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+<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
+ type="guide"
+ id="other-raw">
+
+ <info>
+ <link type="guide" xref="index#other"/>
+ <desc>More about RAW support in Shotwell.</desc>
+
+ <link type="next" xref="running" />
+ </info>
+
+ <title>RAW support in Shotwell</title>
+ <p>Some cameras have the ability to store data directly off the sensor
+ and into a file that contains extra color information; this is commonly
+ referred to as 'RAW' or 'camera RAW', and Shotwell supports these files
+ as well.</p>
+
+ <p>Since RAW photographs normally cannot be displayed directly, but must
+ be first developed - that is, have their extra information interpreted and
+ readied for displaying - most cameras will either embed a JPEG inside a
+ RAW-format file, or produce a JPEG alongside the RAW file at the time the
+ snapshot is taken. The latter is referred to throughout this document as
+ RAW+JPEG. If you import a RAW+JPEG pair, Shotwell will
+ keep them paired and treat them as one item in your library.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>When you import a RAW file, you can choose to either use the camera's
+ internally-developed JPEG or Shotwell's by selecting
+ <guiseq><gui>Photos</gui><gui>Developer</gui></guiseq> in the menus.
+ </p>
+
+ <note>
+ <p>
+ Changing between developers will cause all edits made to a photograph
+ to be discarded.
+ </p>
+ </note>
+
+ <p>
+ In order to publish or use a RAW photograph in most other software, it has to be
+ exported first. Shotwell can export your RAW photos in JPEG, PNG, TIFF
+ or BMP format, and, when publishing, will internally export a JPEG version
+ for you and publish that.
+ </p>
+
+</page>