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Processing RAW files with RawTherapee

DIGITAL DARKROOM

Author(s): THOMAS LEICHTENSTERN

RAW format images offer more options for editing than JPEG formats – RawTherapee brings this potential to Linux.

Just imagine the disappointment: When you get back from vacation and check your snapshots on your PC, you find out that your favorite image is color cast and the darker sections totally lack contrast. If you used the typical JPEG format, even the most capable image manipulation program would offer little help in restoring the shots. RAW format images, on the other hand, contain far more image data, which provides greater opportunity for post-processing (see the box titled “RAW Digital Negatives”). For example, you can correct underexposed images without affecting the quality of the original.


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