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X RAW STUDIO, explained

X RAW STUDIO is Fujifilm's free app for Mac and Windows that converts RAF files with the camera's own image processor. Plug the camera in over USB, and it develops each RAW exactly as the camera would make the JPEG.

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What does X RAW STUDIO do?

It sends each RAF back to the camera that shot it, with the settings you choose, and saves the camera's render as a JPEG or TIFF. Because the camera's processor does the work, the film simulations look exactly as they do in the camera's JPEGs. You can change the film, Dynamic Range, tone, colour, grain and white balance, convert many files at once, and save your settings as profiles (.FP1, .FP2 or .FP3 files).

How do I set up X RAW STUDIO?

  1. Download X RAW STUDIO from Fujifilm's website and install it on your Mac or Windows PC.
  2. On the camera, press MENU/OK and set CONNECTION MODE to USB RAW CONV./BACKUP RESTORE. Newer cameras also need USB POWER SUPPLY/COMM SETTING set to AUTO.
  3. Connect the camera with a USB data cable and turn it on.
  4. Open X RAW STUDIO, find a folder of RAFs from that camera, change the settings and convert.

If the camera isn't found, check the connection mode first, then the cable: a charging-only cable won't do. Only one app can use the camera at a time.

Which cameras work with X RAW STUDIO?

Cameras from the X-Pro2 and X-T2 on: X100VI, X100V, X100F, X-Pro3, X-Pro2, X-E5, X-E4, X-E3, X-T5, X-T4, X-T3, X-T2, X-T50, X-T30 III, X-T30 II, X-T30, X-T20, X-S20, X-S10, X-H2S, X-H2, X-H1, X-M5, GFX100RF, GFX100S II, GFX100 II, GFX100S, GFX100, GFX50S II, GFX 50R and GFX 50S. Older bodies, and the X-A and X-T100/X-T200 line, don't support USB RAW conversion. Every camera's page says whether it does.

What are its limits?

  • It needs the camera, connected and switched on, for every conversion.
  • Only the camera's own films: an X-T3 can't render Reala Ace or Nostalgic Neg.
  • Mac and Windows only: there's no X RAW STUDIO for iPhone or iPad.
  • Conversion only: no crop, masks or local edits.

Alternatives to X RAW STUDIO

RAF Film Lab does the same USB conversion with the camera on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and also develops RAFs without the camera in all 20 film simulations, measured within about 2 ΔE of the camera. It reads X RAW STUDIO profiles as recipes. Lightroom and Capture One approximate the films with their own profiles.

More: X RAW STUDIO on iPhone and iPad · RAF Film Lab and X RAW STUDIO, in depth

X RAW STUDIORAF Film Lab
Runs onMac, WindowsMac, iPad, iPhone
Develops with the camera's processorYes, over USBYes, over USB
Develops without the cameraNoYes, all 20 films
Films a camera doesn't haveNoYes
Editing after the developNoMasks, curves, colour grading, crop, heal

Questions

Is X RAW STUDIO free?

Yes. Fujifilm offers it free for Mac and Windows.

Is there X RAW STUDIO for iPad or iPhone?

No. RAF Film Lab does the same USB conversion with the camera on iPhone and iPad.

Why doesn't X RAW STUDIO find my camera?

Usually CONNECTION MODE isn't set to USB RAW CONV./BACKUP RESTORE, or the cable only charges. Newer cameras also need USB POWER SUPPLY/COMM SETTING set to AUTO.

Can a camera convert RAFs from another model?

No. A camera only develops RAFs from its own model.

More of RAF Film Lab

Connect camera, import photosSet USB Card Reader on your Fujifilm and copy its RAFs straight into the library. Develop in cameraIn USB RAW Conv. mode, each RAF goes back to the camera's own processor, with your recipe. Develop in Film LabNo camera? All 20 film simulations render on your device, within 2 ΔE of the camera. EditorMask the subject, sky or people in a tap, then light, colour, curves, crop and heal. Recipe ManagementAll your recipes in one place, each a card tinted by its film with its settings at a glance. Adding RecipesFrom a QR code, a link, a .recipe file, your camera's C1–C7, or a screenshot of one. Applying RecipesApply a recipe to one photo or a whole shoot, or write it to a C1–C7 slot on the camera. Sharing RecipesShare a card with a QR code, a link that opens in the app or on the web, or a .recipe file. Ask AI tools to edit for youClaude and other assistants edit over MCP on the Mac; Siri and Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad. iCloud SyncFull RAFs with their edits, ratings and flags on every device, through your own iCloud.
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