Why Shoot in RAW???
With RAW (or DNG) you can always go back to the original unprocessed data at any time after you have made adjustments to your photos.
I tried to use some Kodak paper on my Epson printer--big mistake (package said it was compatible with Epson and it was half the price for twice the sheets). I re-adjusted the photos about five times and never got the prints to look right--always had a green cast in certain areas.
I went back to the Epson paper and the photo still didn't look right after several re-adjustments. By this time it even looked horrible on the screen (I was adjusting by paper output, not by the monitor because the output didn't match the monitor). So, I reset the RAW data to the way it came from the camera, made a couple of very slight adjustments (using the monitor like I should be able to) and the print was exactly the way I wanted it.
If I had used a JPG file, it would have been ruined because once you make a change and save/close the file your data is set. You can never go back.
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