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I've search for the answers here and elsewhere but haven't really got it clear in my mind, so I'd like to pick your collective brains please.
I've discovered the joy of Lightroom and of shooting and manipulating in RAW but I am confused over the purpose of the associated JPEG file which I am importing from my Canon; it is currently set to shoot in RAW +JPEG.
When the JPEG is imported it sits stacked with the RAW file, and I can't manipulate it.
And why would I when I can use the RAW file?
So what function does the JPEG file perform? Is it just cluttering up my hard drive?
I notice that in the Metadata it describes a sidecar file as JPEG.
Is this the same file? I thought the Metadata and RAW manipulations were stored within the LR catalogue.
Presumably if I switch to shooting in RAW only then this will be resolved as there is no associated JPEG to import. Are there disadvantages to this approach?
Rather rashly I decide to go through some of my folders in Window Explorer and delete some of the JPEGs to see what would happen. Occasionally I get a message (via an icon in Grid view) to say a sidecar file is missing and do I want to Track it or Forget it. If I click Forget then the only consequence seems to be that the field in the Metadata describing the sidecar file as a JPEG disappears, although the the information overlay still describes the file as .cr2+jpg. Should I be more worried
Lastly, what exactly is a sidecar file and where does it reside? I've also heard of .xmp sidecars - what are these?
As you can see the more I delve the more question I come up with
Help please :?
I've discovered the joy of Lightroom and of shooting and manipulating in RAW but I am confused over the purpose of the associated JPEG file which I am importing from my Canon; it is currently set to shoot in RAW +JPEG.
When the JPEG is imported it sits stacked with the RAW file, and I can't manipulate it.
And why would I when I can use the RAW file?
So what function does the JPEG file perform? Is it just cluttering up my hard drive?
I notice that in the Metadata it describes a sidecar file as JPEG.
Is this the same file? I thought the Metadata and RAW manipulations were stored within the LR catalogue.
Presumably if I switch to shooting in RAW only then this will be resolved as there is no associated JPEG to import. Are there disadvantages to this approach?
Rather rashly I decide to go through some of my folders in Window Explorer and delete some of the JPEGs to see what would happen. Occasionally I get a message (via an icon in Grid view) to say a sidecar file is missing and do I want to Track it or Forget it. If I click Forget then the only consequence seems to be that the field in the Metadata describing the sidecar file as a JPEG disappears, although the the information overlay still describes the file as .cr2+jpg. Should I be more worried
Lastly, what exactly is a sidecar file and where does it reside? I've also heard of .xmp sidecars - what are these?
As you can see the more I delve the more question I come up with
Help please :?