no, RAW data is RAW data. those other formats/"pkgs" are just holding the SAME raw data. & DNG is not like a jpeg at all. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Savage Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 12:25 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PEF vs DNG No, RAW is, .crw/.cr2, .nef, .orf, .pef.... >From my very limited understanding of software/programming, the data off the sensor may be similar, but the packaging is different. That's the whole point behind Adobe developing .dng as a RAW file standard similar to .jpg. Cheers, Dave On 4/9/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If this is true, it's crazy. The camera puts > out a specific RAW data pattern, this > pattern is recorded the same in both pef > and dng formats. If the RAW conversion > is different for them, something is wrong. > It shouldn't be that way...RAW is RAW. > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Mark Cassino > Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 11:47 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PEF vs DNG > > > Digital Image Studio wrote: > > I see a difference between K10D DNG and > > PEF but it's only a function of how they are handled by older > > versions > > > of ACR. > > Hi Rob - > > Was there a version of ACR before 3.7 that supported the K10D PEF's? > > I suspect that if there is a difference, it may be in the RAW > interpreter (I was using ACR.) Looking back over the images I realized > I > > made more pronounced pushes to the mid tone and shadows in processing, > due to the flat light, so maybe that had something to do with it as > well. > > Cheers - > > MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

