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RAF at a glance
RAF
Fujifilm's digital-camera identity tied raw capture not just to sensor data but also to a brand-specific color and workflow story, which gives RAF a recognizably different practical role from some rival raw families.
PNM Raw at a glance
PNM Raw
PNM survived because engineers kept needing a no-drama raster family for scripts, fixtures, codecs, and image-processing experiments where the format should not be the hard part.
Format comparison
| Feature | RAF | PNM Raw |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2000 | 1988 |
| Inventor | Fujifilm | Jef Poskanzer |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use RAF
- Your source file is already in RAF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to PNM Raw.
- RAF is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use PNM Raw
- Your target workflow expects PNM Raw.
- Improve delivery compatibility with PNM Raw.
- PNM Raw is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert RAF to PNM Raw?
Convert to PNM raw when you need a no-frills lossless raster format for scripts, benchmarking, image-processing experiments, or toolchains that prefer direct pixel access with minimal container complexity.
It is especially useful as an intermediate representation between automated processing steps.
What changes when converting RAF to PNM Raw?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to PNM Raw removes camera raw data.
What should I review after converting RAF to PNM Raw?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.