[dgt_mustang]

After shooting in RAW do your convert all to JPEG? or do you process individual RAW files that are exceptional than convert all to jpeg for storage on pc?

[serbiandude]

i shoot in both
then i have a raw and a jpeg

[dgt_mustang]

^what size is your SD card!?
i seem to take at least 250 pictures whenever i go out to a place of interest.

[Triple A]

I shoot in Raw, upload and process, then convert to either Jpeg or Tiff files.


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[prowatt!]

Tiff files are uncompressed, JPEGS are compressed to 8 bits.

[Triple A]

Originally Posted by prowatt! Tiff files are uncompressed, JPEGS are compressed to 8 bits.

Is this directed towards me?


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[dgt_mustang]

Triple, do you keep RAW at any time or do you convert all of them in the end to JPEG?

[prowatt!]

Originally Posted by Triple A Is this directed towards me? Sent from my Autoguide iPhone app

No, not really. I was just posting the info. It's been a while since I've been in the DSLR game. I have more experience with dedicated, cooled CCD cameras shooting narrowband and RGB long exposures. IIRC, DSLR RAW frames are floating 12 bit files? Compressing them to 8 bit JPEGS can affect image quality. I'm not sure if any of the CCD based DSLRs are capable of 16 bit depth or not :shrug

My point was saving your DSLR images for display in .tiff format is better than saving as a JPEG when considering compression.


Why do you think I was directing this at you?

[ReverendDexter]

I shoot raw, then go through the raw files, pull out the good ones, and process/export those.

[Emay]

Keep your raws along with a copy of your edits (whether in Jpeg, tiff or other as well). You gain the most flexibility in future edits via your raws. What you like today, you may not like tomorrow and if you trashed your RAWS, now your editing off compressed jpegs.

Shoot RAW only, save yourself from having 2 files per shot on your mem card while shooting. The RAW files are space eaters. Convert the raws to jpegs if you want copies like that later.

[Triple A]

Originally Posted by dgt_mustang Triple, do you keep RAW at any time or do you convert all of them in the end to JPEG?

I import the Raw files through Lightroom and they go into collections so I'll always have the original files. For everyday photos I convert to jpegs, but if I put a lot of work into a photo, I'll save it as a tiff, which is a larger file and retains more detail.

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[Triple A]

Originally Posted by prowatt! No, not really. I was just posting the info. It's been a while since I've been in the DSLR game. I have more experience with dedicated, cooled CCD cameras shooting narrowband and RGB long exposures. IIRC, DSLR RAW frames are floating 12 bit files? Compressing them to 8 bit JPEGS can affect image quality. I'm not sure if any of the CCD based DSLRs are capable of 16 bit depth or not :shrug My point was saving your DSLR images for display in .tiff format is better than saving as a JPEG when considering compression. Why do you think I was directing this at you?

I wasn't sure if the way I had worded my statement sounded like I didn't know which format I was saving as. Just wanted to clear that up if it did.


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[dgt_mustang]

My mind is blown.....i need to learn processing more. I find myself having RAW files and JPEGS along side each other in their respective files (day at the beach, zoo, that type of thing) RAW files truly are space eaters.

[prowatt!]

Originally Posted by Triple A I wasn't sure if the way I had worded my statement sounded like I didn't know which format I was saving as. Just wanted to clear that up if it did. Sent from my Autoguide iPhone app

NP.

Originally Posted by dgt_mustang My mind is blown.....i need to learn processing more. I find myself having RAW files and JPEGS along side each other in their respective files (day at the beach, zoo, that type of thing) RAW files truly are space eaters.

My best advice is to concentrate on getting good data. The processing end is a never ending learning curve. I've been working in PS for 10 years and still have much to learn.

Good data is easier to process. If you have crappy data all the processing in the world isn't gonna make it good data.

[ReverendDexter]

Yeah, I don't do much post myself; I'm more proud of the shots that were that way "straight out of the can".

Generally I just end up setting the white balance, getting the brightness right, bumping the saturation up an RCH, sizing them (10Mp down to 1366x768), and then pushing them to Picasa.

[prowatt!]

Originally Posted by ReverendDexter Yeah, I don't do much post myself; I'm more proud of the shots that were that way "straight out of the can". Generally I just end up setting the white balance, getting the brightness right, bumping the saturation up an RCH, sizing them (10Mp down to 1366x768), and then pushing them to Picasa.

As far as daylight or normal lighting exposures, I do the same. Mostly because I have little experience in "bright light" image processing. Almost all of my PS processing experience involves low light images.

[Lefty]

+1 on everything Erin said.

I only shoot in RAW. I then keep the base memory card dump on a separate folder. Then I edit the RAW's, back up that LightRoom library to another different location. Finally, I export everything as a JPEG for presentation/sharing, etc.