Tiff or RAW
is tiff better than raw[found my old camera that can shoot tiff is this better than raw]
thanks for reply
tiff is also often only 8 bit.
8 bit contains less information than 12, 14 or 16 bit RAW.
8 bit contains less information than 12, 14 or 16 bit RAW.
Indeed you would have to know how the TIFF file was created and how many bits. The best result will be to use Raw for initial editing. After tonal adjustments etc. in LR, I open the images in PS and they are rendered as 16 bit TIFF at that point. I continue editing in 16 bit TIFF and all the Plug-ins I use handle 16 bits. If I have reached the end of editing and know I will make no further changes, I may then save as an 8 bit TIFF. So I keep the Raw and TIFF files for the future to create prints or for use in projection or web.
Dave
Dave
thanks
We always use 16 bit TIFF, made from RAW, for processing because tones are so much smoother than with 8 bit. This is a survival from the days when we used 6 Megabit cameras and needed to squeeze the last bit of quality from the camera file.
