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Demosaicing

Cameras use 'color filter arrays', or tiny color filters, over each photo site so that it can capture red, green or blue color information. Demosaicing is the rocess where the camera (or RAW conversion software) takes the ‘mosaic’ of red, green and blue pixel data from the sensor and converts it into full-color information for each pixel.

Why calling RAW files ‘digital negatives’ is only half right

April 6, 2022 by Life after Photoshop

RAW files are not quite ‘digital negatives’. They are actually more like the latent images on undeveloped film and need a ‘digital developer’. Choosing the best digital developer (RAW processing software) can make a big difference to your images.

Filed Under: Featured, General, WorkflowTagged With: Bayer sensor, Demosaicing, RAW file, RAW processing

RAW files explained

February 24, 2022 by Life after Photoshop

Many photographers prefer to work with RAW files – but what are they, how do you work with them, and why are they so much better than regular in-camera JPEGs?

Filed Under: Editing A-Z, Featured, GeneralTagged With: 14-bit RAW, 16-bit image, 8-bit images, Adobe RGB, Bayer sensor, Bits and bit depth, Compression, Demosaicing, DNG, Lossy/lossless compression, Picture control/style, RAW file, RAW processing, TIFF, White balance

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