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Working with RAW camera files | 555
Working with RAW camera files
You can import and process RAW camera files in Corel DESIGNER.
This section contains the following topics:
“Using RAW camera files” (page 555)
“Bringing RAW camera files into Corel DESIGNER” (page 556)
Adjusting the color and tone of RAW camera files” (page 558)
“Sharpening and reducing noise in RAW camera files” (page 560)
“Previewing RAW camera files and obtaining image information” (page 561)
You can also use AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition to process RAW files. For more information, see “Using AfterShot, CorelDRAW Edition with
CorelDRAW Technical Suite” on page 563.
Using RAW camera files
RAW camera files contain picture data that is captured by the image censor of a digital camera. These files are called RAW because, unlike
JPEG and TIFF files, they contain minimal in-camera processing and need to be edited and prepared for printing in an image-editing
application.
With RAW camera files, you can control the processing of image data, rather than having the camera make automatic color adjustments and
conversions. You can adjust the white balance, tonal range, contrast, color saturation, and sharpness of a RAW image without any loss of
image quality. In addition, you can reprocess RAW images at any time to achieve the results you want. In this sense, RAW camera files can
be compared to an exposed but undeveloped film.
To take advantage of RAW camera files, you need to set your camera to save files to its own RAW file format. Corel DESIGNER lets you
import RAW camera files from supported camera models. Supported camera models include:
Canon EOS-1D X, Canon EOS 650D, Canon 5D Mark III, Canon G1-X, Canon ID-X, Canon EOS 6D, Canon A3300, Canon EOS C500,
Canon EOS SX50
Casio EX-ZR100
Fuji X-Pro1, Fuji X-S1, Fuji XS50, Fuji X20, Fuji X100S, Fuji SL1000, Fuji X-E1, and Fuji XF1
Olympus XZ-10
Pentax K-5 II (s)
Samsung EX2F, Samsung NX300, Samsung NX1000, Samsung NX20
Sigma SD1, Sigma SD15, Sigma DP cameras
Sony RX100