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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.
SRW at a glance
SRW
Digital photography fragmented into many manufacturer-specific raw formats because camera makers optimized for their own sensors, metadata, and software ecosystems rather than for one shared public raw standard.
Format comparison
| Feature | CR2 | SRW |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2004 | 2010 |
| Inventor | Canon | Samsung |
| Status | proprietary | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Not 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 SRW.
- CR2 is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use SRW
- Your target workflow expects SRW.
- Improve delivery compatibility with SRW.
- SRW is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert CR2 to SRW?
Convert to SRW when preserving Samsung-origin raw captures or maintaining compatibility with a Samsung camera archive.
It is mainly an archival and editing format rather than a modern delivery target.
What changes when converting CR2 to SRW?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to SRW removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting CR2 to SRW?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.