Is it possible to post RAW images?

I can start a thread later this evening if everyone’s happy :blush: want to try an iron out some details hear before setting up so the new thread doesn’t get full of too many extra question. So…

  1. Is everyone ok with RAW and jpeg editing (whoever creates the wetransfer link will need to post the link and a corresponding original jpeg image in the thread)?
  2. Whats everyone think? 1 per week or 2 per week?
  3. Original poster of image picks the favourite edit of what people did with their original image and then that person posts the next image to work with?
  4. Do we categorise? Say most natural and most artistic? Or stick with just one favourite?
  5. Anymore suggestions/questions?

Not trying to over complicate but just want to get a good idea of how it will work before I set it up :slightly_smiling_face:

@kvetner is it specifically the RAW editing you are having a problem with or is it that you’re not familiar with Snapseed/Lightroom Apps?

I think…

1. Is everyone ok with RAW and jpeg editing (whoever creates the wetransfer link will need to post the link and a corresponding original jpeg image in the thread)?

I’m happy with either.

2. Whats everyone think? 1 per week or 2 per week?

1 per week

3. Original poster of image picks the favourite edit of what people did with their original image and then that person posts the next image to work with?

Forum vote, like the other photo comps

4. Do we categorise? Say most natural and most artistic? Or stick with just one favourite?

Stick with one

5. Anymore suggestions/questions?

Are there any potential Copyright issues here?

Ned

Good question… anyone know any info on this? Surely as long as we aren’t using other peoples images to sell and make money we are OK right?

Use Snapseed all the time so well-used to abusing the crap out of images. Never used Lightroom on phone or PC. I do have Photoshop Elements on my PC which can read in RAW images, but I’ve never had much luck getting anything good out of that either :grinning:

I reckon we can all be trusted… but those DNG download links are available publicly right?

Ah I see, I really struggled to get good edits out of LR App too. I don’t find it as user friendly as Snapseed

I agree. One thing I’ve just realised is that Snapseed refuses to open any DNG file unless the device you’re running it on is capable of capturing DNGs.

Yes they are Ned but only active for 7 days but thats a good point. General public could download them if they see them on here for 7 days but the same could be said for any image anyone posts on here or anywhere else online

Just stick the editing thread in Droning On, as that’s not visible to the great unwashed.

Thats interesting, didn’t know that :thinking:

Good thinking @kvetner

My phone doesn’t take DNG, but Snapseed opens/edits them ok.

My tablet is having none of it. I can see the file ok, but it’s greyed out. LR on the tablet, no problem. Snapseed on my phone (it can shoot RAW), no problem.

Maybe its more to do with the processor? (If the device can take RAW images then it will have a processor able to deal with RAW)? What tablet is it Ned?

No idea. I know my phone has only jpg format in camera, but I can open all .dng from MP and even .RW2 from my DSLR, ok.

A restriction on the Android version apparently that applies to older devices… tablet purchased new in Oct 2017

Compatibility
Android Snapseed will edit DNG RAW files on any device that can capture DNG, and on most other recent devices.

https://support.google.com/snapseed

ASUS Z500M ZenPad 3S 10

Correction, it doesn’t open DSLR .RW2 files.
I’m sure it used to, it was all I used in 2017 when in Italy for a few months.
Strange.

But .DNG from MP most definitely ok.

I’ll have to live with it. Thanks for your input chaps.

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