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When I export a RAW file from iPhoto, why aren my changes saved as part of the export?

April 26, 2017changes export file iphoto raw Saved

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When I export a RAW file from iPhoto, why aren my changes saved as part of the export?

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In the RAW photo ethic, a RAW file is regarded as a “digital negative” and is not to be modified. Changes that you make when editing in RAW mode are always saved to a secondary file. In iPhoto, that secondary file is a JPEG. In Adobe Photoshop, the secondary file is an XMP sidecar file.