CodedColor PhotoStudio Manual - digital photo software, picture viewer, image editor, page layouter and flash / pdf album exporter (similar ACDSee, IrfanView)

RAW image formats

Some, typically more professional, cameras allow you to store images in RAW format. RAW format is not really an image standard. It is different for every camera model. RAW format images contain all the data that is taken directly from the camera's image sensor, before the software in the camera applies things like white balance, sharpening etc. Most professional photographers use RAW format, because it offers them maximum flexibility for later image editing. The downside is, that RAW image files can be very large, and loading time for software applications can increase immensely.

CodedColor supports the following RAW image formats. All formats are read only, i.e. you cannot save images in RAW format in the image editor.

RAW file type	Description
CRW, CR2	Canon digital camera
MRW	Minolta digital camera
NEF	Nikon digital camera
ORF	Olympus digital camera
RAF	Fuji digital camera
PEF, PTX	Pentax digital camera
X3F	Sigma digital camera
DCR, KDC	Kodak digital camera
SRF, SR2	Sony digital camera
RAW	Panasonic, Casio, Leica digital camera
DNG	Adobe RAW file format (Digital NeGative)
BAY	Casio digital camera

A complete list of supported cameras can be found on our webpage.

More Infos

Few people know, that the TIFF image format is like a "standardized" RAW format. Some cameras offer this format for maximum image quality.

CodedColor loads half size RAW images in the Explorer to improve speed. In the Fullscreen mode and the Image Editor, the original RAW images are loaded.

CodedColor PhotoStudio by 1STEIN is a Windows photo viewer and editor to organize, edit, resize, reformat, correct, compare, sort, watermark, annotate and print digital images, and to edit EXIF and IPTC data in digital photos. You can rename multiple images, remove scratches, create panorama pictures (stitch), convert RAW photos (from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc. cameras), send images via Skype, send photo SMS, burn digital watermarks, correct colors, run a screenshow, convert and correct JPEG images in a batch process, rename fields, open pictures and image folders from the Explorer, generate a webalbum in HTML and compress JPG images. The CodedColor full version is not free, but during registration you can choose the Freeware edition, in which some functions are deactivated. After the download you can try the PhotoStudio shareware for 30 days without any restrictions. The CodedColor software interface looks very similar to ACDSee, is easier to use than Photoshop and more versatile than Picasa and Irfanview, but still contains editing and correction features as effective as Paintshop. Have a look at our Before / After tutorials, in order to get an idea of the powerful editor capabilities. The software comes with a detailed handbook and a fast database to store EXIF / IPTC data and color informationen. CodedColor PhotoStudio is a powerful and versatile photo organizer and image editing software for digital camera users. The user friendly interface includes features like photo editing & printing, web & flash album galleries, slide shows, photo management & cataloging, custom sorting, IPTC & EXIF editor and display, GPS tagging, perspective correction, barrel distortion, effects, thumbnail generation, resize & resample images, jp2000, batch conversion, database keyword searching, red eye removal, color / sharpness / brightness & contrast correction, artefacts removal, clone brush, scanner & TWAIN import, screen capture, lossless JPEG rotation, transparency (alpha channel), gamma correction, print ordering and screenshows with many transition effects, watermark text, image annotations, panorama stitch & animation, video capture, PDF album export, photo layouts, collages, frames, shadows, histograms, automatic white balance, skype photo sharing, etc. Opens and converts all common image formats: BMP, WMF, GIF, JPEG, JPEG2000, TIFF, PCX, PNG, PSP, PSD, PCD, and all current RAW formats. Visit the CodedColor FotoStudio homepage to learn more and download a free copy! Includes BYNGO MMS messenger and CodedColor Publisher, a versatile photo layout and DTP tool, from which you can order individual photobooks through KODAK.