ARW to SVG Converter

ARW (Alpha Raw Workflow) is Sony's proprietary RAW image format, used by the full Sony Alpha lineup — the A6000, A6400, A6700 APS-C mirrorless series; the A7 III, A7 IV, A7R V, A7S III, and A7C full-frame mirrorless bodies; the A9 III and A1 sports cameras; and the cinema-grade FX3, FX30, and ZV-E1. ARW files store 12 or 14 bits of unprocessed sensor data per channel before any of Sony's Creative Style profiles, Dynamic Range Optimizer (DRO), sharpening, or noise reduction is applied. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML-based format for two-dimensional graphics, used in web browsers, design applications, and document workflows. The AT USE ARW to SVG converter decodes the Sony RAW file server-side, rasterizes the image, and embeds the result inside an SVG wrapper — producing a valid SVG file that carries the decoded pixel data from your Sony camera in a format compatible with SVG-native tools and pipelines.

The output is a rasterized SVG: the decoded ARW pixel data is re-encoded as a PNG, base64-encoded, and embedded as a data URI inside an SVG <image> element. It is not a vector tracing of the photograph. Scaling the output above its native pixel resolution will produce pixelation, the same as any raster image would.

How to convert ARW to SVG

1. Click Upload ARW and select your Sony RAW file. The 20 MB upload limit covers ARW files from Sony's APS-C lineup (A6000 series, ZV-E10) and many files from full-frame bodies in compressed or lossy-compressed RAW modes.
2. The converter reads the ARW container, decodes the raw sensor stream using ImageMagick's dcraw-compatible decoder, and applies a neutral tone curve with auto white balance. Sony's Creative Style profiles and DRO adjustments are not applied — the result appears flatter than the camera's in-camera JPEG, which is expected for any neutral RAW decode.
3. Select a maximum output width if the option is available. A full-resolution 24 MP Sony ARW produces a very large SVG file — setting a maximum output width (1200 px or 2400 px) keeps the SVG at a size practical for web or document use.
4. Click Convert. The server encodes the decoded image as a lossless PNG, base64-encodes that PNG, and constructs an SVG document with the correct viewBox, width, and height attributes matching the output dimensions.
5. Click Download SVG and verify the file opens correctly in a browser, Inkscape, or Figma before deploying it to your project.

Both the ARW upload and the SVG output are deleted from the server immediately after your download completes. No account required, no watermark on output.

Technical details

ARW is a TIFF-based RAW container used across Sony's Alpha camera range. The format supports three internal compression modes: uncompressed (raw sensor data at full bit depth, largest files), losslessly compressed (exact pixel recovery at smaller file sizes), and lossy compressed (smallest files with high visual quality, sufficient for non-archival uses). The AT USE converter decodes the raw image stream — not the embedded JPEG preview that ARW files also carry — which gives access to the full dynamic range of the Sony capture rather than the processed preview JPEG.

SVG is an XML text format. The SVG <image> element accepts a base64 data URI as its href attribute, embedding the PNG directly inside the SVG document rather than referencing an external file. This self-contained structure means the SVG file renders the Sony photograph anywhere an SVG renderer is available — in browsers, Inkscape, Figma, Illustrator, or any SVG-capable viewing application — without requiring a companion PNG file alongside it.

The rasterized-SVG output does not reproduce Sony's per-camera color science. The AT USE decoder produces a technically accurate neutral render: correct exposure and white balance, but without the contrast enhancement, saturation boost, and tone mapping of Sony's Standard Creative Style. For output that matches the look of Sony's own JPEG export, process in Sony Imaging Edge or Adobe Lightroom with your preferred Creative Style applied, then convert the resulting JPEG to SVG.

EXIF metadata from the ARW source — GPS coordinates, capture date, lens information, exposure settings — is not embedded in the SVG output. SVG has no standardized EXIF container. If metadata preservation is required, export the ARW to TIFF or JPEG first; both formats carry embedded EXIF through the conversion.