Getting RAW Files/Pics To Open

[LtNoogie]

Ok. Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate can open your NEF files. What do you want me to do with them? I can give Garm's car a new color or something.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by LtNoogie

Ok. Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate can open your NEF files. What do you want me to do with them? I can give Garm's car a new color or something.

LOL. No clue. You can play around with it. That's what I wanted to do, without having to change them to JPEG, that is.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by PK198105

the Raw files need to be converted to be viewed by anybody else. I use my RAW files as "negative originals" in reference to film negatives, this way i can keep changing the picture without loosing quality on the original. You need to remember that each time you save a jpg it will loose quality since the compression will add up at the end.

I really need to learn more about RAW...

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by PK198105

if i can help let me know.

Anything and everything you know about RAW vs jpeg. Thanks.

[eTiMaGo]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Anything and everything you know about RAW vs jpeg. Thanks.

RAW, as the name indicates, is the raw unprocessed data straight from the image sensor. The jpg files are processed and compressed, and thus are not as "pure" as the RAW file, but they are far easier to work on, so it's always a compromise between convenience and image quality.