Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene for most Raw files the metadata (exposure, crop instructions etc) is written to a special extra file that should accompany the actual Raw file automatically. It is possible for it to get separated. Part of the DNG specification is that the metadata is within the DNG file itself. 2009/5/11 <grduprey at mchsi.com> > > > Leo, > > > What is a sidecar file? > > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com>: > -------------- > > > > I'm no techie, but I think the leica dng is different than the adobe dng. > I > > convert everything to adobe dng. There are a lot of advantages to this, > not > > needing to have a sidecar file being the biggest IMHO. > > > > Leo Wesson > > Photographer/Videographer > > 817.733.9157 > > www.leowesson.com > > > > > > On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Robert D. Baron wrote: > > > > > ==On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Mark Rabiner > > > wrote: > > > > > > > If its Nikon the file is called NEF if its Canon its CRW. > > > > Leica is going with the Adobe DNG name on its file type. > > > > > > So, all of these are RAW files, right? > > > > > > "RAW" as in "raw" as in unprocessed and uncompressed? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > -- Cheers Geoff 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman