{"id":34,"date":"2008-01-25T12:49:03","date_gmt":"2008-01-25T12:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/lightroomjournal\/2008\/01\/dng_in_the_news.html"},"modified":"2020-04-23T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:41:33","slug":"dng_in_the_news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lrj.mattalbright.com\/index.php\/2008\/01\/25\/dng_in_the_news\/","title":{"rendered":"DNG in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent weeks have seen a number of DNG related announcements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/exilim.casio.com\/browse_cameras\/exilim_pro\/EX-F1\/\">Casio EX-F1<\/a>: A 6 megapixel camera that captures 60 full resolution DNG files per second!(John Nack <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnack\/2008\/01\/casio_spitfire.html\">scooped<\/a> me on this one)<\/li>\n<li>\t  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pentaximaging.com\/products\/product_details\/digital_camera--K20D\/reqID--10505894\/subsection--digital_slr\">Pentax K20D<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pentaximaging.com\/products\/product_details\/digital_camera--K200D\/reqID--10506029\/subsection--digital_slr\">K200D<\/a>: These new 14.6 and 10.2 megapixel cameras from Pentax can capture directly to the DNG raw format. <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/0801\/08012411samsunggx20.asp\">Samsung GX-20<\/a>:&#160; The new DNG-capable Samsung 14.6 megapixel model is similar to the Pentax K20D but DPreview also looks at how it is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/0801\/08012412samsunggx20handson.asp\">different<\/a>.  <\/li>\n<li>Noritsu Koki has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noritsu.co.jp\/english\/news\/20080121.html\">announced<\/a> their intention to support raw workflows at the photo retail level by utilizing the DNG format.&#160;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For those not familiar with DNG, it&#8217;s the archival raw format that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/dng\/index.html\">Adobe created<\/a> to address the proliferation of proprietary raw formats.&#160; With hundreds of undocumented formats introduced since the advent of raw capture, it&#8217;s no wonder that the concept of a raw standard has elicited quite a bit of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=dng&amp;btnG=Search+Adobe+Blogs&amp;domains=blogs.adobe.com\/jnack&amp;sitesearch=blogs.adobe.com\/jnack\">discussion<\/a>.&#160;&#160; Much of the discussion revolves around the topic of file format obsolescence: Will I be able to open my raw files in 50 to 75 years from now?&#160; This is a good question and a valid reason why photographers choose to use the openly documented DNG format but there are other more immediate benefits to using a DNG workflow: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lossless  compression of the raw data can reduce file size anywhere from 10 to 40% or more.&#160; In a completely unscientific test I converted a small folder of Nikon D300 raw files to DNG and the folder went from 243MB to 125MB!&#160; You could almost double the number of photos stored on a single drive.&#160; I know &#8216;storage is cheap&#8217; these days but it&#8217;s not free! &#160; <\/li>\n<li>It  provides a documented file structure that can support writing metadata back to  the file.&#160; (No need for XMP sidecar files)<\/li>\n<li>You can  store an updated preview of the image in the DNG file that accurately  represents your latest non-destructive rendering settings.&#160; I think of it  as a job jacket for my images.&#160; I have the negative, the processing  instructions and a &lsquo;work print&rsquo; of how I last processed the image all within a  single file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With all of those benefits it&#8217;s no surprise that 40% of Lightroom users who aren&#8217;t shooting with a DNG-native camera have already decided to utilize the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workshopsondemand.com\/ps_lightroom\/s06\/\">Convert To DNG<\/a> option while importing their photos.<BR \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent weeks have seen a number of DNG related announcements: Casio EX-F1: A 6 megapixel camera that captures 60 full resolution DNG files per second!(John Nack scooped me on this one) Pentax K20D and K200D: These new 14.6 and 10.2 megapixel cameras from Pentax can capture directly to the DNG raw format. 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