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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.
VST at a glance
VST
The Truevision line grew out of EPICenter-era PC graphics boards, and several board names ended up surviving as filename extensions even when the underlying raster structure stayed close to the wider TGA family.
Format comparison
| Feature | CR2 | VST |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2004 | 1987 |
| Inventor | Canon | Truevision |
| Status | proprietary | active |
| 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 | Not 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 VST.
- CR2 is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use VST
- Your target workflow expects VST.
- Improve delivery compatibility with VST.
- VST is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert CR2 to VST?
Convert to VST only when preserving or recovering early Truevision graphics assets in their original form, or when bridging those files into a contemporary raster format for access and restoration.
What changes when converting CR2 to VST?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to VST removes vector scaling. Moving to VST removes camera raw data.
What should I review after converting CR2 to VST?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.