What exactly is happening to a Raw photo when it becomes a JPEG and what about Raw photos are so preferable for photo editing

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What exactly is happening to a Raw photo when it becomes a JPEG and what about Raw photos are so preferable for photo editing

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When a RAW becomes a JPEG there is lossy compression going on. The JPEG format is more convenient for storage and sending by sacrificing some of the original image quality.

RAW retains as much data as possible, and therefore is the preferred format for editing.

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