Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Same here. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leowesson" <leowesson at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 8:30:35 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] DNG I convert all of my nefs to dng. It's easier. No XML files to keep track of. Leo Wesson leowesson.com > On Apr 12, 2014, at 20:21, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > > It?s clear to me that a converted DNG, in this case from a Panasonic, is > not exactly equivalent to a DNG out of an M9. Apple has a couple of > applications what will directly display a DNG. They will not display a > Lightroon converted DNG from my Panasonic. > > This sucks. I wish Adobe would fix it. I do have to say, however, that I > have not had any problem processing such fake DNGs in Lightroom. > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > >> On Apr 12, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Robert Rose <robert.rose at mac.com> wrote: >> >> Jayanand, >> >> I think there is some confusion here, as the text you quoted pertains to >> ?converted? DNG files, which I understand as a file that started life as >> something else, such as a NEF Nikon raw file, and then was converted to >> DNG by some Adobe product, such as Lightroom. I am not surprised that >> DxO would not want to touch that. >> >> All I do know is that the native DNG format from my M9 works great in >> Lightroom, previews just fine on my Mac, and is what I shoot. Anything >> that I need to do with a photo in my workflow I can do in Lightroom, and >> DNG gives me the most latitude if I need it. >> >> All the best, >> Bob Rose >> >> >> >> Message: 18 >> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:56:36 +0530 >> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> Subject: [Leica] DNG >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, PSM >> <psm-1857 at googlegroups.com> >> Message-ID: >> <CAH1UNJ1pQRu_yu3gA2p7D17pxLQ354+NeTVm9mXy7ySoXrNmHw at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >>> From a Nikon list about DNG for what it is worth - I have no idea if it >>> is >> true or not. I do not use DNG format, so it is of little concern to me, >> but >> those who do might want to check it out: >> >> Quote >> Worth noting that DxO Optics Pro does not (cannot, will not) open DNG >> files >> for the following reasons: >> >> "Regarding DNG files. We do not offer currently support for converted DNG >> files in Optics Pro or any of our other produces. Though DNG converted >> files contain the original RAW file information, the information is no >> longer exactly as the camera body wrote it. RAW files are encrypted by >> their manufacturers, and in order to use the information in these files, >> we >> must decrypt the information using precise information provided to us. To >> do this, it is critical that the information in the file be exactly as it >> was written by the camera, down to the exact location of the data within >> the file. When you convert the original RAW file to the DNG format, the >> decryption information we have fails because the data has been moved. >> Optics Pro is a far more precise program than the other programs you >> noted, >> so it is imperative that all information be as the camera originally wrote >> it to your camera card. Therefore, we currently do not have any immediate >> plans to offer converted DNG support for input files. DxO Support Team " >> Unquote >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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