Re: Re: Re: Open Canon RAW files with GIMP

[Norman Silverstone <norman littletank org>]

> Develop in UFRaw will create a jpeg file - which is a lossy format.
> When I edit this file in GIMP and save it as jpeg again, there will be
> even more information lost. 

Surely, the image can be saved as .xcf wheb savibg from Gimp. The
problem is that f-spot cannot handle .xcf files.
> 
> On the other hand, I could first create a lossless tif or png file in
> UFRaw, edit this file in GIMP and save it as jpeg. But that leads to
> the same problem I mentioned before: F-Spot will not know the jpeg
> file unless it will be imported manually. Instead I will have even two
> useless tif (or png) files.
> 
> My intention is to create a jpeg file directly out of a RAW file
> inside F-Spot. "Develop in UFRaw" is great, but there are still some
> features missing in UFRaw (e.g. sharpening), so I need GIMP
> additionally.

I suppose the answer is not to use f-spot.

Norman