Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The difference is that if you run it through the LR conversion, you can choose a full-sized jpeg preview, which makes a big difference in some cataloging programs. Tina On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 5:23 PM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote: > herbert leica dnf is adobe dng, lightroom will preserve the compression as > is > > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > > > Perhaps I was not clear enough in my posting. The choice of compression > is > > made in the camera. It is always exactly a factor of two, a fact I > checked > > by looking at the file sizes. I now quote the Leica instruction booklet: > > "The Compressed [DNG] format includes a slight [sic] compression which > > --causes only a negligible deterioration in quality > > --provides full scope for subsequent procesing of the picture data > > --allows faster saving'--takes up less memory space. > > > > Also, I do not use Abobe's standalone raw to DNG converter. I use > > Lightroom, which allegedly has this built in. Will it convert Leica DNG > to > > Adobe DNG? > > > > -- > > Herbert Kanner > > kanner at acm.org > > 650-326-8204 > > > > Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, > > for they are subtle and will pee > > on your computer! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com