RAW..where next

[mrtoad]

i have some raw images now and software
after some twiddling
do i save it in tiff or jpeg
and at what stage should one sharpen
cheers
geof

 

[Strangways]

I always save mine in jpeg and keep the RAW file. Sharpen is the last process.

 

[awp]

output depends what you want to use the image for - but ALWAYS keep the RAW file too.

 

[mrtoad]

yes i keep the raw...but dont set the camera for raw + jpeg

i will save straight to jpeg..different folder and do sharpen then
thanks
geof

 

[swanseamale47]

If you intend doing more editing it might be better to save as tiff, if your done with the editing and just want pics for the web jpeg is fine.

 

[mrtoad]

If you intend doing more editing it might be better to save as tiff, if your done with the editing and just want pics for the web jpeg is fine.

why tiff then...is it more stable etc

yes mostly for web but i may want to print someday some of them
cheers
S47

 

[Almost_Invisible]

tiff format won't lose a ton of the data like jpg will, so expect the file sizes to be bigger..

 

[swanseamale47]

tiff format won't lose a ton of the data like jpg will, so expect the file sizes to be bigger..

Tiff is a "lossless" file format (as AI says above) jpeg is a "lossy" format, every time you edit and save a jpeg it's re-compressed loosing some data. Tiff also supports 16bit (Your raw is 12 or 14 bit) jpeg is only 8 bit so if you want to keep the best quality keep a 16 bitt tiff, and of course your original raw.

 

[mrtoad]

Tiff is a "lossless" file format (as AI says above) jpeg is a "lossy" format, every time you edit and save a jpeg it's re-compressed loosing some data. Tiff also supports 16bit (Your raw is 12 or 14 bit) jpeg is only 8 bit so if you want to keep the best quality keep a 16 bitt tiff, and of course your original raw.

learning curve working fine now chaps

raw...do the work except sharpen
save as tiff... and keep raw
save as jpeg...and final sharpen

is that ok
cheers
geof

 

[Peter10d]

The only thing to be aware of, is that tiff files tend to be large and can use up a lot of space.

 

[Strangways]

I really don't see the point of keeping a TIFF, you can always go back to the RAW if you need to do some different processing.

 

[swanseamale47]

I really don't see the point of keeping a TIFF, you can always go back to the RAW if you need to do some different processing.

It depends of whats been done, if theres lots of work it's easier to keep a tiff than start again, if it's just levels and sharpen thats easily redone.