Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I should have said DNG files (which really are just a common RAW format) The DMR spits out 20mb DNGs per shot. Those are what I keep. Eric On 10/21/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > B.D. for my education on RAW and DNG, is it correct that you can opt to > preserve the RAW file unconverted within the DNG as well? I > guess that means that you wouldn't get the file size advantage though? > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto: > lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > B. D. Colen > Sent: Sunday, 22 October 2006 12:23 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] TB drives and digital realities > > Terabyte, petabyte, or mosquito byte, I'd still advise converting those > RAW > files to Adobe DNGs and tossing the RAWs. I use the DNG converter to bring > files from my CF cards onto my hard drive - the RAW files never darken my > computer's door. My RAW files are around 11 meg, and the DNG files - using > a > lossless compression - are about 4 meg, which no matter what your drive > size, allows for the storage of allot more files. > > > On 10/21/06 9:50 PM, "Eric Korenman" <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > > > just an observation in awe. > > > > I just bought a Terabyte drive from Western Digital. > > Seems those 20mb RAW files eat up space like nuts. > > For awhile I was tossing the RAWs after editing and converting the > keepers > > to level 9 JPEGS. > > It soon became clear that this is like making prints and then burning > your > > negatives. > > > > Just amazed that we can buy a terabyte drive for under $500. > > I am sure I will laugh 5 years from now when talk of 50 or 100 TB is > common. > > Anyone care for a Petabyte Drive? > > > > Eric > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >