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RW2 at a glance
RW2
Panasonic raw support grew alongside Lumix cameras that often sat at the boundary between still-imaging and creator-oriented hybrid workflows.
SRW at a glance
SRW
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 | RW2 | SRW |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2008 | 2010 |
| Inventor | Panasonic (Lumix) | Samsung |
| Status | proprietary | 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 | Supported | Supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use RW2
- Your source file is already in RW2.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to SRW.
- RW2 is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use SRW
- Your target workflow expects SRW.
- Improve delivery compatibility with SRW.
- SRW is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert RW2 to SRW?
Convert to SRW when preserving Samsung-origin raw captures or maintaining compatibility with a Samsung camera archive.
It is mainly an archival and editing format rather than a modern delivery target.
What changes when converting RW2 to SRW?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting RW2 to SRW?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.