The advantage of Bayer RAW is that you get an image that has much greater flexibility for editing. It is fast to display and has great quality because it is made by fusing multiple capture frames using Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, or Night mode.Īlso, it has a small file size because it uses advanced lossy compression. The advantage of processed HEIC or JPEGs are that you get a final image baked by Apple. Whereas a Bayer-pattern RAW file is like going to the grocer and getting the raw ingredients to make a cake. That presentation used a great analogy to describe the two formats.Ī processed HEIC or JPEG is like going to a bakery and ordering a multilayer cake. The differences and advantages of these two approaches was well-described in the WWDC 2016 session titled “Advances in iOS photography”. Then starting in iOS 10, we supported capturing Bayer-pattern RAW sensor data and storing that in a DNG file.
Let’s start with, What is a ProRAW? For some time, Apple devices have been able to fully leverage our Image Signal Processor to capture beautiful HEIC or JPEG images that are ready for display.
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Next, we will discuss how to capture these files, how to store them in a photo library, and how to edit and display them. Today, my colleagues Tuomas Viitanen, Matt Dickoff, and I will be giving a detailed presentation that will show you everything you need to know about the ProRAW image format and how add support for it to your application.įirst, I will describe what makes up a ProRAW file. ♪ Bass music playing ♪ ♪ David Hayward: Hi, my name is David Hayward, and I'm an engineer with the Core Image team.