Re: Apple/Adobe Imaging, DAM and Workflow
Re: Apple/Adobe Imaging, DAM and Workflow
- Subject: Re: Apple/Adobe Imaging, DAM and Workflow
- From: John W Lund <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:23:03 -0700
Hi Andrew,
Ummm, I suspect you might have been "duped" by the heavy sarcasm in Martin's
elegy to the imagined "DUPE" format. (or else I have missed *your* sarcasm)
If he were from Texas instead of the UK, he might have said something like
"dang that ole' dng"...
Regards,
John
JWL Images
Emeryville, CA
On 7/14/07, Andrew Rodney <email@hidden> wrote (in part):
>>
>> Why waste time and money asking them to re-interpret digital
>> negatives when you can do it yourself once you've convinced them that
>> handing over RAW data in DUPE format is a sensible thing?
>
> Well you'll have to send a link for a white paper about the DUPE format,
> sounds interesting. I the meantime, getting back to a wrapper that IS
> available today in a number of products, and as John mentioned supported in
> the Mac OS, there is DNG.
>
> DNG files are typically smaller than the original raw files, that's a plus.
> DNG files contain all the metadata instructions which means I don't have to
> worry about sidecar files getting lost or separated from the raws. After you
> build metadata instructions, its handy to keep it embedded with the raw
> data, along with a JPEG of the rendering should you wish to share this with
> others. Oh, having the JPEG for printing without having to fully render the
> image is useful too. Oh, having a wrapper that is documented isn't a bad
> idea. And what's coming down the pike with DNG (think multiple rendering
> instructions or as they are often called, virtual copies), should be real
> useful.
>
> So, let us know more about this DUPE format and if it has any of the above
> capabilities and what software products support it. Is this a new Microsoft
> technology????
>
> Andrew Rodney
> http://www.digitaldog.net/
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