How to Process RAW

How to Process RAW File

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Overview

As more and more SLR (Single Lens Reflex) cameras are selected for family use, RAW format is getting more popular in our daily life. You may have heard that RAW file produces a better and higher quality photograph than JPEG format, while the processing for RAW utilizes a complicated and difficult experience.

How to Process RAW

Don’t worry, ArcSoft PhotoStudio Darkroom 2 provides a variety of powerful yet easy-to-use editing functions for RAW files and gives you everything to retouch the photographs. The application is designed for all levels of users. Even you are an amateur; you can easily create studio-level photos in magic darkroom on PC!

How to Process RAW

How to Use ArcSoft PhotoStudio Darkroom 2 to Process RAW File

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Step 1Choose and import the RAW image in PhotoStudio Darkroom 2

PhotoStudio Darkroom 2 supports importing popular RAW photo formats by Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Adobe (DNG), etc. And you can use the embedded smart browser to browse, search, and select to import the images you are trying to edit from the local disk or the connecting devices.

How to Process RAW

Step 2Edit the RAW image with edit tools to make the enhancement

Select the edit functions you need from the Adjustment Panel to enhance your RAW image files. The application offers piles of fully advanced processing functions for RAW and offers a non-destructive photo retouching result.

How to Process RAW

The Adjustments Panel provides you with a complete set of easy-to-use adjustment tools for working with your RAW image, such as White Balance, Exposure, Details, Brush, Curves & Levels, Tone, Crop & Transform, Spot & Red Eye, Color Effects, Color Adjustments, and Lens Correction.

Step 3Export the edited RAW and save as other format, such JPEG

Select to save your edited image files to the formats you need. The Export dialog contains options for you to simply and conveniently export or archive your photos to the selected location.

How to Process RAW