RAW vs JPEG Explained! Take your photography to the next level! 

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Best explanation I've seen on RAW vs JPEG. Great work Nemanja!

I like your analogy to food, making your clip more interesting and easier “digestive” :)

you just gained one more subscriber. what a comparison of jpeg vs raw. the coastal cliff image was indeed an eyeopener. wonderful video.

This is one of the video that really is useful! Nice explanation and examples. Nice done bro!

Dude, there is no such a think as good analogy. Maybe I'm wrong, but without that it's all understandable. Nice Work!!!

Perfect description. I'm a chef!

Excellent very clear. I feel well informed

Capture One or Lightroom which one is best? Im following all Fuji users.

Sony A7iii limits the minimum ISO value to 800 when shooting RAW 14-bit. In JPEG you can shoot as low as 50 ISO. (Considering this camera is known for being great in low light - also if storage isn't an issue in this scenario) Do you think any noise added by the increased ISO to 800 in RAW overweighs the trade-off over shooting at the lower 50 ISO in JPEG?? Many Thanks

That was a very good analogy for beginners lol

What program are you using to edit your pictures if I may ask?

Cool! Thx man! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😁

Hey Nemanja, thanks alot for this quick explanation. Really helped!

What program are you using to adjust pictures?

Hi, thanks for sharing this video. I've a question about my files (IMG) is this also a raw file? 'cause It think its not? When I make photos the canonM50 says that I shoot in jpg&raw. So maybe you can help me to conver it to a raw file instead a IMG?

Da li RAW fajlovi na telefonima, za primer LG G7 uz manuelnu kameru, imaju neki postproces iza sebe? Kao JPEG?

I have a Samsung galaxy s10 which can shoot RAW. Will all of this still apply to it?

JPEG: if you have no intention to do post production editing RAW: if you have intention to do post production editing

JPEG = [Compressed] Less Quality + Less File Size Raw = [No Compression] Ultra Quality + Huge File Size

When you brightened up that cliff and all the details appeared out of nowhere it blew my mind! I've ordered my first DSLR and lens today, I'll definitely be shooting raw! Thanks Nemanja!

I knew the difference but I didn't know that it was soooo big. Thanks for opening my eyes

I've never understood why anyone would spend large amounts of money on a good camera and lenses, then shoot JPEG!

OMG just whisper RAW into my ears with the lights off

I was a bit skeptical at first but I was INSTANTLY sold after he slid the shadow slider on the underexposed raw file.

And I like the background: Life is like a camera: Focus, Capture, Develop. Awesome!

I spent a whole month shooting on JPEG on my d7500 with a variety of lenses. I learned I lost a LOT of detail in images, especially when you zoom in and pixel peep. The lost in quality is very noticeable. I turn on RAW and images begin to look sharper, more detail, and lighting looks a lot better (contrast and colors).

Oh, thank you Nemanja! As a former physicist and computer graphics professional before seriously taking up photography in retirement, the differences were clear to me. But, how to explain them to nonscientists? Hopefully the "camera brand X has better color science than brand Y" crowd won't discover your heresy. However, since they may attack you through moral arguments, I do want to suggest that the difference is important even when you haven't made some exposure or initial white balance mistake. There are valid artistic and even professional reasons to do color toning in post-production, even if you "got it exactly right in camera". One technical point. The big irreversible step is when you truncate from 12 to 15 bits to 8 bits. The entire game here, as you pointed out, is to delay that truncation as much as possible, to just before you send out the final product. Since your eye separates red, green, and blue the total number of colors is less important than the number of shades of each primary color. So, JPEG gives you 2^8 or 256 shades of, say, red. 14-bit raw gives you 16,000 shades of red. If you do anything like change the white balance or especially use tone curves, vibrance, or clarity adjustments then you start to stretch and compress the distances between adjacent shades. Suddenly, something that was too small to see becomes visible as an artifact, as your examples showed. My moment of truth was about two years after I bought a Canon Rebel XSi. I knew that it had an option for raw output, but I couldn't be bothered. I took a trip to Alaska, which because of life's little surprises, turned out to be a trip of a lifetime. After I came back, I figured out how to do raw and largely converted. After two years of learning, I realized that my Alaska pictures could be vastly improved by post processing. I started using my new skills on them, and very quickly ran into the problems you showed. So, my Alaska pictures, taken in weather conditions that professional photographers would have killed to experience, remain forever frozen in amateurland. I see nothing wrong with recording both JPEG and raw, but keep the original data as well for your unique images, in case you later grow as a photographer or artist.

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for.. EXAMPLES!

