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RAW images change to JPEG when moved

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
August 30, 2024
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Hi!

Support appreciated: I have downloaded RAW images in a folder and created another folder with selected images from the first folder. I couldn't copy them so I 'moved' them. Unfortunately only after editing many photos and wanting to export them I noticed that they were turned into JPEGs!! I need them to be high resolution (15-20MB not 2.5MB). Question: What did I do wrong? Is there a way to 'activate' the RAW image quality without losing all the edits I already did? Thanks!

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jennifer_0464

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Did you figure this problem out? I just realized the same problem this morning as I was editing imgaes. I was attempting to use the denoise option and it was telling me that I cannot use it on "this photo format". So I looked at the photo format and all the images say jpeg. I move my images from my SD card to a folder on my external hard drive and then upload them using lightrooms add photos option. I am wondering if by me moving them from the SD card to a folder if that is re-formatting them from RAW to jpeg? I've been able to use denoise on other images before but have not paid attention to if it was the way I uploaded them (sometimes I upload straight from the SD card).

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fk_100Author

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Hi Jennifer,

No, unfortunately I haven't figured it out. The common feedback is that RAW images cannot get converted into Jpegs. I also feel that it's directly linked to the way they are saved into a folder. It's strange that not more users are having these issues though....

Thanks for sharing your experience.

dj_paige

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I need them to be high resolution (15-20MB not 2.5MB).

Megabytes are not resolution. The 2.5 MB JPGs are probably high enough quality for almost any use, and however these were converted to JPG, the resolution hasn't changed. Megapixels are resolution.

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fk_100Author

Participant

Thanks! I need the photos to be sharp enough for a print magazine. Not sure if 2.5 MB is enough... What's your experience?

dj_paige

Legend

Thanks! I need the photos to be sharp enough for a print magazine. Not sure if 2.5 MB is enough... What's your experience?

By @fk_100

Look at the exported photo with your own eyes. Is it sharp enough?

As I said, you want to pay attention to Megapixels, not megabytes. What are the dimensions (width and height, in pixels) of these exports?

Per Berntsen

Community Expert

Raw files cannot turn into jpg files, so you have most likely accidentally edited jpg files instead of raw files, and you'll have to locate the raw files.

Unfortunately, you cannot copy the jpg edits to the raw files – the results will not be the same.

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fk_100Author

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Thank you for your feedback. I checked the original folder and those exact images were in RAW (CR3). I expect that dragging them into another folder did something to them. It must be something in the settings that converts them and I have no idea what and where.

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

Thank you for your feedback. I checked the original folder and those exact images were in RAW (CR3). I expect that dragging them into another folder did something to them. It must be something in the settings that converts them and I have no idea what and where.

By @fk_100

Raw files cannot be converted to JPEGs. New JPEGs can be created from raw files by exporting (not simply by dragging), but conversion is absolutely impossible. This sounds like you got a copy of a jpeg preview by dragging the image from the Lightroom Library grid into a folder shown by the MacOS Finder. That is not how you should this.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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