Handling of JPEG+RAW pairs


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  • #133772
    Kevin Yank
    Participant

    In Photos, image pairs can be JPEG+RAW (using the JPEG as original) or RAW+JPEG (using the RAW as original). My understanding is that while using the JPEG as original, edits in Photos adjust the JPEG, and the RAW is pretty much ignored.

    I have noticed that when I open Nitro, JPEG+RAW image pairs are displayed with the RAW filename, even though the JPEG is meant to be the original. It seems like Nitro only ever uses the RAW file as the original. Is that correct?

    #133819
    Nik Bhatt
    Keymaster

    Photos defaults to “JPEG on top” and has a feature in Edit to switch to the RAW on top. The file name Photos shows is always the JPEG, even when it’s showing the RAW.
    Nitro defaults to the RAW, though it shows the JPEG image, since that is what Photos provides to it. In contrast, it always shows the RAW’s file name. It also has a feature to switch to the JPEG when editing.
    So, both can edit either half of the pair. Photos is JPEG centric and Nitro is RAW centric.
    If you want to switch in Nitro, the button is to the right of the “four way control” and right below the histogram. It only shows up if you have an R+J pair in Edit.

    #133822
    Kevin Yank
    Participant

    Thanks! I hadn’t spotted the control to switch.

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