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PDB at a glance
PDB
The Palm computing era produced its own document and content ecosystems, and PDB is one of the container patterns that survived from that world.
CRW at a glance
CRW
Early Canon digital-camera workflows used raw formats like CRW before the later EOS raw families stabilized around CR2 and then CR3.
Format comparison
| Feature | PDB | CRW |
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| File type | Ebook | Image |
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| Created year | 1996 | 2000 |
| Inventor | Palm | Canon |
| Status | active | proprietary |
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When to use each format
When to use PDB
- Your source file is already in PDB.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to CRW.
- PDB is commonly used in ebook workflows.
When to use CRW
- Your target workflow expects CRW.
- Improve delivery compatibility with CRW.
- CRW is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PDB to CRW?
Convert to CRW when maintaining compatibility with older Canon raw libraries or recovering historical camera originals.
In most current workflows it is a source to preserve or migrate, not a preferred new output format.
What changes when converting PDB to CRW?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting PDB to CRW?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.