Understanding Different Fujifilm RAW Files

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  • Understanding different Fujifilm RAW file types that include Uncompressed, Lossless Compressed, and Compressed. Comparison of each type of RAW file in popular image editors such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One and Iridient X-Transformer. See also: RAW vs. JPEG ( • Fujifilm Cameras: RAW ... )
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    0:00 Intro
    1:20 Lossless Compression
    2:21 Lossy Compression
    3:26 File Sizes Compared
    4:27 Comparison of Time to Fill Camera Buffer
    4:52 Comparison of Time to Write to SD Card
    5:52 Comparison of Time to Import into Lightroom
    6:26 RAW File Image Quality Test
    8:24 Iridient X-Transformer and Compressed RAF Files
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    10:55 Closing
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  • @chromaticvisuelle
    @chromaticvisuelle 3 роки тому +105

    Are you a teacher? Or were before YT? I am a photographer for 8 years, I watch like dozen of YT channels in French or English, you are definitely the best one to explain any basic or complicated things to the audience.

    • @rafbass
      @rafbass 2 роки тому +5

      He is. I work professionally creating content for Coursera, edX and Udemy, he is a natural.

    • @SamBorgman
      @SamBorgman 2 роки тому +3

      Really is the best at explaining things. He could be a really good high school teacher.

    • @cabugs
      @cabugs 2 роки тому +1

      +1 on this

  • @nrylanb
    @nrylanb 3 роки тому +44

    I must say as a Fuji owner I enjoy how you get into all the quirks of the camera, specially the non obvious stuff

  • @paulasimson4939
    @paulasimson4939 3 роки тому +70

    Chris, no one else is doing this type of testing. So helpful and useful - thank you!

  • @jonnyfarmer
    @jonnyfarmer 3 роки тому +24

    I shoot Lossless compressed for everything. Another very well informed post.

  • @joewilmot
    @joewilmot 3 роки тому +7

    You are a rock star. This was super helpful. I’m shooting lossless uncompressed, but I’m switching to lossless compressed immediately. No need for those 57 meg shots.

  • @garethmcfarland7244
    @garethmcfarland7244 3 роки тому

    Just the video I was waiting for. Great work! 👍🏼

  • @JohnChubbSr
    @JohnChubbSr 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, Chris for leaving no stone unturned. Always great work!

  • @krzysztofzwolinski956
    @krzysztofzwolinski956 3 роки тому +1

    Many people don't realise how important this subject is. Thank you really much for this video.

  • @coogeebolli1273
    @coogeebolli1273 3 роки тому +9

    The amount of work that goes into your videos is incredible. The insight appreciated.

  • @victor-ferreira
    @victor-ferreira 3 роки тому +3

    Always, always excellent tips vs investigations! The best Fujifilm channel out there!!!

  • @brianw6645
    @brianw6645 3 роки тому

    Another fantastic video. When reading the title, I didn't think this would be applicable to me, but as usual, I end up learning a lot from your content. Thank you!

  • @pavel0900
    @pavel0900 3 роки тому +2

    You are so thorough. Thank you for doing all the tests most of us can’t even come up with. Very helpful indeed

  • @miscbrahh
    @miscbrahh 2 роки тому +8

    You are consistently the most thorough UA-cam photographer. I am delighted when I have a question and a google search brings me to a video you made. It almost always is answered thoroughly.

    • @pal2tech
      @pal2tech  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much Jamie!! 🙏🙏

  • @root9065
    @root9065 3 роки тому +1

    I needed this so much, thank you for not rushing it and doing it properly instead ;) you the real MVP sir

  • @duskateru
    @duskateru Рік тому

    I follow you for over 1 year and half and I LOVE you each time I watch a new video… not kidding! you’re the most fun and with rich information to watch!!!! keep up 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

  • @JustZG
    @JustZG 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent video! I've just purchased an gfx100s and so file management has become more important than ever. This was super helpful, thank you so much for the content as always!

  • @AJ-em2rb
    @AJ-em2rb 3 роки тому +10

    the only difference i've seen between lossless compressed and uncompressed in fujifilm files is that uncompressed files have a jpeg built in so that there is a preview on Mac computers even if the camera is unsupported by Mac firmware (lke the XT3).

