billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Martin wrote:
Which is better?????jpeg or raw
If you do not plan to do any post processing what so ever, even to lighten them, shoot in jpeg.
Martin wrote:
Which is better?????jpeg or raw
I see you've been a member since 2011 - if your too thick to have learnt anything in all that time you ain't about to learn anything now. Perhaps you could start a new section - call it 4Tos Spots.
Tjohn
Loc: Inverness, FL formerly Arivaca, AZ
JPEG is made from RAW and removes data. Think about it.
I don't know. I shoot both JPEG and NEF. Perhaps that's even worse?
Martin wrote:
Which is better?????jpeg or raw
The question is much like asking which is better, lumber or a table. The answer is that they are different and they serve different, though related purposes.
RAW is the best choice if you want the best possible image and you are willing to put in the time an effort to do custom post-processing on it (much as you will prefer lumber if you plan to build a table). When you are done with that work, you probably will preserve the results as a jpeg image, because that format is more compact; it suits your end purpose for the image. To extend the analogy, when you finish building the table you will discard the sawdust and various scraps of wood, sandpaper, stain and oils that remain.
Jpeg is perfectly adequate for storage of final results when you do not expect to do further processing of the image. Your camera will surely produce a jpeg image and if, for any reason, you do not intend to do further processing (editing) of that image then that is the right choice. You get a decent image quickly and easily with jpeg right-out-of-the camera, but you miss out on the joys of editing and probably you will feel less connection to the end result.
DirtFarmer
Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
fredpnm wrote:
I'm inclined to think TIF is better...or maybe PNG...on the other hand, I only work on PSD...
I had a couple cameras that would give me a tif. But only 8 bit tif. So I discount tif as a viable camera output format.
Would be nice if you had a camera that would output psd but the files would be large.
DirtFarmer
Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
pecohen wrote:
The question is much like asking which is better, lumber or a table...
Lumber is definitely better. You can make a table from it, but you could also make a chair from it, or a bookcase, or a picture frame.
DirtFarmer wrote:
I had a couple cameras that would give me a tif. But only 8 bit tif. So I discount tif as a viable camera output format.
Would be nice if you had a camera that would output psd but the files would be large.
Exactly. An 8-bit TIFF is nothing more than an uncompressed 8-bit JPEG, with all the same limitations and features of the JPEG.
pecohen wrote:
The question is much like asking which is better, lumber or a table. The answer is that they are different and they serve different, though related purposes.
RAW is the best choice if you want the best possible image and you are willing to put in the time an effort to do custom post-processing on it (much as you will prefer lumber if you plan to build a table). When you are done with that work, you probably will preserve the results as a jpeg image, because that format is more compact; it suits your end purpose for the image. To extend the analogy, when you finish building the table you will discard the sawdust and various scraps of wood, sandpaper, stain and oils that remain.
Jpeg is perfectly adequate for storage of final results when you do not expect to do further processing of the image. Your camera will surely produce a jpeg image and if, for any reason, you do not intend to do further processing (editing) of that image then that is the right choice. You get a decent image quickly and easily with jpeg right-out-of-the camera, but you miss out on the joys of editing and probably you will feel less connection to the end result.
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Piffle! Of course you can edit a JPG. Some facets of editing are best done with JPGs than RAWs.
Martin wrote:
Which is better?????jpeg or raw
It seems you didn't include the one that is really best! I'm sure someone will add that. 😂
Delderby wrote:
Some facets of editing are best done with JPGs than RAWs.
Be specific about that; what editing is best done with JPEGs rather than RAWs?
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