> On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 10:18:14AM -0500, Cory Papenfuss wrote:
>>
>> Ideally, Adobe would release an open-source converter that could
>> interpret the proprietary tags in the manufacturers' RAW files and convert
>> them into DNG's. An alternative would be for the manufacturers to allow
>> similar utilities to be written by publishing the specificiations for
>> (all parts of) their RAW files. THEN there would be merit.
>>
>> -Cory
>
> Those suggestions aren't really alternatives - they are the same thing.
>
> As you point out, the camera manufacturers are not prepared to release
> the specifications of their proprietary RAW file formats. Until that
> happens, Adobe are bound by the terms of their licensing agreement with
> the camera manufacturers, which I am sure would prevent them from doing
> what you ask.
>
> After all, there's no benefit to Adobe in having the DNG converter be
> a binary-only distribution; they don't charge for it. An open-source
> version would serve their purpose at least as well (if not better).
>
Exactly why converting to DNG on an open-source platform is not
only impossible (at the moment), but also fairly pointless.
-Cory
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