Walter - ACR doesn't actually modify your image data, it just stores the series of commands needed to make the modifications.
Since Adobe designed the DNG file, it knows how to store those instructions within the file without inadvertently destroying your image. It doesn't know the exact format of the manufacturer's proprietary raw files, so the instructions are stored in an XMP file of the same name as the original image. As David says, these are called "sidecar" files. One more reason for me to convert everything to DNG. GS <http://georgesphotos.net> On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Walter Hamler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I usually shoot RAW's in dng format. However I shot some today in PEF. > When I opened a few in ACR and saved them as jpegs there was an > aditional xmp file saved seperately in the same folder. Are they data > files for the exif data? > > Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
