Can't help you with the file format, but regarding your other
questions, the answer is "both" to both.
There are flavours to fit both different wallets, operating systems
and workflow setups. Here's a link to a site with a reasonably
complete overview:
http://www.raw-converter.com/en
There are advocates of all the big systems on this list. My personal
favourite is CaptureOne from PhaseOne, but I think it's a shame that
DxO does not provide support for Pentax.
Jostein
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Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:51 PM
Subject: Regarding RAW & converters
RAW
Is it truely raw sensor data or is it an encapsulated TIFF or other
uncompressed format?
Converters
1. Are they free or do they cost?
2. Are they components of other applications or stand-alone apps?
The more info the better.
TIA,
Collin
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