DNG is an open RAW format from Adobe, used by all Adobe product and is beginning to be used by additional products.
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Is switching to DNG worthwhile?
I'm aware of the difference between RAW and DNG file formats. The RAW format is proprietary to the camera manufacturer while DNG is an open standard. DNG files can be compressed without loss of ...
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Which cameras support DNG natively?
Not all cameras support DNG natively. That is, if you want to process DNG files they need to be converted from the camera's proprietary RAW format to DNG afterwards. So, which cameras support DNG ...
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Do I lose anything converting to DNG?
I'd like to convert all my ARW (Sony) files to DNG for several reasons, but the only thing keeping me back from doing it is the fear of losing useful metadata during the conversion. I know that the ...
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What are the advantages of shooting in a proprietary RAW format over DNG?
Personally, I shoot in DNG and avoid the proprietary RAW format for my camera (PEF on a Pentax K200D). I like DNG because it's open and supports embedded metadata, both of which is not true with ...
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Viewing thumbnails of RAW, DNG, PSD, TIFF, and other files in Windows 7
I am curious if there is a way to see thumbnails for more than the default file types (i.e. GIF, JPG, BMP, PNG) in Windows 7. I tend to use other formats like DNG, CRW, CR2, TIFF, etc., and sadly, ...
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Will converting images to DNG improve post-processing performance in Lightroom?
I would like to know if converting my RAW files to DNG will improve the overall speed of Lightroom. The most painful issue is that it takes between 5 and 10 seconds to get my 1:1 image rendered when I ...
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Why would one want to include the original RAW inside of a DNG?
I'm interested in starting to convert my photos to DNG instead of NEF, because it allows Lightroom to embed it's metadata into the actual files, and because the "fast indexing" feature makes ...
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Should I convert my JPEG images to DNG in Lightroom 3?
I am new to LR3 and have decided to convert RAW images to DNG on import. However, I have about 8000 or so JPEG images that I have brought in to LR and I am on the fence as to whether to leave them in ...
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Is it worth to keep the preview image in the DNG files?
My camera ( Pentax K-x ) creates DNG files which contain two preview jpeg images. One rather small ( 640x480 ) and a full-size ( 4288x2848 ) image. The second one increases the DNG size by 10%.
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Is there a feasible workaround for Leica M Monochrom DNG files with Apple aperture?
So far Aperture does not support Leica M Monochrom DNG's and the best way I have found to get the files into Aperture is to open the DNG's up in Adobe DNG, export them as TIFFs and import the TIFFs ...
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How to bulk convert Lossless DNGs to Lossy DNG outside Lightroom?
I like the new option of "Lossy DNG" to save some disk space on some of my files. Now I want to convert a part of my existing Lossless DNGs to Lossy DNGs. Lightroom can do that for a couple, but It ...
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Compressing DNG files in Lightroom
I shoot with my Pentax K10d in the DNG format. The camera produces the files in an uncompressed format. I would like to save some disk space by compressing all in a batch process too in Lightroom.
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How to get rid of dead/stuck pixels in a chdk generated DNG?
I am using a canon ixus 300 HS camera and configured it to shoot RAW (DNG) by using CHDK (version: 1.0.0-1825; latest build for ixus 300 HS). At first sight, all seems ok and the DNG's are generated ...
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How can I convert a proprietary raw image format to Adobe DNG?
I have a proprietary raw camera image format taken from a Aptina camera.
Its raw file format is 16bit per color channel, 'GRBG' mode with file extension .raw. No headers, nothing, just plan raw bayer ...
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What's the difference between PEF and DNG RAW formats?
I just recently purchased a Pentax K-r. It has two formats to shoot raw with, PEF and DNG. Are there advantages or disadvantages with using one over the other?
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Saving of Settings of NIK plugins (like Color Efex Pro) per photo
I use Color Efex Pro of NIK a lot. Sometimes just to try out a setting and to know how it looks without feeling the need to save all those huge TIFF files.
There is a possibility to save settings but ...
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Does Adobe DNG Converter remove EXIF information?
I shoot all my pictures in the DNG format (supported natively by the Pentax cameras), but they come uncompressed.
I am now going through the process of compressing my entire library using the Adobe ...
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What's your opinions on DNG format ? Positive and negative [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the advantages of shooting in a proprietary RAW format over DNG?
I have several questions:
- When I convert my Canon CR2 RAW file to Adobe DNG foramt to ...
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Preserving SRW files? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make sure my RAW files are readable in the future?
I'm using GNU/Linux and am an open format guy, so I have a proprietary SRW file from my Samsung camera. Now, ...