  • @jfcunningham
    @jfcunningham Рік тому +1

    Your videos are absolutely stellar! Sure I learn from many Fuji vids and tutorials on UA-cam, but yours are always where I learn the most information in the shortest amount of time, and walking away actually knowing something that sticks in my brain. Thank you for your efforts and attention to detail. You really know how to relate essential information without useless fillers. I wish more UA-camrs delivered information the way you do. Keep on Rockin (in a free world?)!

  • @primal_aperture_photo
    @primal_aperture_photo 3 роки тому +1

    Great info and so well explained as always! Thank you Chris.

  • @boblab8097
    @boblab8097 3 роки тому

    Another great post from the most entertaining and informative guy on UA-cam. I’ve no idea where you find the time for such detailed, thorough analyses, but thank you for doing so. Saves me the effort and time. Just switched my x-h1 to lossless and will see how it goes.

  • @nasroullahdinally5140
    @nasroullahdinally5140 3 роки тому

    Very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do this .

  • @wesleylow3632
    @wesleylow3632 3 роки тому

    Thank you, thank you! You do the research well and you pick great topics. Keep it up.

  • @KristiGay1973
    @KristiGay1973 2 роки тому

    Fantastic video, sir. Especially with how different software treats the files.

  • @johnporfirio8749
    @johnporfirio8749 3 роки тому

    As always ... fantastic video !! Thanks so much

  • @phillean
    @phillean Рік тому

    Another very clear explanation with good examples. Thank you.

  • @cm4340
    @cm4340 3 роки тому +7

    Please note that in my version of Apple Photos on MacOs: Apple Photos can read uncompressed RAF, but not the compressed (lossless) ones.

  • @MindYaBizz_Whiz
    @MindYaBizz_Whiz 3 роки тому +1

    Man, that was a really interesting video. Thanks for the info.

  • @donaldpirie5485
    @donaldpirie5485 3 роки тому +1

    Very, very helpful and incredibly interesting. Thank you.

  • @sweet4nice2003
    @sweet4nice2003 3 роки тому +1

    Love the depth Chris...U make understanding Fuji cams worth understanding 😁👌

    • @pal2tech
      @pal2tech  3 роки тому +1

      Great to hear! Thank you so much Ben!!!!! 👍

  • @TougeTouring
    @TougeTouring 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much, this was exactly what i needed to know! 👍

  • @oscarcampuzano999
    @oscarcampuzano999 3 роки тому +1

    Gracias Cris! Por hacer ameno este tema tan técnico 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @ewoutgsa
    @ewoutgsa 3 роки тому

    Changed my setting from uncompressed to lossless immediately. I lost count of the settings I changed because of your advice. Thanks so much!

  • @refugeenius
    @refugeenius 2 роки тому

    You've covered so many important questions I've had.. thank you for your efforts, sir.

  • @GeoffGrant2010
    @GeoffGrant2010 3 роки тому

    Very thorough, very helpful! Thanks!

  • @jeanlatteur
    @jeanlatteur 3 роки тому

    Great enthusiasm and interesting facts! Thank you so much!

  • @dr4sail852
    @dr4sail852 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for a very clear and understandable presentation

  • @just_eirik
    @just_eirik 3 роки тому +1

    The other week I was wondering why Fujifilm X-T2 files are so much bigger than Nikon D750 files, and someone on Reddit explained that Nikon uses lossless compression. It made me look for an option to turn that on in my Fuji and I’m so glad I found it. I wish I had been shooting with lossless compression since I got my X-T1 over 5 years ago. Would have saved so much hard drive space.

  • @1BigBucks1
    @1BigBucks1 3 роки тому

    So thorough as usual 👍

  • @marcosaurus80
    @marcosaurus80 3 роки тому

    Super clear as always! Thanks

  • @JohnBerthoty
    @JohnBerthoty 3 роки тому

    Excellent analysis!

  • @newsigmundfreud3023
    @newsigmundfreud3023 2 роки тому

    *Very informative and helpful. THANK YOU.*

  • @davebenson1504
    @davebenson1504 3 роки тому +1

    WOW... Thank you for all the work on testing... very helpful

    • @pal2tech
      @pal2tech  3 роки тому

      No problem!! Cheers!!

  • @henryzhang9625
    @henryzhang9625 3 роки тому

    Great video! Keep up the good work

  • @1717jbs
    @1717jbs 2 роки тому

    Glad I found this channel. Thanks.

  • @nigelf43
    @nigelf43 3 роки тому

    A great, informative video. Thank you.

  • @Mowikan
    @Mowikan 3 роки тому +6

    Thx for testing this! And I keep shooting in uncompressed raw, just like you said: storage is cheap. AND thx also for testing the life span of your mechanical shutter 🙃🤪

    • @sclogse1
      @sclogse1 3 роки тому

      I missed that shutter comment in this one. What episode was that?

  • @arildthingvoll5967
    @arildthingvoll5967 2 роки тому

    Great work!

  • @steverosenblum823
    @steverosenblum823 4 місяці тому

    Excellent video! thank you!

  • @simonefaluschi3940
    @simonefaluschi3940 2 роки тому

    I've seen dozens of your video, and just now I was realizing a thing: you gesticulate like and more than an Italian 😅
    Thanks, you're the best on youtube.

  • @volkanozkan4122
    @volkanozkan4122 3 роки тому

    Firstly, I need to say that thank you for these kind of videos of yours to make people got informed; I saw your videos just a while ago and writing my first comment here.
    I actually was wondering what's the difference between that three options, in my previous one x-t20 (there were two though in that device) and currently my new x-e4. Indeed, i watched a video about it a couple of years ago but it wasn't as this detailed, honestly. So, your video is definitely clear to understand and really helpful. Did I thank you before? :) Stay safe!

  • @mounirmounir6136
    @mounirmounir6136 3 роки тому

    Nice demonstration, thanks

  • @ldenglish316
    @ldenglish316 3 роки тому

    Excellent analysis!!!

  • @sierragold
    @sierragold 3 роки тому

    Really helpful. Thanks!

  • @ronbaselice7839
    @ronbaselice7839 3 роки тому

    Answers a lot of questions!

  • @jeremytheoneofdestiny8691
    @jeremytheoneofdestiny8691 3 роки тому +1

    Loved it! Please do a video on the mystery of the worms in Lightroom!

  • @jakobschneeberger3965
    @jakobschneeberger3965 3 роки тому

    👍👍👍 Very valuable video. Thanks a lot.

  • @uweschroder
    @uweschroder 3 роки тому

    Oh, Chris, again such a very great video. I never used any other than lossless compressed in Nikon and Fuji, but I enjoyed your lesson so much again. Another look? No glasses and another haircut! Looks a littler strange at first minutes. Happy weekend. Uwe

  • @johncharlton
    @johncharlton 2 роки тому

    Great video as usual, so thank you once again. One thing you didn't mention in this video which I caught in another video of yours was that the Mac Finder cannot display Lossless Compressed RAW files. That's a pretty big deal for me as I like to be able to see what I have in Finder. Having seen this video before, I concluded the only way to view my RAW images in the Mac Finder was to include a jpeg. Turns out, as long as I use Uncompressed RAW, I can view those files easily in Finder without the need for the jpeg. Looking forward to your return. Enjoy your break!

  • @fabio6935
    @fabio6935 3 роки тому

    Thanks. Great video ! Very usefull

  • @ralphperei
    @ralphperei 3 роки тому

    Nice Hair Cut :) - Keep up your great work

  • @bisharabdi6488
    @bisharabdi6488 3 роки тому

    Subscribing him is like attending school. Love your videos man.

  • @msandersen
    @msandersen 3 роки тому +1

    One difference between compressed and uncompressed is both iOS and MacOS doesn’t support displaying Compressed RAF files, and PhotoMechanic can’t write to them either if you’ve set it up to write to Raw, it writes to XMP sidecar files instead. Fortunately Exiftool does.

  • @mxrite
    @mxrite 3 роки тому

    Thank you very much....very lucid.

  • @JISHNUKR249
    @JISHNUKR249 3 роки тому

    Thank God somebody did a video on this. Love m kerala 💕

  • @brsaravia
    @brsaravia 4 місяці тому

    thank you Chris !!

  • @juancarlosplaza8301
    @juancarlosplaza8301 3 роки тому

    Very interesting!! I always use 'lossless compressed' but didn't know the real difference. Thanks a lot Chris!

    • @pal2tech
      @pal2tech  3 роки тому +1

      Hey Juan!!!! Great so see ya here buddy!!! I hope you are doing ok. Cheers to you and your family!!!! 👍

    • @juancarlosplaza8301
      @juancarlosplaza8301 3 роки тому

      @@pal2tech Thank you Chris!! Cheers to you and your family too!!!