RAW format is really amazing and its disadvantages are nothing in compared to that of the JPEG format. RAW is far more better than JPEG. Thanks for such an amazing explanation !!!!

"The picture is made not taken." - A. Adams

File size be damned! This has convinced me I need to shoot in Raw.

*Is it Photoshop?* I'm just using "Photos" on an older Mac right now and the eyedropper doesn't work quite the same way. In the meantime this video has totally taught me something I really needed to know about editing raw photos! TY

I’ve been shooting jpeg for over 15 months now and this video just blew my mind! I’ll surely try out raw

It's quarantined and I see this as very good time to learn photography. Thank you for the detailed information about JPEG and RAW

now i understand ; raw is like ms word and jpeg is like a pdf copy

I seriously love the enthusiasm that you bring to every single video. I love the way you explain things and I love the little bits of humor you throw in your videos! You are seriously the best Creator I have ever come across. I can not express my gratitude for you continuously posting amazing videos.

Your FOOD comparison was perfect. Can't remember the time when i shot JPEG only. Great video.

The best description of raw vs jpeg by far! Thanks brother! You are the best

Finally I can comprehend the differences. Thanks!

I already know something about the difference but this video clear all my doubts about RAW vs JPEG. THANKS for the video!😍

I like your comparison of RAWs and JPEGs. I personally use JPEGs about 90% of the time. For me, RAWs only make sence for really hard post production changes. Photography is in my opinion more the moment you take a picture. Right exposure, correct white balance. Most of my photos do not need to get edited that hard. Anyways, I think your extreme examples shew the difference very well. And if I need to take a photo in situations where a high dynamic range is nessecary, I highly prefer shooting RAW instead of an in camera HDR. All in all your video made me think about RAWs again. Thanks for the interesting video! Bye :)

You look like Chelsea x-player Eden Hazard 😅

RAW vs JPEG It's just like ordering pizza from leading brands Pizza Hut or Domino's etc. vs buying raw ingredients like flour, seasoning, tomatoes for making sauce etc and making pizza at home from scratch. Newbees like readymade cooked food but pros know how to cook their own food the better way. By pizza analogy, we can achieve better or say more desired results if we know the thing. Or worse, it may make the pizza unusable for consumption. But all must try their hands once in the path of becoming a pro.

Okay, the conclusion is, raw files are better in every way

Thank you so much! I'm new to photography and my photos were coming out too dark and i couldn't fix them. Come to find i was shooting in jpeg. I honestly thought that taking a picture with fewer or no edits was better than editing a photo that looks unrealistic. You taught me something new. Thank you

Damn good description of raw VS jpg! Man i had no clue until now, just how much information raw has Vs jpg. Thanks for the vid

First I learned something from this video. Essentials are however: 1. One will need editing software to make RAW file even usable in the browser or for the printing. JPEG is a ready image. 2. RAWs are in the magnitude of 5 times bigger than JPEG and not for immediate use on Instagram or social sites. 3. If you have an understanding of OR good control over exposure and prefer natural light photography you can rely upon JPEG, for RAW you need to be fully aware of the editing process. And in cases where post-processing is needed RAW is essential. 4. RAW + jpeg is the way. With RAW you can RECOVER details: It is a safety mechanism, so essential to know. 5. An underexposed picture is always worse than an overexposed one (except in low light portrait), as you will introduce noise by increasing the brightness of an under-exposed image. So use exposure compensation mechanism while shooting itself.

Comparing the files with food was the best explanation I had about it. So clear that it is impossible to forget.

You explained it in a fantastic way... I specially liked the part how you explained the disadvantages of RAW files..

I always shoot in dual mode. Both JPEG and RAW. My clients can have a copy of the JPEGs but any post-processing is done on the RAW files.

This is the ONLY video I needed to watch! so simple and clear explanation! Im will hopefully get a camera that supports raw sooooon!!!

"I will go and make a tea"... case closed. ROFL! Nice one, great video! Thank you.

Don't shoot raw if you don't develop it. Then shoot jpeg so you don't develop and you will already get color preset etc...

Wow, the difference is incredible! I just bought my first DSLR and I'm so glad I stumbled across this video, not played around with settings much so far but after watching this I've just switched to RAW! Thank you.

Very helpful. 🙂 Thank you

Nemanja, excellent explanation of the differences between RAW files vs JPEG files. You have sold me on RAW files! Thank you!

Seems we lives completely in processed world....

0 dislikes... Cool video man!!!

Very informative video with amazing comparision! Thanks a lot!

WOW i never knew that RAW would be this much powerful ! Thank you!

