On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:39:21 +0200 (CEST), Michael Stevens wrote: > Unless I'm misinterpreting the way PS handles RAW files, when you > open a RAW file in PhotoShop you are simply applying all the exposure > and white balance settings, among others, to the RAW data and you > then have simple RASTER data. It's not a TIFF, PSD, or JPG yet ... > just pixels of color data.
That's my point. A RAW file always needs to be converted to *something* before anything can be done with it. You can not save, print, or even view a RAW file without some sort of conversion/translation. What PS (and other viewers/plugins) does is translate it into "viewable pixels", probably by creating a temporary (PSD? Raster?) file . If you don't save it, the temp file gets deleted. RAW, at least to my understanding (anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), is not a pixel format in the same sense as JPG or any of the other formats, but rather a big chunk of data. Which makes it a unique file and thereby, more secure. Marc * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
