RAF refers to the raw image format used by Fujifilm digital cameras. This format captures unprocessed image data directly from the camera’s sensor, preserving more detail for high-quality editing. These raw files are often used in post-processing with software like Adobe Lightroom to enhance the final image.
PNG means Portable Network Graphics. It is used for lossless image compression, which minimizes the loss of image data during compression. The advantages of PNG include its support for a wide range of colors, such as grayscale, indexed color, and true color, which are crucial in high-quality digital image display. Due to its accessibility across all image editing software and web browsers, PNG format is one of the most popular formats with a wide range of applications.
To convert files from RAF to PNG use an online tool that supports mass conversion, like Convertjack. Such a tool transforms single or bulk images at once to save time.
Go to Choose File, and select any RAF photos you want to convert. If you want to do a bulk conversion, click Choose File and select all the RAF pics you want to convert.
After uploading the RAF image, click the “Select Format” button at the center. A drop-down menu will pop up; select PNG.
On the bottom right corner of the display, click the “Convert” button. Your converted PNG file will be ready for download.
Click the “Download” button on the right side of the PNG file, and the converted image will be downloaded. If you convert multiple files, each file will have a “Download all” button in front of it, and you can click each button to download all the converted files.
To save a RAF file as a PNG file, you first convert it to PNG and then download it.
Instead of converting a file manually from RAF to PNG, use an online tool like Convertjack to convert the file without losing any details.
After converting the RAF file, Download the PNG file and save it in the default folder for all your downloads on the desktop or mobile.
One of the advantages of PNG is its ability to compress images without losing quality, making it useful for sharing images with transparency and preserving detail. The main disadvantage of RAF is its large file size, as it stores uncompressed raw image data, retaining all the details necessary for high-quality editing and post-processing. This makes RAF files more challenging to store and share, especially when space is limited. Therefore, converting RAF images to PNG can be beneficial when lossless compression is needed.