Which Format to Save Multiple RAW Image in to Retain RAW info?

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June 19, 2024
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I have 8 photos (DNG format) that I have opened up in Photoshop, via Camera Raw.

I would like to do my final editing in Lightroom Classic.

Which file format do I save the final image in to keep all the RAW information.

All the photos came in as DNG files, but I don't see that option in the save menu.

Thanks for your help!

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D Fosse

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You can merge raw files to panorama in Lightroom Classic. The result is a demosaiced DNG, but it's still linear so you retain the editing headroom and extended dynamic range of the original raw files.

Once open in Photoshop, you can't go back.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

I have 8 photos (DNG format) that I have opened up in Photoshop, via Camera Raw.

I would like to do my final editing in Lightroom Classic.

Which file format do I save the final image in to keep all the RAW information.

All the photos came in as DNG files, but I don't see that option in the save menu.

Thanks for your help!

By @LosFelizGirl

That workflow doesn't make sense.

Open the DNG files in Lr and 'edit' there, no need for ACR 'edits' if you simply open them into Photoshop and don't make any actual pixel-based edits in Photoshop. Photoshop is for edits beyond the capabilities of Lr or ACR.

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LosFelizGirlAuthor

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Hi thanks for you r reply. The end result is a panoramic photo (made up of the 8 DNG images), it all needs to be manually merged together in photoshop, plus a few other moves I can't do in Lightroom. After I import all the DNG images to one canvas, merge them together to my liking, and save the image which format should I use to retain all the info...ya know so when I import it into Lightroom I have all the latitude of editing a RAW/DNG image, PSD, Tiff, JPEG, etc?

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Hi thanks for you r reply. The end result is a panoramic photo (made up of the 8 DNG images)

You didn't mention that in your OP.

After I import all the DNG images to one canvas, merge them together to my liking, and save the image which format should I use to retain all the info...ya know so when I import it into Lightroom I have all the latitude of editing a RAW/DNG image, PSD, Tiff, JPEG, etc?

By @LosFelizGirl

Once you convert the raw sensor data to a rendered file to open in Photoshop, you no longer have the same editing latitude of the raw sensor data. As long as you set the initial exposure and white balance in the raw processor, you should have sufficient data for pixel editing in Photoshop.

It would depend on how you are merging/creating the panorama as to whether you can use smart objects containing raw data or not.

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