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i don't doubt the use case you brought up. For your use case, are you going to pixel peep and compare RAW file formats differences? As if that knowledge would
by jordache 6y ago
i don't doubt the use case you brought up.
For your use case, are you going to pixel peep and compare RAW file formats differences? As if that knowledge would somehow materially affect your Instagram photo result.
- coldtea 6y ago>As if that knowledge would somehow materially affect your Instagram photo result. People don't just read things that "materially affect" their results. If we did we would read 10% of what we actually read in HN...
- altarius 6y agoYou're right, my point was a little lost in my long-winded answer. RAW files just give you more latitude after the fact, and editing can either really eek out the last 20% or allow the photographer to better express their "artistic vision" and achieve a look (eg split toning or color grading). All this worked before on jpegs even, but raw just closes the camera/smartphone gap a tad bit more - especially when it's easily available to everyone. You might be right that it's currently a niche, but if the UX improves, widespread adoption might happen.