A DNG file constructed this way is simply an encapsulated RGB data file with lossless compression. It isn't a RAW file. You might as well just save as a JPEG at maximum quality, or JPEG2000.
G On Apr 25, 2007, at 8:15 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Dave, but what if you downsized the TIFF file before making a DNG out > of it? I think this is what Shel is asking about. > > Boris > > > On 4/25/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Sort of with PS CS3 & it's enhanced Adobe Camera Raw converter. >> >> In ACR make you adjustments to the original RAW file and save it as a >> .tif (or .jpg). Then using Adobe Bridge and the updated ACR you can >> open the .tif file (with ACR) and save it as a .dng. >> >> I just tried it, and an original K10D 16.12Mb .dng, became a 8.99Mb >> .tif, which when saved as a .dng became a 7.2Mb file. >> >> It's not a true RAW file anymore, and not particularly small, but >> there you have it. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> On 4/25/07, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I suppose I already know the answer, but I thought I'd ask anyway: >>> >>> Is there any way to generate a small RAW or DNG file either from >>> the camera >>> or through image editing software? I'm thinking it would be nice >>> if one >>> could post such a file that's reasonably-sized for web use -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
