Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i fifty years from now, none of this matters. be happy ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 6:52 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > But do they care..... > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/11/apple_has_three_times_as_much_cash_as_us_govt_twice_the_uk/ > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > I'll second that. > > Would it be different if Steve Jobs were still alive? I wonder. I suspect > he replaced interest in Mac's friendly interface with that of iPhone. > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > > On Apr 12, 2014, at 9:20 AM, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at btinternet.com> > wrote: > > > 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 >