Yes your right. But there is supposition from some, that a certain amount of in camera processing takes place to the RAW data. So it's possibly not true RAW data.
Dave On 4/9/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
