Powerful and feature-rich raw photo editing | Skylum (2024)

RAW files capture more dynamic range, giving you extra post-production flexibility to darken the highlights while raising the shadows and letting you properly tone map your images.

When shooting in RAW, all sensor data is recorded, resulting in images of the highest quality.

RAW files allow you to capture as much information as possible so you can correct issues in post-processing that would be impossible to correct in JPEG format. Use a RAW file viewer and converter like Luminar Neo to edit RAW files.

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RAW files can be edited to produce a wide range of creative results, they are particularly well-suited for the following types of photography.

‍High Dynamic Range (HDR): RAW files retain a broader dynamic range, allowing for better recovery of highlights and shadows.

‍Low Light/High ISO: RAW files handle noise and low-light situations better than compressed file formats.

‍Landscape Photography: RAW files capture a greater amount of detail, and allow for more precise adjustments to highlight intricate textures, colors, and fine details in the landscape.

‍Portrait Photography: RAW files offer greater control over skin tones, color grading, and retouching in post-processing.

‍Product Photography: RAW files retain the most information about a product's colors, textures, and details, making them excellent for product photography.

A "RAW photo" refers to an image file format that contains minimally processed and uncompressed data directly captured by the camera's image sensor. It is often referred to as a "digital negative" because it preserves the most amount of detail and information captured during the image capture process. You’ll need a RAW photo viewer like Luminar Neo to view and process just photos.

You don't convert images to RAW format; rather, you capture images in RAW format directly using your camera. A RAW file converter is needed to convert your RAW files into files of other formats.

Converting RAW files into more commonly used file formats like JPEG or TIFF is easy. You'll need to use specialized RAW converters software. You can do it easily in Luminar Neo.

It’s impossible to do RAW converting as in convert JPG to RAW, since RAW has more details and data. You’ll need to shoot directly in RAW format to retain all the details.

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