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November 11, 2020
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why when export raw to jpeg somehow it decompress the file

  • November 11, 2020
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hi 

i shoot raw 60mb

when i excport to JPEG it drops it to 7mb 

this was not the issue before it started this week acting like this

i even rest all my setting on camera and my PS and still same issue

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D Fosse
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November 11, 2020

This is normal and the way it is. This is what jpeg compression does.

 

Jpeg uses very aggressive data compression to reduce file size on disk. When you reopen a jpeg, it is decompressed back to original size. But not the original state - jpeg is a destructive file format and that destruction is irreversible and cumulative.

 

Jpeg compression is extremely effective and can shrink a file down to 1-5 % of original size. That's why the format is still around, despite the serious drawbacks.

 

If you want to see the real and native file size, save to PSD or TIFF.

 

A raw file, on the other hand, is also smaller than PSD/TIFF, but for entirely different reasons. It is not compressed, but since it is a single channel instead of three channels, that's already a third of the size. Bit depth also determines file size. A raw file is usually 14 bits, so smaller than a 16 bit grayscale file.

 

In short - there is absolutely nothing wrong here and no problem to "fix".