Convert cr2 files online
Open Raw.pics.io page
Click "Open files from computer"
Select cr2 files from your computer
Press "Save All" button on the left to convert all the files or select files from the bottom film strip and choose "Save selected"
Specify converting options such as size, format, etc.
Find converted files in your browser Downloads folder
It happens when you need to view or convert some cr2 files but there’s no appropriate software on your computer. In this case you need to find a software, install that, and sometimes pay for it up front.
Our service is designed to avoid all that hassle. Just open the app and start viewing and converting your Canon raw files right in the browser.
Get right sized jpg files
Converting your cr2 files into jpg format isn’t the only feature of our tool. Our app allows you to get right size and even adjust DPI of the resulting file. Moreover, it’s not a problem to perform this operation for a number of files in a few clicks.
Just drop your raw files into our app and convert them in just a few clicks. Besides, you may resize jpg files using our service.
Super safe Canon Raw to JPG conversion
Unlike other converting services, raw.pics.io doesn’t upload your files to the Internet. That means your files never leave your computer. Another upside of our technology is that conversion of your raw files is fast and doesn’t affect your traffic consumption.
Instantly share Canon raw files
You can’t post a cr2 file on Facebook because this format of files is not supported there. With our service you can share your cr2 file right from your browser. You still don’t need to install any other software or upload your files to the Internet. Everything is performed right on your computer, under your full control.
What is CR2?
A file with an extension CR2 is a photo made with the help of Canon digital camera. It’s one of the many so-called RAW file formats. CR2 images are unprocessed and uncompressed photos where the data is saved exactly as it was captured by the sensor with no losses. These files also contain a lot of valuable metadata.
How to open and view a CR2 file?
CR2 is a proprietary format, which means that you can’t easily open and view these files on a regular computer or mobile device. If you want to view and convert your CR2 photos into more a standard JPEG format, you’ll have to use some of the specialized editing tools than you’ll need to acquire and install on your computer. Alternatively, you could use free online converter raw.pics.io. With its help you can open and view CR2 images wherever you are. You can also resize your images, modify them in multiple ways, and even convert into JPG or PNG, without touching the original file. All these operations happen directly in the browser, which is also very secure.
CR2 pros and cons
Similar to other RAW images, uncompressed CR2 photos are of much higher quality than JPEGs. Another great thing about CR2 files, which is also true for other RAW images, is the fact that you can post-process them. It means that you can modify the data which is stored inside the file with the help of online editor and convertor, such as raw.pics.io, and later saved into the file. However, CR2 format also has a number of serious disadvantages. In the first place, they are not as flexible as more standardized JPGs or PNGs. You need to find special software or use raw.pics.io, in order to open, resize, and convert your CR2 files. Besides, these files are normally very large in comparison with JPG photos, which makes them much less transferrable.