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02/16/2009 11:39:36 AM · #1 |
| Is there anyway to print a RAW file directly without first converting it to TIFF or JPEG? |
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02/16/2009 12:04:56 PM · #2 |
Someone else might chime in on this one, but the nature of raw is to allow for diverse processing, rather than direct printing.
However, that said, your best bet would be to use your camera manufacturer's raw conversion software (convert to jpg) and print that.
If you're using Canon, either use Digital Photo Professional, or Zoombrowser. If you're not planning on tweaking the image, I believe zoombrowser will do the better job. If you're going to tweak it, Digital Photo Professional will do the better job :-) |
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02/16/2009 12:57:48 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Yandrosxx:
Is there anyway to print a RAW file directly without first converting it to TIFF or JPEG? |
Here's a free utility to send RAW or PRN files directly to a printer, bypassing the printer driver (which will not recognize RAW):
//www.topshareware.com/Free-Raw-Print-download-2574.htm
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02/16/2009 01:09:56 PM · #4 |
| I use DPP and I'm stuck on stupid as to why the RAW processed image in DPP can't be printed. It often looks much better than a converted JPG, and most outside printers can't handle TIFFs. So, why in the world can't you just print the processed RAW file. The CPU can obviously see and display it. Why is printing what's on the screen that big a deal. |
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02/16/2009 01:17:30 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Yandrosxx:
I use DPP and I'm stuck on stupid as to why the RAW processed image in DPP can't be printed. It often looks much better than a converted JPG, and most outside printers can't handle TIFFs. So, why in the world can't you just print the processed RAW file. The CPU can obviously see and display it. Why is printing what's on the screen that big a deal. |
What you are seeing *is* a converted image (otherwise it wouldn't appear as an RGB image on screen) and thus it is technically feasible to print it. The answer to "why not from DPP" is probably "because Canon views DPP as a converter," and adding printing would be a significant development project.
If you are printing locally, there's no quality penalty at all for converting to a TIFF and printing from there. Even converting to JPEG for outside printing should incur *very* little penalty, most of that being in the 8-bit-per-channel limitation of JPEG. Compression artifact can be nearly eliminated by saving to maximum JPEG quality, which is very near lossless. |
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02/16/2009 01:48:34 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
If you are printing locally, there's no quality penalty at all for converting to a TIFF and printing from there. Even converting to JPEG for outside printing should incur *very* little penalty, most of that being in the 8-bit-per-channel limitation of JPEG. Compression artifact can be nearly eliminated by saving to maximum JPEG quality, which is very near lossless. |
Most printers and printer drivers are still operating to 8-bits anyway.
Even if the outside printer is a 16-bit printer and you supply a 16-bit TIFF, you probably won't see any difference versus 8-bit image on 8-bit printer. See this blog post; //blogs.oreilly.com/lightroom/2009/01/lightroom-2s-16-bit-printing-t.html
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02/16/2009 01:51:51 PM · #7 |
| I print from RAW all the time using lightroom and an Epson R1800 printer So there are ways to do it. It just depends on your software setup. |
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02/16/2009 02:30:24 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
I print from RAW all the time using lightroom and an Epson R1800 printer So there are ways to do it. It just depends on your software setup. |
It can be done from Picasa too. |
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