This is the first time I've heard anyone refer to "raw" and "RAW" as different things. I use these terms interchangeably, and sometimes "Raw". To me, they all refer to the pixel data encoded in the file. And recovering that pixel data is what a raw decoder is for.
Can you expand a bit on what kind of processing you're referring to with "RAW" data? I know that lossy compression can be applied. So in that sense, yes, I understand that the RAW file loses some information.
Hi Iliah,
This is the first time I've heard anyone refer to "raw" and "RAW" as different things. I use these terms interchangeably, and sometimes "Raw". To me, they all refer to the pixel data encoded in the file. And recovering that pixel data is what a raw decoder is for.
Can you expand a bit on what kind of processing you're referring to with "RAW" data? I know that lossy compression can be applied. So in that sense, yes, I understand that the RAW file loses some information.
Cheers.