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SVGZ at a glance
SVGZ
SVG was developed by the W3C SVG Working Group starting in 1998, after six competing vector graphics submissions. SVG 1.0 became a W3C Recommendation on 4 September 2001, with SVGZ as the compressed variant.
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 | SVGZ | CRW |
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| File type | Vector | Image |
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| Created year | 2001 | 2000 |
| Inventor | World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) | Canon |
| Status | active | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use SVGZ
- Your source file is already in SVGZ.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to CRW.
- SVGZ is commonly used in vector 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 SVGZ 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 SVGZ to CRW?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to CRW removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting SVGZ to CRW?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.