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SR2 at a glance
SR2
Convert to SR2 when maintaining an archive of older Sony raws or preserving compatibility with an earlier Sony camera workflow.
In most modern pipelines it is a source or recovery target rather than a preferred new output.
MD at a glance
MD
Convert to Markdown when the output should remain easy to edit in plain text, store in Git, review in diffs, or feed into automated publishing systems.
It is ideal for documentation, articles, developer guides, release notes, and notes that will later be rendered into richer formats.
Use Markdown when semantic structure matters more than exact page layout.
Format comparison
| Feature | SR2 | MD |
|---|---|---|
| File type | Image | Document |
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| Compression / quality | raw | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | medium |
| Compatibility | limited | broad |
| Editability | high | moderate |
| Created year | 2003 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Sony | John Gruber and Aaron Swartz |
| Status | proprietary | active |
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| Archival suitability | strong | strong |
| Metadata handling | rich | moderate |
| Delivery profile | limited | strong |
| Workflow fit | source | exchange |
| Vector scaling | ❌ | ❌ |
When to use each format
When to use SR2
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage sensor information.
When to use MD
- authoring
- review and collaboration
- distribution
- Readable in raw plain text.
FAQs
Why convert SR2 to MD?
Convert to Markdown when the output should remain easy to edit in plain text, store in Git, review in diffs, or feed into automated publishing systems.
It is ideal for documentation, articles, developer guides, release notes, and notes that will later be rendered into richer formats.
Use Markdown when semantic structure matters more than exact page layout.
What changes when converting SR2 to MD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Size profile changes from large in SR2 to medium in MD. Quality profile changes from raw in SR2 to depends in MD. Editability profile changes from high in SR2 to moderate in MD. Compatibility profile changes from limited in SR2 to broad in MD. Metadata profile changes from rich in SR2 to moderate in MD. Delivery profile changes from limited in SR2 to strong in MD. Workflow profile changes from source in SR2 to exchange in MD.
What should I review after converting SR2 to MD?
Check the exported file for Feature sets vary significantly across implementations.; The simplicity that made Markdown popular also created years of portability ambiguity..