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Does Zerene Stacker handle raw files?

April 26, 2017files raw zerene stacker

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Does Zerene Stacker handle raw files?

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To process raw files takes two separate steps. First you convert the raw files to some RGB format, typically TIFF, and then you stack the TIFF files. For highest quality, we recommend converting raw files to 16-bit TIFF using your favorite raw converter and whatever settings make it work the best. After stacking the 16-bit TIFFs, tell Zerene Stacker to save its output also as 16-bit TIFF. Because 16-bit TIFF files are not compressed and also have deeper pixels than any current raw format, this process retains all of the image quality intrinsic to the raw formats. Zerene Systems does not provide raw converters. You can download those separately, or use software provided by your camera manufacturer.