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HDR at a glance
HDR
HDR raster formats became important in rendering and lighting workflows before consumer-facing HDR delivery stories matured in mainstream media formats.
BAY at a glance
BAY
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 | HDR | BAY |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 1989 | 2002 |
| Inventor | Greg Ward | Casio |
| Status | active | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR support | Supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use HDR
- Your source file is already in HDR.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to BAY.
- HDR is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use BAY
- Your target workflow expects BAY.
- Improve delivery compatibility with BAY.
- BAY is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert HDR to BAY?
Convert to BAY when preserving compatibility with an older camera archive or recovering original raw captures from that ecosystem.
In most modern photo workflows, BAY is a source to normalize into DNG, TIFF, or a contemporary editing format.
What changes when converting HDR to BAY?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to BAY adds camera raw data. Moving to BAY removes HDR content.
What should I review after converting HDR to BAY?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.