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Nov 3, 2022 14:07:25   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
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...the OP didn’t say why he wanted a simple conversion.
Correct but why complicate the issue by providing more than requested? It's equivalent to explaining "the exposure triangle" as an answer to which button I push to get the camera to make an exposure.

Except for rare occasions, I shoot RAW exclusively. My in-camera jpg images look like crap. But that's calculated and planned. Our worlds are quite different than the world in which the OP's question appears to be.
--Bob

Jack 13088 wrote:
True, and the OP didn’t say why he wanted a simple conversion. But if the expectation is shooting raw is going to yield a higher quality jpg then just shooting jpg in the first instance then that is not true.

If the desire is to batch convert a raw shot for some immediate unedited use then it would be better to just output both raw and camera processed jpg files especially if to separate memory cards.

I used to do that when I wanted to show others the shoot in the field and all I had was a netbook that was too slow to run Lightroom (Classic).

In my world everything goes into LrC where it is stored forever. However, I am both lazy and impatient so I use a canned import with using the embedded previews which are jpegs that are good enough for forearly passes through the library.

I worry that folks are being misled and expect that raw is a magic pill to improve their photography.
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Nov 3, 2022 14:12:39   #
PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA
 
Jim Coulson wrote:
I appreciate all the info. I was able to do the conversion easily with DPP.



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Nov 3, 2022 17:58:22   #
CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City
 
Jack 13088 wrote:
True, and the OP didn’t say why he wanted a simple conversion. But if the expectation is shooting raw is going to yield a higher quality jpg then just shooting jpg in the first instance then that is not true.

If the desire is to batch convert a raw shot for some immediate unedited use then it would be better to just output both raw and camera processed jpg files especially if to separate memory cards.

I used to do that when I wanted to show others the shoot in the field and all I had was a netbook that was too slow to run Lightroom (Classic).

In my world everything goes into LrC where it is stored forever. However, I am both lazy and impatient so I use a canned import with using the embedded previews which are jpegs that are good enough for forearly passes through the library.

I worry that folks are being misled and expect that raw is a magic pill to improve their photography.
True, and the OP didn’t say why he wanted a simple... (show quote)


RAW is a magic pill to improve photography. In fact, Raw isn't just a file format, it's a way of life. RAW gives a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging to a worldwide community of photographers, all dedicated to maximizing the pixel resolution of their cameras.

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Nov 3, 2022 19:43:19   #
Jack 13088 Loc: Central NY
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
RAW is a magic pill to improve photography. In fact, Raw isn't just a file format, it's a way of life. RAW gives a sense of purpose and a sense of belonging to a worldwide community of photographers, all dedicated to maximizing the pixel resolution of their cameras.


Oh oh, I would trade excess resolution for dynamic range any day. Any more than 20M-25M pixels is a waste of precious dynamic range.

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