On Nov 22, 2007 1:56 AM, Barcex barcexwiki@gmail.com wrote:
The disadvantage is that RAW files will not be directly usable in Wikimedia projects. RAW images can be processed automatically and transformed on the fly into JPGs, but the quality will not be good in most cases. So even uploading RAW, someone has also to upload a processed JPG file in order to have an usable copy.
I'm not saying we should not allow RAW pictures, I'm just saying that we should not encourage to upload RAW-only versions. Or... we should have a team with enough expertise to produce good quality JPGs from that RAW pictures.
Yes, especially considering their size.
It would be very handy to have, for example, copies of all featured pictures in RAW format, especially since these are more likely to be used in non-web contexts.