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CR2 at a glance
CR2
CR2 became the dominant Canon raw family through the long DSLR era, so huge real-world photo archives still depend on stable CR2 decoding and migration paths.
PICT at a glance
PICT
Before today's relatively small set of mainstream consumer image formats dominated everyday use, desktop software, workstations, GUI systems, and early graphics tools produced many specialized raster formats with local importance.
Format comparison
| Feature | CR2 | PICT |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2004 | 1984 |
| Inventor | Canon | Apple Computer |
| Status | proprietary | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use CR2
- Your source file is already in CR2.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to PICT.
- CR2 is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use PICT
- Your target workflow expects PICT.
- Improve delivery compatibility with PICT.
- PICT is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert CR2 to PICT?
Convert to PICT when maintaining compatibility with classic Mac graphics archives or restoring older desktop-publishing assets.
In modern workflows it is chiefly a migration format.
What changes when converting CR2 to PICT?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting CR2 to PICT?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.