  • @MrArturhM
    @MrArturhM 3 роки тому

    This guy is enjoyable to watch, now if you don't have the time just do this when shooting raw: Select lossless compressed.

  • @escritoriodecristal
    @escritoriodecristal 3 роки тому

    great videos!!!

  • @matthewryan9935
    @matthewryan9935 3 роки тому

    Great video. Every question I had - you covered. I tip my cap to you good sir.

  • @NicolasFORCET
    @NicolasFORCET Рік тому

    Very clear, i switched to lossless compressed on my X100-V ;)

  • @MultiMarooned
    @MultiMarooned 3 роки тому +3

    BRILLIANT - now breathe in !!!!

  • @josecolon8143
    @josecolon8143 3 роки тому

    Outstanding video! Big brother you should be sponsored by Fujifilm! 🎖🎖🎖🎖

  • @torinsall
    @torinsall 3 роки тому +1

    That was so helpful...will have to watch it again (dogs and family at suppertime can be distracting...grin) Raw compressed lossless sounds interesrting...🤔
    So far have been leaving the XT4 and the X100v on jpeg + raw uncompressed, but thinking of changing the X100V to just jpeg...maybe...go back and forth on that)

  • @stevejaiden5198
    @stevejaiden5198 3 роки тому

    Great video

  • @alainh7768
    @alainh7768 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you very much for these very good explanations.
    How about a video explaining Fujifilm film simulations, surely that would be much appreciated

  • @AlainLafleche1
    @AlainLafleche1 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video !! I always take my photos uncompressed, because I rarely fill my Sd card before having transferred my images to my computer. I must admit when I saw your video, I thought it was in 8k, well no, it was only an optical illusion after your beautiful haircut :-).

  • @cooledcollective
    @cooledcollective 11 місяців тому

    Excellent video! These nuances are very important but probably will never affect us too much lol but good to know

  • @smalltalk.productions9977
    @smalltalk.productions9977 3 роки тому

    thanks for the effort and the sharing. i use an older X-T1 and there isn't even a compression choice! all good.

  • @berkdeniz
    @berkdeniz 3 роки тому +2

    R.I.P Michael Collins .. :( another amazing video thank you by the way

  • @arnienassuk4810
    @arnienassuk4810 3 роки тому

    Great information

  • @nevvanclarke9225
    @nevvanclarke9225 Рік тому +1

    I definitely shoot uncompressed raw which gives you a little bit more data and that is because I am a landscape shooter and you need every little bit of data you can get because you need dynamic range and there is more data in the landscape photo than most of the photos when you're editing so for me, I shoot lost less raw, which does mean bigger file sizes. I can definitely tell in landscape photography, but I found it hard to tell in Street, Photography and portraits but definitely in landscape. She want as much data as you can and I'm a semi professional landscape shooter. Wow not full-time professional, but I'd still lots of images and do lots of printing say I want as much data as I can. What you didn't do, though and I have done is print and I'm talking large Prince of 1 m x 50 cm. If you do a very large print I guarantee you will notice a difference in image quality and that's why I shoot uncompressed raw and I did the same with Nikon as well when I was with Nikon. Yes it probably doesn't make any difference for a social media post because people are looking at their photos on phones and tablets and so forth you're not going to see any difference but if you're going to be doing large prints, then you will see a difference but 90% of photography isn't printed so probably 95 so if you're not printing then go with lossless or compressed nice, haircut to dude.....ha ha

  • @daxvolfan
    @daxvolfan 3 роки тому +1

    Good info. I'll be checking my settings when I get home this afternoon.

  • @Light_Camera_Story
    @Light_Camera_Story 3 роки тому +1

    Silkypix Developer Studio Pro 10 is the best software to edit Fujifilm.
    Because, they are the company that created the Fujifilm X Converter. Also the company behind Nikon, Panasonic, Pantex raw converter.
    Highly recommended.

  • @Edmonotone
    @Edmonotone 3 роки тому

    Great video again. One piece of additional information, for X-S10 users: lossy compressed files are still not recognized by ON1 RAW (Windows) including in the latest version released yesterday. Not sure about Mac versions and X-T4.

