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BlueBird · 09-27-2009, 10:06 PM

Please debate/answer. Do you convert RAW and then edit or edit in RAW and then convert once done processing?

Solstice · 09-27-2009, 10:39 PM

I process in Lightroom. I edit my raw files and then convert as necessary.

BlueBird · 09-27-2009, 11:12 PM

me too.... basically - with an import to photoshop. Pretty much everyone I've asked tonight has said the same thing - except for one person who said shoot RAW, convert JPG and THEN edit. which is why I was confused...

thejibstah · 09-27-2009, 11:13 PM

Dependson what type of post processing I'm doing. Things like tweaking exposure I'll process in RAW, but things like running actions I'll process in JPEG.

ETA: When I edit in JPEG it's because I've already done what I needed to in RAW and converted. I tend to go back to images a lot and try out different PP techniques on them. It's just faster to use the JPEG image since all those are saved on my computer itself, but I have RAW versions of everything saved on an exteranl hard drive.

Daydreamer · 09-27-2009, 11:21 PM

I don't shoot in raw anymore, at all.

BlueBird · 09-27-2009, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Daydreamer

I don't shoot in raw anymore, at all.

how come?

Daydreamer · 09-27-2009, 11:25 PM

I just don't care for it anymore and I dont usually need to edit exposure or anything like that. When I did shoot in RAW, I would edit in RAW and then convert to JPG. Now, I dont even bother with all the extra steps. I just shoot in JPG, edit and save.

ArtsyBelle · 09-27-2009, 11:25 PM

I ALWAYS edit in raw! After I do the edits in raw, I'll save as a tiff and then a jpeg. I save the jpegs so I can use them online, but keep the tiffs because they hold more data and don't get damaged from editing.

Solstice · 09-27-2009, 11:27 PM

I just came back from taking a class with this lady named Tracy Wright Corvo

http://www.tracywrightcorvo.com/

She told us we should shoot raw always and then go from there. Yes the files take more room but you have a better file to work with. I loved that class!!!

LoveKiss · 09-28-2009, 09:56 AM

I shoot and edit in RAW, then convert to JPEG when I'm done, saving the RAW file in a seperate place if I ever want to go back. I've just started doing it this way after having a discussion with my photorgaphy teacher about it.

09-27-2009, 10:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlueBird operation: be strong Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,179 Classifieds: (6) Activity: 91% Longevity: 19%	Photography/Post Processing Question Please debate/answer. Do you convert RAW and then edit or edit in RAW and then convert once done processing? __________________

09-27-2009, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Solstice He's My Love Monkey!!!! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pearl Harbor, HI Posts: 2,952 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 94% Longevity: 6%	I process in Lightroom. I edit my raw files and then convert as necessary. __________________

09-27-2009, 11:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
BlueBird operation: be strong Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,179 Classifieds: (6) Activity: 91% Longevity: 19%	me too.... basically - with an import to photoshop. Pretty much everyone I've asked tonight has said the same thing - except for one person who said shoot RAW, convert JPG and THEN edit. which is why I was confused... __________________

09-27-2009, 11:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
ArtsyBelle And so the lion fell in love with lamb. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kailua, HI Posts: 2,515 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 27% Longevity: 20%	I ALWAYS edit in raw! After I do the edits in raw, I'll save as a tiff and then a jpeg. I save the jpegs so I can use them online, but keep the tiffs because they hold more data and don't get damaged from editing. __________________

09-27-2009, 11:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Solstice He's My Love Monkey!!!! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pearl Harbor, HI Posts: 2,952 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 94% Longevity: 6%	I just came back from taking a class with this lady named Tracy Wright Corvo http://www.tracywrightcorvo.com/ She told us we should shoot raw always and then go from there. Yes the files take more room but you have a better file to work with. I loved that class!!! __________________

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09-27-2009, 11:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
thejibstah Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 3,357 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 38% Longevity: 55%	Dependson what type of post processing I'm doing. Things like tweaking exposure I'll process in RAW, but things like running actions I'll process in JPEG. ETA: When I edit in JPEG it's because I've already done what I needed to in RAW and converted. I tend to go back to images a lot and try out different PP techniques on them. It's just faster to use the JPEG image since all those are saved on my computer itself, but I have RAW versions of everything saved on an exteranl hard drive.

09-27-2009, 11:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Daydreamer Hell's Kitten Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oceanside, CA. Posts: 7,102 Classifieds: (2) Activity: 86% Longevity: 39%	I don't shoot in raw anymore, at all.

09-27-2009, 11:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Daydreamer Hell's Kitten Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oceanside, CA. Posts: 7,102 Classifieds: (2) Activity: 86% Longevity: 39%	I just don't care for it anymore and I dont usually need to edit exposure or anything like that. When I did shoot in RAW, I would edit in RAW and then convert to JPG. Now, I dont even bother with all the extra steps. I just shoot in JPG, edit and save.

09-28-2009, 09:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
LoveKiss Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die today Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,946 Blog Entries: 11 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 69% Longevity: 28%	I shoot and edit in RAW, then convert to JPEG when I'm done, saving the RAW file in a seperate place if I ever want to go back. I've just started doing it this way after having a discussion with my photorgaphy teacher about it. __________________ MSOS wifey love makes the world go round.