BatchFoxRAW files, storage, and keeping your originals.
Plain talk from a photographer who got tired of buying drives. Written by Darius Fowler, founder of BatchFox Studio.
Why zipping your RAW files barely saves any space
Zipping a folder of RAW files barely saves any space. Here is why, what the usual fixes cost you, and what I built instead.
Read itHow to reduce RAW file size without losing your originals
Four real ways to make RAW files take up less room, what each one gets you, and what each one costs you.
Read itShould you convert your RAW files to DNG to save space?
Converting RAW to DNG can save space, but it is a bigger decision than it sounds. Here is what you are actually choosing.
Read it"Lossless" is a promise. Here's how to check it yourself
Two very different promises hide behind the word lossless. Here is a free test, built into Windows, that tells you which one you got.
Read itBefore you delete a single original, here's the order I'd do it in
The safe order to follow before you delete a single original photo, with BatchFox or with anything else.
Read itWhy two cameras get such different results
Why one photographer saves half their folder and another saves a little, and why BatchFox shows you your own number every time.
Read itTry it on your own shoots.
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