Convert RAW to JPG - online and free - this page also contains information on the RAW and JPG file extensions.
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How to convert a RAW to a JPG file?
- Choose the RAW file that you want to convert.
- Select JPG as the the format you want to convert your RAW file to.
- Click "Convert" to convert your RAW file.
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| File extension | .raw |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | The RAW file format contains untouched raw pixel information that comes straight from sensors of a digital camera. In digital photography it is the equivalent of a negative from traditional film-based photography. Digital Cameras process the RAW file by changing it to a full colour JPEG or TIFF image file that is stored on a memory card for a camera, but it is usually possible to retain the original RAW file too. Generally as the RAW file comes straight from the sensor this gives photographers more control over how the final JPEG or TIFF image is displayed. There is no single RAW format. Digital camera manufacturers have each developed their own proprietary (often undocumented) formats, often changing the format from one camera model to the next. Several major manufacturers, including Canon, Sony and Nikon encrypt elements of the file to prevent 3rd party tools from accessing them. |
| Actions | RAW to JPG - Convert file now View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | RAW files are made up of 12 or sometimes 14 bits compared to JPEG which is only made up of 8 bits. This provides for better image quality since any calculations used to generate the pixel values (often described as RGB) can be performed on the base data. This does however mean that RAW file sizes are often between two and six times large than standard JPEG images. |
| Associated programs | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Apple Preview Corel Draw Google Picasa |
| Developed by | Various |
| MIME type | N/A |
| Useful links | Information about the RAW image format dcraw homepage The two varieties of RAW file formats Convert RAW file |
| File extension | .jpg |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | JPG's are often used for web sites and email as they are generally smaller file sizes as they are lossy meaning that some image quality is lost when the JPG is compressed and saved. The resultant 'lossy' file means that quality can never be recovered. The JPG format is often used in digital camera memory cards. The JPG file is a great format as it often manages to compress files to 1/10 of the size of the original file which is especially good for saving on bandwidth. |
| Actions | Convert JPG file View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | JPG is a graphical file format for editing still images, it offers a symmetrical compression technique which is processor intensive and time consiming in both compression and decompression. JPEG is a joint standard of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T T.81) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 10918-1). JPEG involves a lossy compression mechanism using discrete cosine transform (DCT). Compression rates of 100:1 can be achieved, although the loss is noticeable at that level. Compression rates of 10:1 or 20:1 yield little degradation in image quality. |
| Associated programs | Adobe Photoshop Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer |
| Developed by | The JPEG Committee |
| MIME type | image/jpeg |
| Useful links | More detailed information on JPG files Choosing the best way to compress a JPG file Convert JPG file |
Convert RAW file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert RAW files to a variety of other formats
- raw to ai (Adobe Illustrator Artwork)
- raw to bmp (Windows bitmap)
- raw to eps (Encapsulated PostScript)
- raw to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- raw to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- raw to pcx (Paintbrush Bitmap Image)
- raw to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- raw to png (Portable Network Graphic)
- raw to tga (Truevision Targa Graphic)
- raw to tiff (Tagged image file format)
- raw to wbmp (Wireless Bitmap File Format)
- raw to webp (Lossily compressed image file)