software to do exactly that. RAW format is strictly intended for post processing. All of us who use it save the images in another format, usually jpeg, for sharing with others.