Camera makers go to a lot of trouble to make the Jpegs their cameras produce good quality, natural looking images. Most cameras have adjustment features to adjust colour to suit your taste. I have a 2005 Canon G5 with an f2 lens and it makes better pictures than my Sony A6400. There is no need to shoot raw. Thats specially the case today because the lenses and sensors are so good the images are also nigh on impossible to improve. Want to spend more time shooting instead of in front of the computer? Shoot Jpeg, large, superfine. You can make a few minor adjustment if you want in your computers free software...brightness maybe, but you should not need to alter colour or sharpness.

So those two are only used for post editing? If yes then which quality should i use if I don't edit

Shame that Adobe dropped support for CS6 and now you have to convert to DNG first before using the Camera Raw plugin

I gave you a thumbs down by mistake. Sorry. Thumbs Up.

Even the photographer start talking about food when I started a diet. Am Imagining things!!! Love the explanation thanks a lot.

The best Explanation I've ever seen !

Thanks you Very Much.... I never shooted Raw.... But from now on.... I will but I think I should shoot Raws...♥️

Eden hazard get bored during lockdown so he decide to make photography video heh

this dude competely took over that photo. I'm surprised that he was able to make the raw file usable in SECONDS!

Great video and description man! Learned a lot thank you! Subbed

raw vdeo vs compressed video even makes bigger difference than still images.

Perfect comparison to food! I explained it like that to my friend and he understood it :D

Raw = Home cooked meal JPEG = Prepackaged meals 😜

Thank you for this video. It clearly explains the benefits of RAW over JPG. Well done!

Does Raw also apply in videos? 🤔

hi nemanja. thank you for a beautiful video. i started photography in october 2018. and since then i was using jpeg fine , as i had no software to convert raw to jpeg or even opne them. but i was always wanted to shoot in raw and now after your video i think i have made my mind and will start shooting raw when i have space and time. its very clear how good i caan treat my photos later on with raw. so thank you for inspiring me to take up raw now which is a good thing. god bless.

Thats the first video i understand, now i know whats the diverence between JPEG and RAW! Thanks so much! Greetings from Germany! =)

I don’t call it raw I call it sushi......I shoot sushi

I use the Sony a6400 and shoot RAw & JPEG for my tourist customer, The reason I shoot both because sometimes I have to share the picture with my customer right the way and I use JPEG to share for them to view and post. But this takes too much space in the memory card. I just wonder if I just shoot with RAW and don't if the camera can convert to RAW to JPEG or the app on the Sony camera can convert RAW to JPEG. Thanks Great video.

Thank you for this great explanation and demonstration. You have convinced me now to shoot in Raw format all the time - no question about it!!

Thanks for the explanation. Very Helpfull.

Just depends on how much post processing you do whether to shoot raw or jpeg.

I've shot raw for years. Starting with my new 90D I switched to jpg with much success. All processing parameters can be set ahead of time. Use a jpg editor like MS Photo for slight tweaks if need be. Alert! it takes years of shooting to be successful.

dobar, pratio sam i strance na ovu temu, ali nisam našao ovako poređenje gde se odmah vidi razlika.

After 10 years of jpeg shooting,you chnage my mind ,now i am raw shooter...thanks man.......

Thank you for this video. I understand the whole thing.

Add a High Pass Filter to your mic next time. Got a lot of subsonic feedback when you rest your elbows on the desk.

Perfect video to learn about RAW and JPEG files. 👏👏👏

For JPG image: it must do everything when you shoot photo - camera setting - catch good time for lights if natural - choose best postition don't think about editing

How could you not like this video. Thumbs up bro

Should I go raw or plastic. I'd say raw all the way.

Hi! Thanks for the video - I must say I've been aware of all that stuff already, but it's just a pleasure to listen to you. Great job!

Totally agree with you bud🙌🏻

Thank you for your great explanations.

So pretty much always use Raw haha

I love your explanation at the end and how you state that some people say shooting in raw takes so much time to touch up and you Love to do it and isn't that what it's all about. Great post and thanks for the advice because I've always shot in jpeg but recently I purchased a SanDisk extreme pro 128gb 95mb/s uhs-I u3 c10 sd card and now have plenty of room to shoot raw.

"De row file"

JPEG format is 8 bits of color only... This tells you all you need. For a landscape photography RAW only!

I wondered for so long as to why my photos looked like shit post-production. Now I know. I feel this slight nuance (paired with learning photo-editing programs) is the step from amateur to beyond. Grateful I found a video under 20 minutes that explained everything in detail and Nemanja, you're a personable and knowledgeable guy. I appreciate that, so thank you for opening my eyes to over 4,000 colors and keep up the awesome work!