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ORF at a glance
ORF
ORF belongs to the long Olympus digital-camera story, especially in the Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds eras where portability and serious editing often coexisted.
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.
Format comparison
| Feature | ORF | HDR |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2003 | 1989 |
| Inventor | Olympus (now OM System) | Greg Ward |
| 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use ORF
- Your source file is already in ORF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to HDR.
- ORF is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use HDR
- Your target workflow expects HDR.
- Improve delivery compatibility with HDR.
- HDR is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert ORF to HDR?
Convert to HDR when you need scene-referred high-dynamic-range image data for rendering, environment lighting, or technical HDR processing.
It is useful for lighting assets and specialized imaging pipelines.
What changes when converting ORF to HDR?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to HDR removes camera raw data. Moving to HDR adds HDR content.
What should I review after converting ORF to HDR?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.