  • @Hugmir
    @Hugmir 2 роки тому

    Thank you for all the samples provided. From what I understand the compressed RAWs can be less compatible with older software? - but the simple 50% space saving is a pretty convincing factor.

  • @user-ke2oj8gr7i
    @user-ke2oj8gr7i 9 місяців тому

    a real test would be comparing the different compression formats on real-world pictures. Such as : fine foliage, grass , cat fur and so on. Only with difficult situation you would be able to see the difference between lossless and lossy compression.

  • @justinhoang992
    @justinhoang992 3 роки тому

    Think I will shoot Lossless compressed after this video. Thank you for the video

  • @cokeandtwirl
    @cokeandtwirl 3 роки тому

    Essential stuff for Fuji owners!

  • @tonyelsom
    @tonyelsom 3 роки тому

    Man oh man some deep deep research done here Chris ! I shoot raw uncompressed, don't know how or why I do that, but it seems I am on the right track. Storage doesn't really become much of an issue with the cost of storage these days. How do you find time to do this ? Completely understand now why you want to do this full time.

  • @marronijoesowieso
    @marronijoesowieso 3 роки тому +13

    One major downside with compressed files. There's no preview available when using Mac OS. And I prefer to sort out the images before importing all of them to Capture One.

    • @sclogse1
      @sclogse1 3 роки тому +2

      That's why you should shoot both jpeg and raw.

    • @SamBorgman
      @SamBorgman 2 роки тому

      This is the only thing preventing me from using compressed raw on Mac.

    • @SamBorgman
      @SamBorgman 2 роки тому

      @@sclogse1 But how to be sure when I edit in any software, the raw is being used and not the jpg?

  • @dazsly
    @dazsly 3 роки тому +3

    Lossless is good 😁 I would like to see this with gfx100s

  • @brdbrntrn
    @brdbrntrn 2 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @jamesrobins1830
    @jamesrobins1830 9 місяців тому

    Great video, and still the only detailed comparison of the three versions of raw out there. Though, I'd disagree with the conclusion for Capture One users like me (given that the software is fully supported by Fujifilm). Keeping in mind that burst mode high speed fps is very limited with the big X-T5 files, compressed would be the best choice in the situation where you need to keep the speed up for 3-4 seconds to fully capture a developing action scene. Explaining to the client why the buffer lagged too soon is not a good excuse. Compressed will give you nearly twice the time/shots at full fps compared to lossless, and uncompressed is even slower. There is no good argument for uncompressed - if you're worried about legacy in the 23rd century, simply convert everything to DNG and build a time capsule. (But don't be so sure that DNG outlives RAF support... the future might be very different!)

  • @wanderingfool6312
    @wanderingfool6312 3 роки тому +9

    If you every intend to convert Fuji Raw files on an iPad I recommend uncompressed, as there are a number of compatibility issues with iOS.

  • @colin-4794
    @colin-4794 3 роки тому

    Well, that's put that to bed :)) Tnx for all that effort.

  • @dheerajgopi89
    @dheerajgopi89 3 роки тому

    Great video Chris.
    I think compressed raw has lower number of bits per pixel. That might be the reason for the low file size.

  • @RandyPollock
    @RandyPollock 3 роки тому +1

    One thing I considered was that if you use the Fuji only version of Capture One and you want to convert to DNG first using additional software you stuck because C1 for Fuji only won't edit DNG files.

  • @badboy25ro
    @badboy25ro 3 роки тому

    Dude, you’re cool!

  • @CarlosLopezES
    @CarlosLopezES 3 роки тому

    Very useful! Nice tests have you done! I also had this question with brand new camera some time ago and also I have the same option checked, loseless compression. I'm not gonna change it, but I wonder if there is some battery impact because the compression process in each raw or not at all...

    • @pal2tech
      @pal2tech  3 роки тому

      I don't think there would be much impact on battery. Probably not even as much as turning down the screen brightness a bit. I wouldn't worry too much about that.

  • @ronmasters751
    @ronmasters751 2 роки тому

    Very good explanation. Canon’s lossy compression made a bigger difference in file size and buffering, still didn’t sacrifice image quality, that I noticed. Maybe Fuji could be a bit (no pun intended) more aggressive with lossy. Or maybe your test shots-full of color & detail-resist compression. It would be interesting to test file size differences on, for example, grey days, high key, low key, … scenes with low intrinsic dynamic range.