Photo and Pictures

Jpg is a file format that compresses the image files and thus are also a format that destroy information every time a change of compression takes place. In this film, it becomes very clear. There is a slight change of image compression and saved 600 times.

Jpg has advantages and many sports photographers use format. It’s all about speed and quantity of images. This is where to get the picture right at once after it is rapid jerks in the news industry. In addition, I also use jpg when I photograph the birth of parties and other family events. It will be easier to quickly share with you the pictures.

You can read more: About jpg, gif and png, About Raw

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Why should you fuss with using Raw format? There are a few compact cameras with Raw otherwise it is most SLRs, which use it. There are several reasons to use raw format, but there are also reasons to use .jpg . You have to ask yourself what you value most in your photography and what conditions you have. With the raw format is different depending on which camera you use so you get more information and more opportunities in post processing. It also takes much more memory space and may require a little more after work. Post processing has become much better these days and is constantly being improved.

The advantages of .jpg format is that it is faster and takes up less space. A memory card can hold lots of pictures in .jpg format, but are filled pretty quickly with Raw. You can take it directly into Photoshop or Gimp for post processing work. The files are visible and easily managed in operating system. With Raw you can do more advanced changes to the information without losing data. Jpg contains only 8 bits of information.

Memory is now less important in your decision, the file format you should shoot with. Today, there are cheap hard drives that you can use for storage and backup. Both internal and external, where some may even have the slide show function. I also know that many photographers use JPG because it has a fast workflow and they feel sufficiently secure in his photography. I myself uses Adams zonesystem and therefor exposure is not as vital. Do you use JPG, you can not do nearly as large retrospective adjustments.

To learn more about Raw vs Jpg: Ken Rockwell, Popphoto, Luminious Landscape , .jpg follies, DPS

Selection of different software

Digital Photo Professional
(Mac and Windows)

Nikon Capture NX —
(Mac and Windows)

Lightroom —
(Mac and Windows)

Aperture —
(Mac only)

Bibble
(Mac, Windows and Linux)

LightZone
(Mac, Windows and Linux)

Camera Raw (plug)
(Mac and Windows will work with Photoshop CS3)