jpeg is easier. Raw is ultimately better for tweeking. I don't do much tweeking, but having fun playing. I am using a new program my mother bought me called Photshop Elements 6. I wasn't sure if it processed RAW or not, but apparantly it does. HEY it was free. $100 at Bestbuy. I was eyeballing Photoshop CS3, or whatever, but thats $600 bucks. I'll see how this works. Most of my photos have been in automode, time to break out of the box I guess.