Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian, anecdotally most M9 shooters use that compressed option, although I didn't personally. Of course, with the M8 it was the only option. The key is that it is non-linear compression. If you like I'll send you a copy of the LFI explanation of the mechanism. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 28 October 2013 01:45, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > This weekend I learned, the hard way, that if you ask an M9 to produce > compressed DNG files it only keeps 8 bits per pixel. If you want the full > 14 bits per pixel that the sensor records you have to store uncompressed > DNG. > > I didn't read the documentation as closely as i should have. Not that the > documentation is explicit about this. On page 174 of the English-language > manual it says that DNG compression is achieved "by non?linear reduction of > color depth". > > Foo. Next time I'll get this right. > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information