Final Output

The very last stage of processing is to create your invaluable and nearly irreplaceable digital positive. First of all, calling it a negative is technically incorrect and, well, negative. Besides, we have gone well past the point where the image was RAW. You are now making a copy that can be flattened, sized, converted to a more universal format (such as JPEG or TIFF), and assigned the proper color profile for the destination reproduction vehicle. How you create that digital positive will depend on what your purpose is for any given version of a final output file: web, online media, offset printing, or output to a desktop printer. The process may also require switching Color Spaces and Color Management Profiles.