printing RAW

rpenmanparker wrote:

OMG, can't anyone tell when they are mired in a pointless semantic discussion? Everyone here is just splitting hairs. The OP is asking (if not perfectly phrasing the question) whether a RAW converter can print an image generated by the converter from imported RAW data directly without first saving it as a TIFF or JPEG. The answer to this is yes for many, if not most or even all converters. I do it all the time in After Shot Pro, formerly Bibble.

No, the image that is printed is not directly from RAW data. It is from CONVERTED RAW data with or with PP adjustments, but not necessarily converted RAW data that has been saved as a TIFF or JPEG file! You could save the image as a TIFF or JPEG first and then open the saved file and print, but you don't have to.

I am confident that succinct explanation covers everyone's positions. Am I right?

Sheesh! Folks, life is too short for this kind of foolishness.

Robert