I just reread your comments Kevin. I can't get into all the legal fluff you're tossing about as I've never read the agreements you've mentioned. However, you seem to have a misunderstanding about DNG. One doesn't convert ~from~ DNG to PEF and other raw formats. Rather, one converts ~to~ DNG from proprietary formats such as PEF, NEF, CR2, etc.
The conversion to DNG is lossless, and can be done in several ways. One is to have the original RAW file embedded in the conversion, or not, at the user's choice and discretion. A JPEG, can also be embedded in the converted file, either full size or medium size, or not at all. So, nothing is lost, and, one may argue, that the DNG allows for more choices more easily than the original RAW file. So, while you're kvetching and complaining, thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of users can now convert their raw files from cameras which, until the DNG format, had to rely solely on the camera manufacturer's software. DNG has freed these users from the grips of proprietary software. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Kevin Waterson > I have never tried converting from DNG to PEF > or other RAW formats, so I cannot say what sort > of losses that may incur. > > Adobe is a large commercial entity, call me synical > but these sort of dangling carrots leave me somewhat > suspicious. If it were truely an open format, why not > open source it?
