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DRF at a glance
DRF
Convert to DRF when compatibility with an older camera-specific raw library is required.
In most workflows today, DRF is a preservation or migration target rather than a preferred everyday format.
MD at a glance
MD
Convert to Markdown when the output should remain easy to edit in plain text, store in Git, review in diffs, or feed into automated publishing systems.
It is ideal for documentation, articles, developer guides, release notes, and notes that will later be rendered into richer formats.
Use Markdown when semantic structure matters more than exact page layout.
Format comparison
| Feature | DRF | MD |
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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 | 2005 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Kodak | John Gruber and Aaron Swartz |
| 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use DRF
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage image data for later interpretation.
When to use MD
- authoring
- review and collaboration
- distribution
- Readable in raw plain text.
FAQs
Why convert DRF to MD?
Convert to Markdown when the output should remain easy to edit in plain text, store in Git, review in diffs, or feed into automated publishing systems.
It is ideal for documentation, articles, developer guides, release notes, and notes that will later be rendered into richer formats.
Use Markdown when semantic structure matters more than exact page layout.
What changes when converting DRF to MD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Size profile changes from large in DRF to medium in MD. Quality profile changes from raw in DRF to depends in MD. Editability profile changes from high in DRF to moderate in MD. Compatibility profile changes from limited in DRF to broad in MD. Metadata profile changes from rich in DRF to moderate in MD. Delivery profile changes from limited in DRF to strong in MD. Workflow profile changes from source in DRF to exchange in MD.
What should I review after converting DRF to MD?
Check the exported file for Feature sets vary significantly across implementations.; The simplicity that made Markdown popular also created years of portability ambiguity..