Convert CR2 to TIFF — RAW to Lossless Archive

Convert Canon CR2 RAW files to lossless TIFF for archival or handoff to editors who don’t have RAW software.

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CR2 vs TIFF Comparison

Feature CR2 TIFF
Full Name Canon RAW Version 2 Tagged Image File Format
Lossy Compression ❌ ✅
Lossless Compression ✅ ✅
Transparency ❌ ✅
Animation ❌ ❌
Browser Support No browser support (requires RAW software) No browser support (desktop apps only)
Color Depth 16.7M+ (12/14-bit per channel) 16.7M+ (up to 48-bit)
Typical Use Canon EOS DSLR photos (5D, 7D, Rebel series) Print, archival, professional photography, scanning
Year Introduced 2004 1986

Why Convert CR2 to TIFF?

TIFF is universally supported by image editors and print shops. Converting CR2 to TIFF creates a lossless file anyone can open.

How to Convert CR2 to TIFF

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Upload your CR2 file.

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KoalaPic decodes the RAW sensor data and saves as lossless TIFF.

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Download the TIFF.

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Quality Note

The RAW data is rendered to 8-bit sRGB and stored losslessly. For maximum fidelity, edit the CR2 in dedicated RAW software.

Frequently Asked Questions

For a rendered archive, yes — TIFF stores the decoded image losslessly, so it survives repeated editing and re-saving without artefacts. But neither replaces the CR2 itself, which holds the sensor data both formats discard.

Yes, and that is the main practical reason to convert. A CR2 needs a decoder that understands Canon’s format, while TIFF opens in essentially every imaging application, page-layout tool and print workflow without any plug-in.

8-bit per channel. KoalaPic decodes Canon RAW to 8 bits, so the TIFF carries 16.7 million colours rather than the CR2’s 14-bit depth. That is fine for print delivery; do heavy tonal grading from the CR2 in RAW software instead.

Roughly 90 MB LZW-compressed for a 30.4 MP frame, and about 65 MB from a 22.3 MP 5D Mark III. TIFF stores pixels losslessly, so photographic detail compresses only modestly.
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