Camera raw will process the raw data and provides many editing features without making any changes to the raw data and stores the edit info in a Sidecar file in the same folder with the same name as the raw file with a. Adobe Camera Raw, which is a plug-in which requires Adobe Photoshop to utilize the plug-in as the host application. Quote “ Thanks! I guess I wish there was a single format that stored the RAW files AND the lightroom edits (not in catalogue) to easily share while collaborating”Īdobe has two applications that process raw file data from digital camerasĪ. No compression as it is LOSSY (you loose data). If you are asking about the options for exporting a DNG, Fast load and nothing else if you want to keep the file size lower. No other image editor or viewer will see them.Ĥ. I just did one and it seems the edits are included but as stated before those edits can only be read by either LR/ACR or Stand alone ACR. It may just Convert the original RAW to a DNG and NOT include the edits you have made. With DNG, TIFF, JPG and PSD (and possibly PNG) files if you have the option to Auto write changes into XMP turned on then the edits you do get saved to a special section of those files.īut I am unsure if you Export as DNG whether LR actually write the edits into the exported DNG file. Like if you rename on import the XMP sidecar file would have that same name and a. Yes the XMP is a FILE that gets created in the same folder as the original RAW and has the same name as the original RAW (and or the same name as the RAW file when the XMP was created. That is an option toggle in the LR Catalog Settings.Ģ.