Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 39: Understanding RAW Files

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This week Mark Wallace explains the difference between RAW and JPEG. There’s no right or wrong answer to the question “should I shoot RAW or JPEG?” but Mark will help explain the advantages of each format.

Plies – “Me Ho” from his mixtape “You Need People Like Me” (hosted by DJ Scream). Special thanks to Ben Evans and Jose Delosangeles who assisted with the shoot.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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49 responses to “Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 39: Understanding RAW Files”

  1. MaiNKoncept Avatar
    MaiNKoncept

    What about RAW video/ can dslr shoot RAW?

  2. Mariann Marian Avatar
    Mariann Marian

    you are good but try other way to explain things 🙂 and all will be fine 😀

  3. Skandar0007 Avatar
    Skandar0007

    2013 Toyota Camry in 2010 video, what the heck!

  4. Johnny5liter Avatar
    Johnny5liter

    Spot on…spot on!

  5. germas369 Avatar
    germas369

    Now I understand. great explanations!

  6. IrisRememberWhen Avatar
    IrisRememberWhen

    Thank you for this; it’s just what I needed to better understand RAW vs. JPEG.

  7. masonkim7 Avatar
    masonkim7

    wow.

    blown away by your technical knowledge and presentation.

    thank you from Korea.

  8. Andrii Prots Avatar
    Andrii Prots

    you are the best!!!

  9. hansical19901 Avatar
    hansical19901

    1 question…This may sound stupid – but i’m only new to this stuff:
    If i shoot 2 exactly identical photos, 1 jpeg & 1 RAW, & then i change v RAW photo to jpeg on my computer (without having photo-shopped it etc.), which jpeg will have more detail or better quality?
    I hope my question makes sense & thanks greatly to anyone who responds.

  10. mharriot Avatar
    mharriot

    Without doubt the best digital photography videos I have found. I just wish more “learning” sites followed this approach instead of trying to blind people with science. I have learned more in watching the first 39 videos (in two days) than I have done in 4 months. Great work

  11. itsjessyforreal Avatar
    itsjessyforreal

    Extremely simple and competent explanation. Other videos were just confusing and argued about what was better instead of just supplying the facts. Great objective approach. Thanks for the help!!!

  12. evilsonic69 Avatar
    evilsonic69

    Amazing explanation! Now I can really see advantages and disadvantages of both raw and jpeg!

  13. thalidomide01 Avatar
    thalidomide01

    But what if you shot jpeg in color and not black and white?

  14. Logan Sorenson Avatar
    Logan Sorenson

    um…. made complete sense to everyone else =)

  15. AlbertRavn Avatar
    AlbertRavn

    Great tutorial! +1 subscription for you

  16. Jose Dario Avatar
    Jose Dario

    heyy mark , you are the best!!! thanks for all your videos

  17. Atif Mian Avatar
    Atif Mian

    excelent video clears everything 🙂 about raw

  18. thedarkpassenger2312 Avatar
    thedarkpassenger2312

    best explanation for raw files! thanks a lot!

  19. sevenmediainc Avatar
    sevenmediainc

    GREAT VIDEO HANDS DOWN!! I never understood what RAW file was. but now i do!

  20. Universeal13 Avatar
    Universeal13

    will see what a raw file can do.

  21. Universeal13 Avatar
    Universeal13

    where are those areas. The biggest advantage in raw is that you have the quality, even if you got some wrong settings but on lcd screen you thought those were good but on pc monitor you see that you need to do something else well with raw you can. You can increase the quality of the image make it sharper more brighter darkest and if you have b or white areas you can give them shape with a raw file. So if you want to experience the raw shoot in a black area or white with some detail in it and you

  22. Universeal13 Avatar
    Universeal13

    you can do have b&w on a jpg but be sure you shoot in color then in ps or something that you use you can convert into b&w and still have the color. You also can play with light and other things in jpg. The only problem is that in jpg what you shoot is what you get. If by mistake you didn’t put some good settings on your camera and on some area are way too black or way too white well the only thing to get rid of that is to paint but it will not be that good and other thing is crop which depends

  23. xfire7 Avatar
    xfire7

    It clears it up just right ,thanks so much for posting this 🙂

  24. Tealkoi Avatar
    Tealkoi

    AWESOME…. Thanks so much. Very much appreciate, great video and wonderful ways to explain things. 

  25. nagyart1 Avatar
    nagyart1

    thanks a lot you are the best really and helpful

  26. shaiswagga Avatar
    shaiswagga

    Zellwood RED HOTT

  27. shaiswagga Avatar
    shaiswagga

    IM SHIT HOE..

  28. lillcanadiandude Avatar
    lillcanadiandude

    wow stfu get outta here faggot 

  29. Brian Davis Avatar
    Brian Davis

    Plies Crazy Boii

  30. Catherine Watson Avatar
    Catherine Watson

    I love plies

  31. ShemetovRus Avatar
    ShemetovRus

    Haa, fuckin great!

  32. ThatTATsaysBRAT Avatar
    ThatTATsaysBRAT

    on some guttah shit

  33. biyokulule Avatar
    biyokulule

    that’s my nigge plies fuck em hoes ,,,,they aint cost no shit but a cup of liquor lol

  34. Antoneo Caston Avatar
    Antoneo Caston

    check out my music on my channel and let me know what you think, ya feel me?

  35. L0S0YungDr0 Avatar
    L0S0YungDr0

    Where’s PLIES???? Dec 28, 2011

  36. RayRayRoss1 Avatar
    RayRayRoss1

    ITS ME HO

  37. aurie900 Avatar
    aurie900

    bhad ass song ho

  38. collen marufu Avatar
    collen marufu

    u jus takes thoz caps to another level……..

  39. LeafsRapsJays7 Avatar
    LeafsRapsJays7

    true lyricists are dieing out.. i wish rappers these days actually cared about the music.

  40. delvisthe Avatar
    delvisthe

    #HipHop

  41. NeonBloodyMary94 Avatar
    NeonBloodyMary94

    Plies always makes me smile 🙂

  42. terrell brown Avatar
    terrell brown

    shit go hard

  43. Kelly Parke Avatar
    Kelly Parke

    I think I seen some of those girls at didyoucallgirls…google it

  44. cylent4u2010 Avatar
    cylent4u2010

    I luv all plies music he speak da truth 1000 as nigga 4sho ho

  45. KyronD065 Avatar
    KyronD065

    this shit on point

  46. PurPleStuff0420 Avatar
    PurPleStuff0420

    I’m Talking slow ho3!, Cuz i’m Drunk hoe !,
    (& on the purple potion)

  47. parchamin Avatar
    parchamin

    Du Lourd Aïïe ;D

  48. TheRealChrisGilbert Avatar
    TheRealChrisGilbert

    THIS SBHIT GO HARD

  49. stellatsakalos1 Avatar
    stellatsakalos1

    dum video