In this post, we are going to show you how to convert CR2 images to various standard image formats like PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, and more. CR2 (Canon Raw Version 2) is a raw image file format that is used to store images captured by Canon digital cameras.
Being a raw image, the file size of CR2 images is too large which makes it hard to share. Plus, it is only supported in a few third-party applications and can’t be viewed or edited in regular image software. Hence, you need to convert CR2 images to common image formats like PNG, JPG, GIF, etc. to make it easy to open, view, edit, or share. Let us check out how.
How to convert CR2 to JPG offline free?
To convert CR2 to JPG for free offline, you can download and install a free image converter software on your computer. There are some raw image converters using which you can import CR2 images and convert them to JPG format quickly. PhotoScape, SageThumbs, digiKam, and ImBatch are some examples of offline CR2 image converter software. Besides that, you can even use the popular image editing software Paint.NET to convert CR2 to JPG. We have discussed the detailed steps below, so check out.
How do I convert CR2 to PNG?
There are some free online tools to convert CR2 to PNG. You can use Zamzar, Convertio, AnyConv, or MiConv web service to quickly convert your CR2 images to PNG format. Apart from that, you can also use a desktop application like XnConvert for CR2 to PNG conversion.
How to convert CR2 to PNG, JPG, GIF in Windows 11/10
You can convert a CR2 image to commonly used formats like PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, and more using two methods. Here are the two methods:
- Use a free desktop application to convert CR2 to other image formats offline.
- Use a free online tool to convert CR2 to PNG, JPEG, GIF, etc.
- Convert CR2 images in Paint.NET using an additional plugin.
1] Use a free desktop application to convert CR2 to other image formats offline
If you want to perform the conversion offline, you can use a desktop application that lets you convert a CR2 image to various other image formats. There are plenty of free image converters that can also convert raw images. Chasys Draw IES Converter is one such software using which you can perform CR2 image conversion.
Chasys Draw IES Converter is an image converter that can be used for converting cameras as well as other standard image formats. It is a part of the image processing suite called Chasys Draw IES that you can download from here. You can then install the software on your computer and launch the Chasys Draw IES Converter application on your computer.
Next, in the opened GUI, choose the source folder where you have stored the input CR2 images. The good thing about this software is that it lets you batch convert CR2 images. Plus, it supports a lot of output formats to convert CR2 images including JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TGA, WebP, etc.
Once you have selected the source folder, press the Next button, select the target folder to save the resulting files, and click on Next. Now, select the target image format and follow the prompted instructions to complete the conversion process.
Another software that allows you to convert CR2 images to JPG is PhotoScape. It provides a Raw Converter tool that can be used for converting raw images like CR2 to JPG format. However, it only supports JPG as output. If you want to convert CR2 to PNG, GIF, BMP, or some other format, consider using some other software we have listed here.
Some other software that you can use for converting CR2 images to common image formats are:
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2] Use a free online tool to convert CR2 to PNG, JPEG, GIF, etc.
Another method to convert your CR2 images to PNG, JPEG, GIF, and other formats is to try a free online tool. Online tools like FreeConvert, image.online-convert, CloudConvert, and OnlineConvertFree can be used to convert CR2 images to multiple formats.
It is very easy to convert CR2 images online. If you want to use CloudConvert, open its website in a preferred web browser and then import one or multiple input CR2 images. After that, set the output format for each added image. It supports formats like BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, WEBP, PS, EPS, PSD, etc. Furthermore, it also lets you customize output settings like width, height, fit, quality, etc. When done, press the Convert button to start the image conversion.
Similarly, you can use other mentioned online CR2 image converter tools.
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3] Convert CR2 images in Paint.NET using an additional plugin
If you use Paint.NET on your computer, you can convert CR2 images through it. However, to do that, you will be required to install an additional plugin.
Paint.Net doesn’t natively support camera raw images. Hence, you need to add an additional plugin to make it open, edit, and convert raw images. There are multiple raw image plugins for Paint.Net available on the internet. We will be using this plugin called RAW FileType from forums.getpaint.net. Let us see how to use this plugin to convert CR2 images to PNG, JPG, and other formats in Paint.NET.
How to convert CR2 images in Paint.NET?
To start with, make sure you have Paint.NET already installed on your system. After that, download the RAW FileType plugin from forums.getpaint.net. Once downloaded, extract the ZIP folder and from the extracted folder, copy the following files and folders:
- RawFileType.dll
- RawFileTypeOptions.txt
- LibRaw
Now, open File Explorer using Win+E and navigate to the FileTypes folder in the installation directory of Paint.NET. By default, you will find it at the following location: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\FileTypes. Next, paste the previously copied files and folder in this location.
After that, start the Paint.NET application and click on the File > Open option to import the source CR2 image. You can now edit the image if you want. Once done, go to the File menu and press the Save as option. In the appeared dialog, you can set the Save as type to a supported image format like PNG, JPG, BMP, TIFF, TGA, WebP, etc. Finally, click on the Save button to convert the CR2 image.
Download this plugin from here.
Hope this tutorial helps!
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