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marilynd49876807
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August 27, 2024
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RAW photos saving as JPG photos

  • August 27, 2024
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When organizing my photo collection, I realized photos I had taken on a trip in 2022 were all JPGs. I rememer I was shooting in RAW format by that time. So the origanals were not JPGs. Also, I did not shoot RAW + JPG either, only RAW.

 

I don't remember if I imported them into my iPad or Mac laptop.

 

Because I have an SD port on my laptop, I usually go from the SD card, import into Lightroom as a RAW, edit them, then transfer them as TIFF files onto a SSD.

 

If I had imported on my iPad into the Lightroom app, I would have used the "Baseus 6 in 1 USB-C Hub". I've heard some SD card readers can change the file formate on import. But I just tested it on a recent RAW photo and it didn't change when I transfered it. I've read others saying there is no way Lightroom can change files on import.

 

I have searched my computer library many times. Any advice is very appreciated

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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August 27, 2024

[Moderator moved from Using the Community forums to Lightroom.]

 

They were probably Saved As JPGs when you edited the RAW files.

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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marilynd49876807Author
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August 27, 2024

That crossed my mind as well. But when I go back to other photos I've edited in RAW they still show as RAW with the edits. Lightroom saves the original image, without the edits, so you can switch back and forth with the back slash. I can see the 2022 trip photos without edits but it still shows as JPG. 

 

So then my only other thought was I made a mistake and shot them in JPG. But I really don't think I'd go in and change those camera settings, or many settings at all. Plus, my Lightroom catalog shows the photos taken a month prior to the trip are RAW.

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