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History of
RAW Image file
Last update
Oct. 3
rd
2021 4:06:49 PM
Creation date
Apr. 11
th
2011 11:49:06 PM
_wb_
on Oct. 3
rd
2021 4:06:49 PM
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Year
multiple proprietary formats exist
Vector graphics
no
Raster image
yes
Developed by
Camera manufacturers
_wb_
on Oct. 3
rd
2021 10:53:07 AM
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CMYK support (for print)
no
Maximum bit depth
Typically 14-bit
Maximum number of channels
Typically Bayer data (RGBG)
Alexis
on Sep. 21
st
2020 9:42:55 PM
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Microsoft Edge
no
Alexis
on Sep. 21
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2020 9:03:31 PM
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HDR
yes
Seralive
on Apr. 11
th
2011 11:49:06 PM
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Mode
70
Name
RAW Image file
Viewer
public
Editor
public
Category
pratical
File extensions
.crw .cr2 .raw .rw2 .nef .nrw .orf ...
Developed by
Camera manufacturer
Commonly used for
HDR photography, Archiving
Lossless
yes
Short name
RAW
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format
Animation support
no
Internet Explorer
no
Google Chrome
no
Safari
no
Opera
no
Firefox
no
Cons
Large file size
Transparency support
no
Pros
Lossless
Layers support
no
Description
RAW relates to several image file formats since each camera manufacturer has one or several formats (depending on equipments). These files contains the data acquired by sensors almost unprocessed.
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RAW Image file