how will DNG be supported?
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I understand DNG permits metadata extensions to store data...like RAW conversion and sharpening settings. When DNG support does eventually come out, will it implement a \"standard\" extension that can be read by Adobe PS? What I'd like to be able to do with DNG format is to have the workflow of C1 to set the RAW changes, PS do the sharpening and save those settings in the same DNG that can be read by either application without going through the tiff conversion. This permits me to share/move the same raw file between users and computers for extra work before outputing a final image.
Ideally, it would also be nice to be able to save different conversion settings..i.e. one with more saturation or another optimized for grayscale.
...and the dream is to be able to have PS save their PSD portions as embedded layers into the DNG. That way, every time I do a change, I'd only have to go through re-archiving of one file to keep a history. But that's a different company 😊
I understand DNG permits metadata extensions to store data...like RAW conversion and sharpening settings. When DNG support does eventually come out, will it implement a \"standard\" extension that can be read by Adobe PS? What I'd like to be able to do with DNG format is to have the workflow of C1 to set the RAW changes, PS do the sharpening and save those settings in the same DNG that can be read by either application without going through the tiff conversion. This permits me to share/move the same raw file between users and computers for extra work before outputing a final image.
Ideally, it would also be nice to be able to save different conversion settings..i.e. one with more saturation or another optimized for grayscale.
...and the dream is to be able to have PS save their PSD portions as embedded layers into the DNG. That way, every time I do a change, I'd only have to go through re-archiving of one file to keep a history. But that's a different company 😊
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Actually, if the exchange of conversion settings are not possible due to different algorithms used by the two applications, would it be possible to atleast output the tiff and embed it into the DNG...or output multiple tiffs into the DNG?
Yes, the files will be large, but it still beats moving and archiving multiple files between users and computers.0 -
I don't think it'll do that exactly, but hopefully it will store the C1 data (which currently gets stored in the .plist files (Image Settings)) in the DNG file itself. Since dng uses xmp and the .plist files are xml, i think this would be fairly straight forward.
That would be a big improvemnet and make archiving files a lot easier.
I think it could even be possible to save both C1 settings and ACR settings in the same dng file. Of course these settings wouldn't be usable by the opposite programs, but it sure would be tidy! Open it in C1 and your previous C1 settings are retrived; open it in ARC and your previous ARC settings are retrived. They would need to find a way to figure out where the preview comes from.0
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