Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/10

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Subject: [Leica] Hello, to M8 users, can you tell me what your workflow is, for DNG?
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 06:53:09 +1000
References: <36172e5a0905090419nb5c24b0l3a423ac65232b5c9@mail.gmail.com> <C62B5355.4E16F%mark@rabinergroup.com> <30db39f20905091511s3acbfd86o503255344a0910aa@mail.gmail.com> <3e7573d40905091520t732a5761kd18501be2d2745ec@mail.gmail.com> <051020092043.1555.4A073C68000E844D00000613223045151403010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

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?
> > >
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Cheers
Geoff
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In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Hello, to M8 users, can you tell me what your workflow is, for DNG?)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Hello, to M8 users, can you tell me what your workflow is, for DNG?)
Message from rbaron at concentric.net (Robert D. Baron) ([Leica] Hello, to M8 users, can you tell me what your workflow is, for DNG?)
Message from leowesson at gmail.com (leo wesson) ([Leica] Hello, to M8 users, can you tell me what your workflow is, for DNG?)
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