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Sorry - probably a stupid question and I should know the answer!

When saving a RAW image as a JPEG in Lightroom (without any adjustments) will the image look the same as if you took it as JPEG straight out of the camera?

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AL
 
I think it depends which colour profile will you enable in your camera and in Lightroom. If it is sRGB in both situations it should look the same. (in mine it is)
 
No problem. I am totally amateur. I tried taking photos in Adobe colour profile - but setting this on Windows machine, and then converting this for viewers (on web?) who have sRGB colour profiles is nightmare... or I am just lazy :D
 
Al1944 said:
Sorry - probably a stupid question and I should know the answer!

When saving a RAW image as a JPEG in Lightroom (without any adjustments) will the image look the same as if you took it as JPEG straight out of the camera?

Thanks,
AL
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As far as I understand a RAW is just that, raw data. A JPEG directly from your camera will have had post processing decisions applied that have been decided by your camera. A raw file has had no post processing added. It should look less punchy and dull compared to a in camera JPEG. The school of thought is you should be able to process the raw better than your camera, or at least be able to decide how it's processed.
 
Ah - that's just what I was wondering, ie does Lightroom make the necessary adjustments automatically to the image during export. I'll have to experiment I think ;)

AL
 
I noticed - that when you set up "standart" adjustments in your dSLR ( I had Canon 350d and 40D, now I have Nikon D80 and sometimes I use D7100) in your "picture taking adjustment" to the "default" - it doesn't matter if u make a photo in JPG mode orr RAW mode - In Lightroom you will see both pictures as the same because Lightroom is setting up RAW in default mode as JPEG (all the sliders are set up (on the "-" or "+")), of course you can set up all the sliders in raw mode (in lightroom) to the "0" but then as Rob said - the RAW photo will look as a grey pillow :D
 
Same as Rob, but............ For me no, LR doesn't make the adjustments when you export the JPEG. When I have tried this before, the most obvious thing the conversation didn't carry out was noise reduction.
 
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Yes and No - but when you import the RAW into Lightroom - all the sliders are already set up. Aren't they?
 
Simple answer is no - they are not the same so they shouldn't look the same! (Although the differences are, more often than not, subtle. I'm not here to resurrect the ever running argument RAW or JPG - just stating the facts)

JPEGs always end up as 8 bit images whereas RAW files can be 12, 14 or 16 bit images with more colour/image data. Then it does depend upon profiles but the reality, when you save as JPG in LR, you're sacrificing the extra data.

Now, it's a moot point whether there is a great benefit as the internet generally only 'sees' 8 bit colour. If you're going for professionally profiled printing, RAW (ending up as a TIFF for example) there will be a difference.
 
Thanks for all replies. Took a quick snap of a squirrel in the garden this am. Cropped from original. One is JPG and one is RAW saved as JPG and exported from Lightroom. There definitely is a difference even judging from crap Photobucket images.

AL
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