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We asked camera companies why their RAW formats are all different and confusing
Locked, proprietary formats are the norm.
Larger camera companies know that app developers will rush to support their latest features, letting them stick with their own RAW formats. A proprietary RAW format offers tighter control over the image pipeline direct from a manufacturer’s camera, from the point of capture to the files you’re editing on your computer. “For new cameras, this means making sure that we add support for new or changed behaviors in RAW file formats,” Eric Chan, a digital imaging fellow at Adobe, tells The Verge.
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