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?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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >