If you have purchased a professional camera, then one of the constant problems for you can be working with RAW files. The file extensions for these files vary depending on the camera manufacturer. Since Canon is one of the most popular cameras among photographers, you will most likely have to deal with the CR2 format.
What is CR2
Cr2 format images save all information recorded from the camera sensor to a file. Because of this, they are large and not easy to work with. Also, not everyone knows how to open them, since most image editing programs do not support this extension.
That is why for further work you will need to convert such files to a more common format such as.
Websites to convert cr2 online
Convertio.co
This site supports various types of conversions, including audio, video and presentation. Besides cr2, it also works with formats such as ARW, 3FR, DCR, HDR and more. To convert cr2 to jpeg, whether you need to download the desired file from your computer, dropbox, google drive or by link, select the source format and click the "Convert" button, which will appear immediately after selecting and uploading the photo to the server. This site supports multiple conversions of several files at once.
Freefileconvert.com
On this site, you can also download a file from your computer, via a link, or from cloud storage. All you need to do is find the file on your device, load it into the "Input file" field, select the output file format and click the "Convert" button.
Coolutils.com
The free online version of this site supports all the options you need (you only need to pay for the program that is installed on your computer). To convert cr2 files on this site, upload a photo by clicking on the "Select files" button. In the second column, select the desired source file format. You can also adjust some editing options, such as resize and rotate the image. After the conversion is over, download the files by clicking the "Download converted files" button.
Raw.pics.io browser extension
This extension is specifically designed to convert various RAW file formats to a more common extension. It is currently supported by Google Chrome, Safari and Mozilla browsers.
To install the extension, you need to go to the site and click the Go to app button.
- After installing the extension, you will be presented with a page.
- To start converting, just drag the files to the browser window or load them by clicking on the "Open files from computer" button.
- Click the "Save all" button, then "Save selected". To convert the file to JPEG format, you need the latest updates of your browser.
- The converted files will be saved in the default downloads folder.
