Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark a DNG is simply one form of Raw file. It has particular advantages. You can also convert other Raw formats to the DNG format which has other advantages. The M8 of course produces DNG files which is why the responses referred to DNG rather than Raw in general. However the workflow is valid for other formats. In the case of your Nikon NEF Raw files you may choose to convert them to DNG if you wish. Adobe provide a free tool to do that. You can also include the original NEF file within the new version if desired. The Adobe software needs to make an intelligent estimate of the white balance information from your NEF, since Nikon chooses to encrypt that information. Nikon's Raw convertor software cannot read DNG files, only its own proprietary format. Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw support hundreds of Raw formats, including DNGs. Raw is processed to produce a viewable file but you are essentially not losing any of the original information, except that different forms of compression may be applied within the camera. However the optional compression of DNG files by Adobe's software (after importing from your camera) is lossless. For you, I recommend a very fine book explaining Raw processing. Real world Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4 by Bruce Fraser and Jeff Schewe. It is made of paper and can fit in the back of any of your camera bags. 2009/5/10 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > It seems like we are taking about the Raw workflo here but calling it DNG > which so a specific file type name and it can get a little confusing and > distorting. > The culprit is probably the way the question is innocently termed. > 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. > All of which can normally be squeezed into the same piece of raw software > and worked with it. > And this specific DNG thing not exactly on the forefront of what most > people > think about when they think about working in raw. > I think most photographers have never heard of a DNG. > > > Its not like we are talking about blowing your nose and people are calling > it Kleenex. > People are talking about Scotties. > Who cares about Scotties? > And the subject is not tissue paper but blowing your nose. > > > We're talking bout the RAW workflow. > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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