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CR2 at a glance
CR2
Convert to CR2 when preserving Canon originals or maintaining a workflow that expects Canon raw files.
It is useful for archive retention, raw editing, and non-destructive photo finishing.
MediaWiki at a glance
MediaWiki
Wikipedia and MediaWiki content editing, wiki platform content authoring, and migration of wikitext to Markdown or other document formats.
Format comparison
| Feature | CR2 | MediaWiki |
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| File type | Image | Document |
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| Compression / quality | raw | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | medium |
| Compatibility | limited | broad |
| Editability | high | moderate |
| Created year | 2004 | 2002 |
| Inventor | Canon | Magnus Manske, Lee Daniel Crocker (MediaWiki developers) |
| Status | proprietary | active |
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| Archival suitability | strong | strong |
| Metadata handling | rich | moderate |
| Delivery profile | limited | strong |
| Workflow fit | source | exchange |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use CR2
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage sensor information.
When to use MediaWiki
- authoring
- review and collaboration
- distribution
- Supports large-scale collaborative editing with link-rich and template-rich content structures.
FAQs
Why convert CR2 to MediaWiki?
Wikipedia and MediaWiki content editing, wiki platform content authoring, and migration of wikitext to Markdown or other document formats.
What changes when converting CR2 to MediaWiki?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Size profile changes from large in CR2 to medium in MediaWiki. Quality profile changes from raw in CR2 to depends in MediaWiki. Editability profile changes from high in CR2 to moderate in MediaWiki. Compatibility profile changes from limited in CR2 to broad in MediaWiki. Metadata profile changes from rich in CR2 to moderate in MediaWiki. Delivery profile changes from limited in CR2 to strong in MediaWiki. Workflow profile changes from source in CR2 to exchange in MediaWiki.
Moving to MediaWiki removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting CR2 to MediaWiki?
Check the exported file for Syntax can become complex once templates, parser functions, and wiki-specific conventions accumulate.; Markup behavior is tightly coupled to the MediaWiki software ecosystem..