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[quote user="J T"] <p>JPG = in camera processing</p><p>RAW = post camera processing (with a program like photoshop, etc).</p><p>So basically what the Trains contest rules are saying is that if you shoot in JPG, the image can be processed, but if you shoot in RAW, it can not. </p><p>[/quote]</p><p>Thank you JT and Charles for your explanations. So, as I understand it, when you say that in JPEG, the image can be processed, you mean processed only by the camera. </p><p>The rules state that no editing is allowed to be performed after the shot, no matter which format is used. The requirement is that submissions be made unaltered, not re-named, direct from the camera, in either RAW or JPEG format. Therefore, from what I have read in this thread, I conclude the following: </p><p>1) If you shoot in RAW, there is no alteration performed by the camera. </p><p>2) If you shoot in JPEG, some alteration is performed by the camera. </p><p>However, no matter which format you shoot in, no further alteration is allowed. Therefore all JPEG entries will be processed to some extent by the camera, and all RAW entries will not be processed at all. I can see why this would seem unfair to those who strive for the best possible work by shooting in RAW format, and post processing. In that sense, the rules seem to attempt to level the playing field by "dumbing down" the contest.</p><p><u>QUESTION:</u></p><p>What would you say to an assertion by the contest judges that they are capable of making a fair judgment by observation in comparing unaltered RAW files to each other, and in comparing unaltered RAW files to unaltered (but camera-processed) JPEG files? And in continuation of that question, what would you say to an assertion by the contest judges that they are not only capable of such judgment, but that they will add the appropriate post processing themselves so that the winning entries will all be optimally enhanced for display? </p>
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