Convert CR2 to JPG

CR2 format is a type of RAW images. For this case, These are pictures taken with a Canon digital camera. Files of this type contain information that comes directly from the camera's sensor.. They are not processed in any way and are oversized. Sharing these types of photos is not very convenient, so users have a natural desire to convert them to a more suitable format. The best format for this is JPG.

How to convert CR2 to JPG

The question of converting image files from one format to another comes up quite often among users. There are several alternatives to do it. Many popular graphics programs offer a conversion function. At the same time, there are computer programs designed specifically for this purpose.

Method 1: Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is the world's most popular graphic editor. It is superbly balanced to work with digital cameras from various manufacturers, including Canon. You can convert CR2 files to JPG with it in three clicks.

1. Open the CR2 file.
   No need to choose the file type specifically, CR2 is included in the list of default formats compatible with Photoshop.
2. Using the key combination “Ctrl + Shift + S”, convert the file by specifying the type of format to be saved as JPG.
   You can do the same using the menu “Proceedings”. and selecting the option there “Save as”.
3. If required, adjust the settings of the JPG created. If you are satisfied, just click “AGREE”..

This completes the conversion.

Method 2: Xnview.

The Xnview program has much less tools compared to Photoshop. But it is more compact, cross-platform and also easily open CR2 files.

The file conversion procedure here follows exactly the same pattern as in Adobe Photoshop, so no further explanation is required.

Method 3: Faststone Image Viewer

Another viewer that can be used to convert CR2 to JPG format is Faststone Image Viewer. This program has a functionality and interface very equivalent to that of Xnview. To convert one format to another, you don't even need to open the file there. To do this, necessary:

1. Select the desired file in the program explorer window.
2. Using the option “Save as”. from the menu. “Proceedings”. or a combination of keys “Ctrl + S”to convert the file. The program will immediately offer to save it in JPG format.

Therefore, en Fasstone Image Viewer, converting CR2 to JPG is even easier.

Method 4: Total Image Converter

Unlike the previous ones, the main purpose of this program is exactly to convert image files from one format to another, and this manipulation can be done in batches of files.

Descarga Total Image Converter

Thanks to its intuitive interface, conversion is not difficult even for a beginner.

1. Select the CR2 file in the program explorer and click the JPEG icon in the conversion formats line at the top of the window.
2. Set the file name and path and click the button “Start”..
3. Wait for the message that the conversion was successful appears and close the window.

The files have become.

Method 5: standard photoconverter

This software is very equivalent to the previous one in principle. With “Photo Converter Standard” can convert both single files and batch files. The program is paid, the trial version is provided only for 5 days.

Descarga Photo Converter Standard.

File conversion is done in a few steps:

1. Select a CR2 file using the drop-down list “records”.
2. Select the type of file to convert and click the button “Start”..
3. Wait for the conversion procedure to complete and close the window.

A new JPG file has been created.

From the above examples, you can see that converting from CR2 to JPG format is not a difficult hurdle. The list of programs that convert one format to another can continue. But they all have operating principles similar to those discussed in the post., and the user will not have difficulties to understand them if he knows the instructions given previously.

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