Within theediting software, thephotographer isable to
make changes to various details such as white balance,
temperature, exposure and clarity, to name a few. The
controlisinthehandsoftheimagecreator,andasaresult
thephotographerismorelikelytoobtaintheresultsheset
out to produce when pressing the shutter.
Once the photographer has manipulated the file in post
production and impartedany creative editing, thefile is
thensaved as a TIFForJPEG file readyfor print.The
RAWimagethenremainsinitsoriginalstateandcanbe
manipulated againata laterdate in anentirelydifferent
way if required, without any loss of the original
information gathered from the camera.
RAWfilesarecurrentlythoughttobethesafestwayfor
thephotographertocaptureimagesthathewantstohavea
certainamountoflongevity.Thequestion,however, still
remains, howlong?Will therealways be themeans for
somebody to reproduce a similar file that was initially
intended by the creator?
TIFFs
ATIFFfilefromcameraisanuncompressedimage file.
Whenusedincameracapturehowever,itisinnowayas
versatileastheRAW,asitcannotbemanipulatedinsucha
delicate or controlledway. The majorityof professional
photographerswillopttoshooteitherRAWorJPEGand
thenconverttoaTIFF,asitisalosslesscompressionfile
format(itallowstheoriginaldatatobereconstructedfrom
the file).