Adobe announced the update for DNG to version 1.2. Some features were hinted at in our MetaRAW article last year. Adobe have offered DNG to the ISO for a standardised camera RAW file format. Lot’s of good stuff in DNG 1.2 including storing multiple renderings (with associated JPEG previews), custom renderings that are like custom … Read more
Yet another “do not update”; this time to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4 and Adobe Camera Raw 4.4. There are serious bugs for DNG users who update their settings, as well some quirks with Olympus JPEG images and EXIF capture date. Adobe have identified the bugs and Lightroom 1.4.1 and Camera Raw 4.4.1 are in the … Read more
DNG 1.2 – Updated to version 1.2 Adobe released new specifications for their DNG (Digital NeGative) file format. Now at version 1.2 it has been offered to the ISO as the basis for an international standard camera raw format for camera manufacturers and software vendors. Adobe is also pursuing a DNG format for motion picture. … Read more
File Naming A Dark Science? One area many creative professionals get stuck is file and folder naming. Filenames are the most vulnerable metadata because clients typically will rename images for their own purpose. That does relieve some pressure on coming up with your own protocol because it only needs to work for you in your environment. … Read more
Phase One have released a public beta of Capture One 4. It will have DNG support including import and export. At this early stage from a DAM perspective it is very promising.
Will anyone be able to see your images in the future? BBC News warns we risk losing a generation of history due to proprietary file formats. (Care of PhotoshopNews.)