Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, Adobe pretty much already owns the Photo and Graphics market, just like Microsoft pretty much owns the personnal computer market. Sure there are other players, but they are small change by comparison. gene -------------- Original message from Jayanand Govindaraj <jgovindaraj@eth.net>: -------------- > Hoppy, > Handing over something to Adobe is more dangerous than Nikon/Canon > IMHO....That is handing the keys to digital to as close a monopoly that > you can get. > Cheers > Jayanand > > G Hopkinson wrote: > > >Mehrdad, do you see this as a problem? Isn't the whole idea to have an > >open > standard that any camera maker can use? With none of the > >information encrypted or limited to a proprietary standard? Leica bundles > >a > free program to read the files with the M8, as you know. > >If another camera maker chose to use the format they could do the same. > >For > users of Photoshop, of course, you can install a > >converter as a free plug in. > >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 > >mehrdad > >Sent: Friday, 3 November 2006 13:14 > >To: Leica Users Group > >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG > > > >the only and the biggest problem with dng is adobe. you have touse > >thier tool to convert them. > > > >On 11/2/06, Christopher Williams wrote: > > > > > >>Well, I know nothing about DNG but a photographer I know is shooting the > >>D2x > >>in NEF/RAW then converting to DNG and he says the extra storage space is > >>great. > >> > >>Chris > >> > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Eric Korenman" > >>Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 DNG vs DMR DNG > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>would be nice if I could compress the DNGs post-camera in computer to > >>>save > >>>space. > >>>Anybody know how to do that? > >>> > >>>Eric > >>> > >>> > >>>>David Young, > >>>>Logan Lake, CANADA > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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