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How to view images from diskette containing .IDC files from the late 1980s?

A quick Google search revealed an IDC Converter, specifically made to batch convert IDC image files to more modern formats. As noted, these will be low-res files (likely from a very early digital ...
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Which non-raw formats have the same capabilities as raw?

But isn't the advantage of raw over jpeg simply the fact that a raw image has a higher bit depth and is not lossy compressed? No. Bits don't always represent the same thing. In raw image files bits ...
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Which non-raw formats have the same capabilities as raw?

Other than having deeper colour and no loss compression main reason why raw files are superior is that bigger computer with no power restriction and no patent and license restrictions allows better ...
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Which non-raw formats have the same capabilities as raw?

"Other than demosaicing..." That seems to be a massive understatement... demosaicing is a huge factor. First, a file format is just a container... in itself it doesn't mean anything. E.g. ...
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Which non-raw formats have the same capabilities as raw?

Doing some digging on the Interwebs, it all comes down to purpose and what each one is. A RAW file is a record of sensor data, all of it. A TIFF file is a processed image that no longer contains all ...
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What quality to choose when converting to JPG?

It's often more efficient to reduce the size of the image than the quality, especially if you only want to use for internet sharing. Also you might have various strategies depending on the status of ...
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