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Photos made with Canon, Fuji and other digital cameras are uncompressed RAW pictures. For storage purposes, it’s best to convert RAW files to a more common format, such as JPG or PNG.Our online RAW image converter is a free, user-friendly web app that allows its users to change the file format of one picture at a time without the need to download and install any freeware or software. Now you know how to transfer a single photo from one format to another with an online RAW converter, but what if you need to process multiple photos at once?Desktop RAW file converter by Movavi, available for both Windows and Mac, is faster than its online counterparts, supports batch conversion, and has built-in editing tools.
What is RAW?
Full name
Raw Image Data
Format type
Image
Developed by
Digital camera manufacturers
Description
A notion of a "raw file format" means an image format that stores uncompressed data from a source the image was taken with, which is commonly a digital camera or a scanner. Raw files may have various extensions depending on the type of the device and its producing company.
File extension
.3fr, .ari, .arw, .bay, .braw, .crw, .cr2, .cr3, .cap, .data, .dcs, .dcr, .dng, .drf, .eip, .erf, .fff, .gpr, .iiq, .k25, .kdc, .mdc, .mef, .mos, .mrw, .nef, .nrw, .obm, .orf, .pef, .ptx, .pxn, .r3d, .raf, .raw, .rwl, .rw2, .rwz, .sr2, .srf, .srw, .tif, .x3f
Technical details
Raw files contain all the data the camera's or scanner's sensor was able to pick up. Such files are usually much bigger than regular JPEG, since the data there isn't compressed. However, professional photographers prefer working with such files because they can be edited easily with various programs like Adobe® Photoshop®.
Associated programs
Microsoft Photos, Apple Preview, Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel PaintShop Pro, ACD Systems ACDSee Photo Studio, Canvas GFX Canvas X Pro, RawTherapee, MacPhun ColorStrokes, WidsMob PhotoVault, other software options
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