Dng

m147m147 Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
edited November 22, 2010 in Finishing School
how many of you use .DNG over your camera's proprietary raw format?

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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    Me
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited November 19, 2010
    I have been for 2010. I got tired of dealing with separate XML files. Life is just simpler and easier for me with dngs. I use cs4&5, LR3, and Photomatix for 99% of my editing needs.
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    I would love it if Aperture could convert to DNG upon import. But it won't, and I'm too lazy to convert first externally and then import the DNGs. But I would love to do it. I know DNG is not perfect, but I hate proprietary raw file formats.
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  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    Do you toss away the raw/nef files after converting?
    David
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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    I have been for quite some time.....I still have my raws from various cams....not sure why but I just never tossed'em ....drives are relatively inexpensive anyway....
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  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    I do DNG as well. I keep the RAW files but not back them up as securely. (I burn them to a single DVD with a contact sheet.)
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    RogersDA wrote: »
    Do you toss away the raw/nef files after converting?

    I use LR3 to import and convert the RAW files to DNG. When it does this it does not save a separate DNG and CRW file only the DNG.

    If there is an option to save both I am not aware of it.

    Sam
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  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    Sam wrote: »
    I use LR3 to import and convert the RAW files to DNG. When it does this it does not save a separate DNG and CRW file only the DNG.

    If there is an option to save both I am not aware of it.

    Sam

    There is an option to embed the original raw file into the DNG, IIRC.
  • m147m147 Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    MarkR wrote: »
    There is an option to embed the original raw file into the DNG, IIRC.


    could you tell us where to find this? thanks.
  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    I'm at work now, but in Lightroom when you convert to DNG there's a checkbox to embed the original dng. It's likely in one of the preferences settings.
  • m147m147 Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    MarkR wrote: »
    I'm at work now, but in Lightroom when you convert to DNG there's a checkbox to embed the original dng. It's likely in one of the preferences settings.

    ok, found it. preferences > file handling
  • arodneyarodney Registered Users Posts: 2,005 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    I convert to DNG fairly early in the ingestion process, don’t keep the proprietary raws.

    IF you want the proprietary raws, not a great idea to embed them into the DNG. Save em off to another drive. The one minor disadvantage to DNG is anytime you do a tiny tweak in a parametric editor, that metadata can be embedded into the DNG (good) but you’ll spend a lot more time backing up this data. With a sidecar file, its tiny so this process is faster. Embed the proprietary raw, the DNG is now much bigger. Update the embedded JPEG in a DNG, or a keyword, etc, now the backup is going to take longer, longer yet if the DNG is twice the size or more thanks to the proprietary raw in there.
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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2010
    Sam wrote: »
    I use LR3 to import and convert the RAW files to DNG. When it does this it does not save a separate DNG and CRW file only the DNG.

    If there is an option to save both I am not aware of it.

    Sam

    In lightroom you can also select another copy of the imported file to be saved in a different location during import; It does not convert this file to DNG.
    In my case: When importing photos it converts and saves a DNG image on drive 1 and saves a copy of the original raw file on drive 2.
    Ivar
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  • Jason HermannJason Hermann Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2010
    I used to convert to .dng, but once I got the 5d mark II it started to take way to long for my patience ;) great format though for sure, and it saves file space usually!!

    I can't wait for canon to jump on board and make it an alternative raw format on the camera!!

    Best,
    Jay
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