Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/12

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Subject: [Leica] DNG
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 21:13:50 -0700
References: <CAH1UNJ1pQRu_yu3gA2p7D17pxLQ354+NeTVm9mXy7ySoXrNmHw@mail.gmail.com> <D4085232-040E-483C-90EF-E2EA32206193@acm.org> <1397319653.52647.YahooMailNeo@web87704.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <C9531117-5A7A-476F-BEF9-10AE8CF168EE@acm.org> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9E6A13B9F@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org>

i fifty years from now, none of this matters. be happy

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  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
> >>>
>
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>


In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] DNG)
Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] DNG)
Message from frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE) ([Leica] DNG)
Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] DNG)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] DNG)