Hello everyone: Does anyone have a suggestion as to what to do with http://openraw.org/ and similar links?
Background: "Raw" is a generic term for the format used by a digital camera, which is usually proprietary and specific to the manufacturer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format Most better cameras record digital images in either jpg or "raw", the difference being jpg has 8bits of color intensity information and raw typically has at least 12bits. Many open-source minded photographers of course want an open standard but the issue is (more complicated and) more important than that. Many museums store images in a "raw" format. If it is proprietary, how do they know if their images can be viewed in future years (when the company may not exist, or ...)? The desire for an open standard is clear it seems to me. Looking more carefully into the subject, there seems to be a rather heated debate by many of the top experts about various issues. I'd rather stay out of it but the openness aspect does seem related related to the topics discussed by this group. Any comments? - David Joyner _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
