Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG
From: jgovindaraj at eth.net (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sat Nov 4 17:48:59 2006
References: <002401c6ffa0$c79fb2a0$6501a8c0@asus930> <"001301c6ffab$ab4e1730$a 302a8c0"@ted> <454BEB21.4030805@mcclary.net> <000f01c6ffb6$4c719240$a302a8c0@ted> <454C0180.4060200@waltjohnson.com> <454CA504.4080501@waltjohnson.com> <454CB890.4090807@mcclary.net> <454CEED3.7010703@waltjohnson.com> <454D30B8.2010209@mcclary.net>

RAW is the sensor capture uprocessed, JPG is a lossy processed format, 
TIFF is a processed format which is not lossy.
Cheers
Jayanand

Harrison McClary wrote:

> Walt Johnson wrote:
>
>> Harrison
>>
>> I guess what I'm trying to come to is the difference in the new 
>> digital formats produced by the cameras. I've always assumed raw was 
>> the same as tiff in terms of file info. If I have to edit something 
>> I'll reopen the original tiff and then save to jpg. Actually, a lot 
>> of the time I'll save the original tiff, edit and save the edited 
>> tiff and go from their. Maybe I'll just stock up on HP5 and Tri-X 
>> while still available. There are times when anachronisms can be in 
>> demand. :-) . 
>
>
> RAW as far as I understand it is all information from the shot.  JPG 
> is that information after it is processed by the camera.  I guess RAW 
> is kind of like a TIFF from a scan.
>
> I'm telling you Walt, you gotta try Neopan 400 and HC110 or D76, it is 
> really nice B&W. :)
>



In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG)
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