
- DOES A RAW IMAGE CONVERT TO JPEG STILL RETAIN RAW INFO ZIP FILE
- DOES A RAW IMAGE CONVERT TO JPEG STILL RETAIN RAW INFO PRO
- DOES A RAW IMAGE CONVERT TO JPEG STILL RETAIN RAW INFO ZIP
DOES A RAW IMAGE CONVERT TO JPEG STILL RETAIN RAW INFO ZIP
The original AfPhoto file, and exported JPG file are in the attached Zip file. This file never went to LightRoom and was not converted to DNG format.
DOES A RAW IMAGE CONVERT TO JPEG STILL RETAIN RAW INFO PRO
I then opened this JPG in PSCS6 on my old Mac Pro and it opened normally as a JPG (in other words, it did NOT force ACR to open it). I left Embed Metadata checked (as shown in the following screenshot). I edited the file, then Exported it to JPG from AP.

in the Develop Persona, I set the Develop Persona to export to AP with the RAW file "Linked". I did NOT import this file into LR first, as I normally do. First, I developed a RAW CR2 file (IMG-5931.CR2) using AP v2.0.4. If I wanted to do more editing, I would open the file (from LR) into PSCS6, including all LR adjustments, edit, then resave as a PSD and/or JPG file. In the past, I would make edits to the DNG file inside of LR. I have LR set to Convert the CR2 file to DNG format, apply my custom DNG Canera Profile to the image, and to write copyright Metadata, name, address, etc into the DNG file. My normal routine was, and still is, to upload my RAW images (Canon 5DmkII) to LightRoom. My laptop cannot load Photoshop, but LightRoom v6 still works on Ventura. More recently I am working on my MacBook Pro 2017 running Ventura v13.2.1. I've been using LightRoom v6 and Photoshop CS6 for many years on my old Mac Pro running OS X 10.8.5.
DOES A RAW IMAGE CONVERT TO JPEG STILL RETAIN RAW INFO ZIP FILE
Thanks I think I figured out what is happening and I will attach a ZIP file for analysis by others. One has sRGB embedded and the other is Adobe RGB. I exported the file from AP to JPG twice, and will attach both files. I don't want my JPG files sent to others opening as RAW files. Is this a bug? If intended, should it be changed? I suspect so. The original AfPhoto file format is a different matter, since you want to retain that active link to the original raw file (if linked). To me, JPG is an industry standard file format and should not look or open as a RAW file in any program (even AP).

When I exported the file from AP to JPG, I suspect AP must have written something in the metadata so the JPG looks like a RAW file, which is what caused Photoshop to launch Camera Raw. I wanted to retain the ability to go back and forth between AP and the Develop Persona so I could make adjustments in the Develop Persona. I processed the original RAW DNG file in AP v2.0.4 (Develop Persona) and I chose to import it into the Photo Persona with the RAW file (linked or embedded, I forget which). The original file was a RAW DNG file from my Canon DSLR. It launches Adobe Camera RAW, with a lot of crazy slider settings in the Basic Tab. I tried it myself on another computer I own that has Photoshop installed and got the same result. The JPG was exported from AP v2.0.4 (Mac Ventura). When he opened the file in Photoshop, it automatically opened the file in Adobe Camera RAW instead of opening it normally, as if the file I sent him was a RAW file instead of a JPG. I recently sent a JPG file to a friend of mine and he opened the file in Photoshop.
