That’s why you need to be familiar with RAW image editors. In order to be viewed on any device, a RAW file needs to be processed and compressed into a more traditional image format. A RAW file contains all the information recorded by the camera sensor for any given shot, which means it can be processed to pull out details in your photos that may be lost with other formats. A RAW file can be thought of as the digital version of a negative. A negative contain a lot of information about the scene that was captured, and it takes a long time to develop prints by extracting all that embedded information. If you’ve ever had the chance to take photos with a film camera, you’re familiar with the process of sending negatives to a lab and waiting days to get your prints back.
