File format for import

Posted by Bojan on Apr 04, 2017; 11:43pm
URL: http://astroimagej.170.s1.nabble.com/File-format-for-import-tp654.html

Hi,
A total newbie here....
So far for years I was using Canon DSLR for AP.
I would like to jump into something more serious now.

After installation of AIJ I tried to open some RAW images, but CR2  format is not supported.
Then I converted CR2 into TIFF format (using Canon's DPP), then convert that into FITS by means of Astrometry.net plate solver.
Is this a good enough way of doing this? It seems too many steps are involved and I am questioning the linearity of the resulting FITS file and it's suitability for photometry.

Thank you in advance!
Bojan