If I have a RAW image which I know is going to require some pretty extensive editing, (more sophisticated than can be done to a RAW image) instead of converting the file straight away as a JPEG, then editing and saving that, will I get significantly better results if I first make a copy of the RAW file as a TIFF, carry out all the work that needs to be done on that TIFF file, and when I have got everything as I want it, then save another version of this final image, as a JPEG?
I realise that each time you open and save a JPEG during extensive editing, (because it's a 'Lossy' file format) you are likely to degrade the quality of the image file, and a TIFF file does not suffer from this issue, but what I don't think I've ever seen anyone comment on, is how great a benefit one is likely to gain, from editing the file as a TIFF, and then once you have completely finished all your editing and resizing etc, saving that file as a JPEG. Does anyone here use this method?