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ORF files can be thought of as a format of "digital negatives." Just like film negatives, they are not usually intended to be directly viewed. Instead, ORF files contain all necessary information to create (or "develop") a usable image, in a more common format, with processing software.
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images. ORF files have to be copied to a PC's hard disk, and then one can resort to an extensive array of adjustments. The format allows users to achieve maximum precision by setting their own white balance and saturation values, which is not feasible in JPEG or TIFF.
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digital cameras. Like all other raw formats, this one contains image information rendered directly by a camera's sensor. ORF files feature so-called headers that present image characteristics, such as saturation,
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This approach is used by experienced professional and devoted amateur photographers. ORF files contain 12, 14 or more bits per pixel per channel, whereas JPEG images have only 8 bits per pixel per channel.
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In all except the very oldest cameras the first character in the file name can be chosen freely. Some photographers use this to identify the camera in which they were taken.
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Because ORF images come out without undergoing any processing, they present almost real color and shade characteristics, and they are more open for extensive editing than
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ORF file names can contain information about the colour space and the date on which they were taken. By default the names use the following syntax:
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