I Received an ORF File by E-mail. How should I Open It?

We got this question from a reader who had just been sent an e-mail with an ORF file attached and wasn’t sure whether opening such files is safe or not. Moreover, if it is safe, what software would he need to open it? Because Windows did not seem to be able to handle the file with the regular programs installed.

• I Received an ORF File by E-mail. How should I Open It?

10 Popular Processing Operations

Are you worried that editing a large group of images requires having advanced image design software installed on your computer? And programs such as Corel or Adobe Photoshop not only tend to be quite pricy, but also require a powerful computer, take up a lot of space on your hard drive and are not necessarily easy to use?

• Image Editing Made Easy: 10 Popular Processing Operations

Convert DNG to JPG: As Easy as 1-2-3

If you are among the fans of the DNG format, you will certainly need at some point to be able to convert DNGs into a format that is smaller, easier to archive and transfer. And if you want to opt for a format that is both popular and compatible with any image viewer, that can be easily uploaded on photo sharing websites and opened by any browser without requiring extra applications or plug-ins (even when you are using your smartphone or tablet), than JPEG will fit all your needs. So here are 3 easy steps to convert your DNGs into JPGs:

• Convert DNG to JPG: As Easy as 1-2-3

3 Tips for Integrating TIF Conversion in your Custom Solution

The TIF (Tagged Image File) format is often preferred by photographers because of the image quality it provides, as well as its compression features and availability for editing. TIFs provide high colour-depth images and smaller processing times than, for example, EPS or AI files. Apart from photography, the TIF format is also used in the professional printing or publishing industry and in graphic art.
As opposed to JPEGs, which provide a “lossy compression” of the image, TIF files can ensure a “lossless” compression, thus retaining all the image details with increased accuracy. This, however, also means that uncompressed TIF files tend to get very large and are more difficult to store or share.

• 3 Tips for Integrating TIF Conversion in your Custom Solution