Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe. I have always wondered. I keep all my raw files in the native format, so the only DNGs I have are from my Leica. I am not happy to trust any single software vendor to have my interests at heart, including Adobe. With the loss of functionality/en-iPhonification of Macs by the latest OS update, with enhancements of little use to me, this particular Mac user with almost 30 years of Mac ownership is not a contented guy any more when it comes to software... >________________________________ > From: Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Saturday, 12 April 2014, 4:21 >Subject: Re: [Leica] DNG > > >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 > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >