Saving RAW files

Discuss Photomator and photo editing.
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2021-07-06 02:48:44

I am pretty new to Pixelmator Photo, and I am confused about saving RAW files. I have read everything I can find on the website and in this forum, but I still am unsure whether I am saving my files correctly. I have been using the Share function in Pixelmator Photo to move unedited RAW files to the Photos app. However, when I reopen the files in Pixelmator Photo, the metadata shows they are JPEG files. How should I be saving these to Photos to edit later in Pixelmator Photo?
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2021-07-08 14:02:01

Hey there. Are you reopening the edited images by sharing them from Photos directly or do you use the Photos browser in Pixelmator Photo?

Essentially, all you'd need to do is make sure nondestructive editing is turned on — the changes will then save to Photos automatically. Such images will be marked with a chain badge in the Photos browser to indicate they've been edited and have some nondestructive edits available.