What does Raw mean?

Raw designates a file format used by digital cameras. While taking pictures the camera writes all the sensor's informations one to one, no manipulations take effect. Images are recorded in a proprietary format no regular imaging program can deal with. Like rough diamonds waiting for the shape giving grinding they still await interpretation and refinement. That's why the the term "raw" was chosen.

Manipulating raw data is in fact pretty simple, if one uses the software provided by the manufacturer or any other third party product. That's what raw-converter.com is about: available software, worksteps and raw enabled cameras .