Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like BS to me. Opinions from any experts among you? Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Apr 11, 2014, at 7:26 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: >> From a Nikon list about DNG for what it is worth - I have no idea if it is > true or not. I do not use DNG format, so it is of little concern to me, but > those who do might want to check it out: > > Quote > Worth noting that DxO Optics Pro does not (cannot, will not) open DNG files > for the following reasons: > > "Regarding DNG files. We do not offer currently support for converted DNG > files in Optics Pro or any of our other produces. Though DNG converted > files contain the original RAW file information, the information is no > longer exactly as the camera body wrote it. RAW files are encrypted by > their manufacturers, and in order to use the information in these files, we > must decrypt the information using precise information provided to us. To > do this, it is critical that the information in the file be exactly as it > was written by the camera, down to the exact location of the data within > the file. When you convert the original RAW file to the DNG format, the > decryption information we have fails because the data has been moved. > Optics Pro is a far more precise program than the other programs you noted, > so it is imperative that all information be as the camera originally wrote > it to your camera card. Therefore, we currently do not have any immediate > plans to offer converted DNG support for input files. DxO Support Team " > Unquote > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information