P: Add a Camera Raw Option to Prevent Writing Back into Input FilesOpen for Voting
Given: Under some conditions Camera Raw writes data back into (overwrites) its input files. Example: A JPEG file. Under other conditions Camera Raw maintains this same kind of information in a separate place (e.g., Sidecar XMP or central database). Example: A CR2 or NEF file. Assuming one uses Camera Raw to open out-of-camera original files as many photographers do, depending on what mode one has captured the images in, Adobe is inconsistent about whether to keep its hands off them or overwrite them... This seems to be because some formats are proprietary and some are well documented. From a programmer's perspective, this makes perfect sense. Trouble is, from a user's perspective, this behavior cannot be described as anything but inconsistent. Personally, I do not want my original out-of-camera JPEGs updated/rewritten under any circumstances. Camera Raw will not touch a proprietary raw file, such as a Canon .CR2 or Nikon .NEF. There's a whole process for remembering settings in a separ
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