Raw Vs. Jpeg effects with editing (Photo tips by Dom Bower)
by admin on Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | 25 Comments
www.dombower.com This video is a slow one showing the editing power of raw compared to jpeg. Although you should never have to change your images by 4 stops in post production this video is showing a point not a purpose. The extra amount of detail that is captured by raw images in highlight details and the lack of noise in shadows when brightened in post production.
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Is Photoshop editing at 8 or 16 bits per channel ?
Most editors use 8 bit, which loses some of the benefit of RAWs. Products like Sagelight for example use 16 bits per channel.
Thanks dombower, I think I have my workflow set complete. From now on I will get my images shooting in raw.
tiff should be better
Great video but after doing my raw developing which is the best format to save my image for editing (filter, masking, ect.) Jpeg or Tiff? Thanks!
I always used RAW for flexiblity in post processing but never had things pointed out the way you have done here….Great Videos keep them coming.
I agree that raw has a great use, though I have to go with the flow. Yes it takes time!
If you really have to make “that shot” and get it fast to the sport section of the paper then JPG will do. But if you make pictures to get the best out of them then RAW allows you really to get the best out of them.
But yeah it takes a step of thinking. We are nowadays used to the “shoot and see” method. In the past we would shoot, wait or process the film ourself, then see.
This is why i think RAW is a whole lot better if you plan on doing any type of post processing. You know how the saying goes…better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.
Shooting in raw (if you do post processing) really proves this point as i have, on many occasions, required all the photographic information RAW provides.
This video is great. 5 stars
Thanks for this video! Every other video only explained the difference between RAW and JPEG. It was great that I was actually able to see examples! By the way, I loved the sequence image in the end, did you take that?
emmm.. no you can use…. other stuff.
gimp only works with jpeg, i dont think it does raw, picasa might also work.
Is lightroom the only way to play with the darkness and brightness successfully, being that i only have gimp?? (can gimp do it?)
I myself have had a few bits of dust at one time on my camera’s sensor and a blower works just fine. I would never try to touch my sensor with anything in fear of just making things worse
ah yess good point ill make sure i do that for next vidoes.
sure it is not just on the second page of comments??? i can still see it. or maybe you will blame being a woman for not seeing that???
dont know why that was. i didnt do it, what was your comment?
dont know never used cs3 i just use the free programme called gimp.
wow no one has really shown anything like this it surely opens my eyes.Anyway thanks for the video certainly changed my view or jpeg vs raw.
one question tho do you mainly use light room for raw editing and then PS CS3 or whatever version for further editing? I have been wanting to get light room but i don’t know if it is justifiable since i already have CS3?
Hmmm interesting how my comment has been deleted.
Yup!
Just a little thing, when comparing images in lightroom, select the ones you want to compare and click the button X|Y.
Lightroom should seperate the screen in two so you can view the differences better
well it’s up to you. It would be useful. I know that when you have spots on your viewfinder and you have no idea what’s gone wrong, you start to panic and end up cleaning your sensor or mirror with damaging alcohols.
never thought about doing one of those. also never actually cleaned my sensor, bought the stuff but too scared. i just use a blower… should i still bother with a video?
thanks Dom!
ill get on it straight away!
waiting for your next video dom
i have a great idea for you. How about you take a photo in raw and find out?
i might make a more simple video about raw and jpeg.
i heard in raw file you manually have to set or balance color , is it true ?