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Subject: [Leica] DNG
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 18:15:37 -0700
References: <CAH1UNJ1pQRu_yu3gA2p7D17pxLQ354+NeTVm9mXy7ySoXrNmHw@mail.gmail.com> <D4085232-040E-483C-90EF-E2EA32206193@acm.org> <1397319653.52647.YahooMailNeo@web87704.mail.ir2.yahoo.com>

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

Question authority and the authorities will question you.




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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Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] DNG)
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)