How does the web converter handle X-Trans?

RAF is Fujifilm's RAW format, used by every Fujifilm X-series and GFX medium-format camera. RAF files contain the unprocessed sensor data from Fuji's distinctive X-Trans sensor (or Bayer sensor on entry-level X-bodies and GFX), embedded film-simulation metadata, and a JPEG preview. Converting to JPG produces a finished image suitable for any destination that doesn't read RAF natively.

Fujifilm photographers have a unique relationship with their JPGs because of the film-simulation system. Provia, Velvia, Astia, Classic Chrome, Acros — each maps to a specific in-camera colour science that Fuji shooters often prefer over RAW. Many Fuji users shoot SOOC (straight out of camera) and only fall back to RAF when they need recovery latitude.

The web converter applies a neutral profile that approximates Provia/Standard. For exact film-simulation output, process the RAF in Capture One (which has full Fuji simulation support) or Fuji's own X RAW Studio. The neutral output is faithful but not Fuji-stylised.

Reasons to convert RAF to JPG usually come down to compatibility, file-size, or specific feature requirements. Common situations:

• An app or platform only accepts JPG uploads.
• You need a feature unique to JPG (e.g. transparency, vector scaling, animation, multi-page pages, etc.) that RAF doesn't provide.
• You're optimising file size — modern formats often produce smaller files than the older format you started with.
• You need a single archival format across a project so files behave consistently in the same viewer.

1. Open the RAF → JPG tool on jpg.now.
2. Drag your RAF file onto the drop zone, or click Select files. You can drop a whole folder of files at once.
3. The output is fixed to JPG. If the format supports extra options (page size, transparency background, quality, EXIF stripping), tweak them in the right-hand panel.
4. Click Convert. The job runs on our server and finishes in a few seconds for typical photos.
5. Download the result. Files stay in storage for 24 hours and are then permanently deleted.

The entire flow is free for the first 10 jobs per day with no signup required. A free account doubles that quota; a premium plan removes the limit entirely.

• Fuji X-Trans demosaicing is more complex than standard Bayer because of the 6×6 pixel pattern. The web converter handles X-Trans correctly but may render shadow detail differently from Capture One's specialised X-Trans engine.
• If you want film-simulation accuracy in the JPG output, process the RAF in X RAW Studio (free, Fuji-only) before this step — it lets you pick simulations directly.
• GFX medium-format RAFs (50 MP, 100 MP) produce very large JPGs (15–25 MB at Q95). Consider Q88 for web delivery to keep file sizes manageable.
• Always keep the RAF — film-simulation reprocessing in newer Fuji firmware sometimes improves shadow rendering, and that's only accessible from the RAW.
• If you shoot RAF + JPG and want the camera's exact JPG, just use the original JPG rather than reconverting from the RAF — the web converter's output won't match the in-camera film simulation.