On Apr 28, 2006, at 9:25 AM, John Francis wrote:
I'm a big fan of having an open-raw format, but I have yet to see
a way that DNG benefits me. There is no open-source converter . . .
Nor, apparently, is there much interest in one. I established a
sourceforge project to produce one of these several months ago.
I got absolutely no response then to inquiries on various forums
to see who might want one. Since then, in the ensuing months,
I have received precisely one query from an interested party.
I checked:
dcraw's current source base includes DNG compatibility. From
http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/
...
*Does dcraw work with my camera?*
Most likely, yes. The cameras listed below are supported. If your
camera is not on the list, try dcraw anyway. If it doesn't work,
post a raw image to a website and e-mail me the URL. If you don't
have a website, use Dropload or YouSendIt.
Ideally, your sample image should show a standard white card or
color chart in direct sunlight, with other colors in the background.
* Adobe Digital Negative (DNG)
* AVT F-145C
[compatibility list snipped for brevity]
...
There's very little motivation for people to subscribe to a different
RAW conversion source base than dcraw. dcraw libraries, in whole or
in part, are used by almost every vendor of RAW conversion utilities
other than the manufacturers themselves.
Godfrey
