.RAW File Extension
- Category: Camera Raw Files
- Format: Binary
What are .RAW files and how to open them?
Can't open .RAW file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .RAW file.
What is a .RAW file extension?
.RAW file extension has been classified as Camera Raw Files. The format of .RAW file is Binary
.RAW is Raw Image Data File
A RAW file is an image generated by digital cameras such as Panasonic, Leica, and Casio cameras. It contains uncompressed, raw image data that can be adjusted for exposure and white balance using software that supports the format. RAW files are used for storing unaltered image data as captured by a digital camera's CCD.
RAW files are used to produce higher quality images since the format stores data captured from a camera's sensor in an uncompressed format. RAW files do not lose data like JPEG files do when they are compressed. However, RAW files can be very large in size because they are not compressed. This is the tradeoff between lower-quality, smaller images and higher-quality, larger images.
NOTE: RAW files may also be created by image generation software, although this is not as common.
List of all softwares that can open the Raw Image Data File
| Windows | | File Viewer Plus | | Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 | | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 | | Corel PaintShop Pro 2019 | | ACD Systems ACDSee 2018 | | ACD Systems Canvas X 2019 | | Google Picasa | | RawTherapee | | Microsoft Windows Photos | | GIMP with UFRaw plug-in | |
| Mac | | Apple Preview | | Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 | | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 | | Google Picasa | | GIMP with UFRaw plug-in | | MacPhun ColorStrokes | |
| Linux | | RawTherapee | | digiKam | | UFRaw | | GIMP with UFRaw plug-in | |
File Type 2 Dolphin Wii and Gamecube Emulator Game Save File
Category: Game Files
Game save file for Wii and Gamecube Memory Card files; contains game save data.
Dolphin is an open source emulator used for running Nintendo Wii and GameCube games on the Windows, Linux and Mac OSX operating systems.
The Dolphin Wii and GameCube consoles emulator uses the RAW file type as a save file for Wii and Gamecube Memory Card files. Although the Dolphin emulator cannot itself open the RAW file type, it can use it as a save for games.
List of all softwares that can open the Dolphin Wii and Gamecube Emulator Game Save File
File Type 3 Raw Audio Data
Category: Audio Files Format: Binary
Uncompressed PCM (pulse code modulation) signed audio data file; contains raw audio data stored in a binary format; does not contain any header information or use an audio codec.
List of all softwares that can open the Raw Audio Data
| Windows | | NCH Switch | | NCH WavePad | | Adobe Audition CC 2019 | | Audacity | | MAGIX SpectraLayers Pro | | FMJ-Software Awave Audio | |
| Mac | | NCH Switch | | NCH WavePad | | Audacity | | MAGIX SpectraLayers Pro | |