Ever since digital single-lens reflex cameras came about, photographers and hobbyists have been fascinated with the camera's ability to shoot in the RAW format. This advanced image format allows the photographer to adjust exposure, white balance, and other stuff after the photo has been shot and loaded into the computer. So how come most pros shoot JPEG and noobs shoot RAW?
Because noobs have no life, that's why. Shooting a picture in RAW format is like using up an entire roll of toilet paper just to wipe your butt once. RAW files eat up valuable resources to produce the same results as a JPEG files.
Let's compare.
 JPEG / 8-bit / 2 MB | RAW / 12-bit / 2 TB |
On my PowerMac G5, a 2 MB JPEG file takes about a second to load in Photoshop. Maybe 2 seconds. Sometimes 3, but let's say 2. And let's say I run a Photoshop Action that takes up 4 seconds, so the total is 6 seconds. So if I'm batch processing 200 JPEG files at 6 seconds per file, it'll take 20 minutes to finish. I can take a lunch break during that time.
I did a shoot with RAW files, so I decided to take a vacation. By the time I'm back in the United States, the 200 files should be almost finished.
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