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TEX at a glance
TEX
Donald Knuth created TeX in response to dissatisfaction with the quality of mathematical typesetting, and its ecosystem later expanded through LaTeX and related tooling.
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 | TEX | CRW |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1978 | 2000 |
| Inventor | Donald Knuth | Canon |
| Status | active | proprietary |
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| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use TEX
- Your source file is already in TEX.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to CRW.
- TEX is commonly used in document 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 TEX 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 TEX to CRW?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting TEX to CRW?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.