Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If Adobe were attempting to pull a Microsoft they'd have a proprietary file format for DNG. They do not. DNG is fully described which is precisely why we tend to want to use it. Nikon, however, HAS pulled a Microsoft in attempting to hold some raw nformation hostage. I try to save files in fully documented and (preferably) open and even ISO standard formats when they are available. Adam On Dec 9, 2007 12:43 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote: > Surely Adobe is trying to pull a Microsoft on us? Surely Nikon & Canon have > less incentive to do so? > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Dec 9, 2007 12:51 PM, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > > > DNG is documented. > > > > > > > Whyconvert to DNG? Keep the RAW files and a couple of copies of the > > > converter software of choice backed up in removable hard drives.. I > > presume > > > that Nikon and Canon will at least survive as long as Adobe - I also > > trust > > > them far more than I trust Adobe in all this. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >