- Digital Negative (file format)
Infobox file format
name = Digital Negative (DNG)
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owner =Adobe Systems
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genre =raw image format
container for =Metadata may be embedded in XMP,Exif or IPTC formats.
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digital photography , the Digital Negative (DNG)file format is aroyalty free RAW image format designed byAdobe Systems . Itsspecification was announced onSeptember 27 ,2004 .cite press release | publisher =Adobe Systems | date =September 27 ,2004 |title = Adobe Unifies Raw Photo Formats with Introduction of Digital Negative Specification | url = http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200409/092704DNG.html] The same day, Adobe introduced Digital Negative to the market with its free of charge Adobe DNG Converter program. According to Adobe, Digital Negative was a response to demand for a unifying camera raw file format. [cite news | author = Kathy White | date =March 15 ,2005 | title = Adobe Pushes DNG Image Format | work = Publish Magazine | url = http://www.publish.com/article2/0,1759,1776439,00.asp] Digital Negative is based on the TIFF/EP format, and mandates use of metadata. All Adobe photo manipulation software (such asAdobe Photoshop andAdobe Lightroom ) released since the announcement support DNG.Adobe is submitting DNG to
ISO forstandardization . [ [http://www.dpreview.com/news/0805/08051503adobeDNG.asp Adobe seeks International recognition for DNG] (Digital Photography Review , Thu 15 May 2008)]Digital cameras
The following
digital camera s support DNG, as of March 2008.PEARSON, Barry. [http://www.barrypearson.co.uk/articles/dng/products.htm#manufacturers Manufacturers] .]*
Casio supports DNG in theirExilim PRO EX-F1 .
*Hasselblad supports DNG, as an output format via software [http://www.hasselblad.co.uk/products/promotions.asp?secId=857&itemId=3644] on their V96C digital back for the [http://www.hasselblad.co.uk/products/level3.asp?secId=508&itemId=114 503CW camera body] and in theHasselblad H-2D [ [http://www.hasselblad.com/products/h-system/h2.aspx H2 ] ] one; also the [http://www.hasselblad.com/products/backs/cf-and-cf-ms.aspx CF] and [http://www.hasselblad.com/media/17381091-5e3d-427e-9894-6fbd487e466b-060109_39Mpix_Press.pdf CFH] .
* Leica'sDigital Modul R [Leica [http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digitalmodul/index_e.html Digital Modul R] .] for theLeica R8 orLeica R9 , as well as theLeica M8 and theLeica Digilux 3 natively support the DNG format.
*MegaVision E Series Monochrome back.
*NuCoreTech [http://www.nucoretech.com/nu3/20_products/dev_tools.html PEK] reference platform.
*Pentax supports DNG in their K10D, K20D and K200D DSLR cameras.
*Ricoh supports DNG in theRicoh Digital GR [ [http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/gr/gr_digital/index.html Products & Solutions / GR DIGITAL | Ricoh Global ] ] , considered a professional compact, and theRicoh Caplio GX [ [http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/caplio/gx100/ Products & Solutions / Caplio GX100 | Ricoh Global ] ] .
*Samsung supports DNG in their Pro815 [ [http://www.samsungcamera.com/product/pro_view.asp?prol_uid=601&cat_uid=9 PRO815 : Samsung Advanced Digital Camera ] ] "prosumer " camera and GX-10 and GX-20 DSLR cameras.
*Sea&Sea DX‐1G [ [http://www.seaandsea.com/DX-1G/ Index of /DX-1G ] ] underwater camera.
*Seitz Roundshot D3 [ [http://www.roundshot.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d438/d925/f933.cfm Seitz Phototechnik AG - Roundshot D3 ] ] digital back, used in cameras such as the [http://www.roundshot.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d438/d925/f934.cfm 6×17] .
*Silicon Imaging Silicon Imaging Digital Cinema SI-1920HDVR [ [http://www.siliconimaging.com/DigitalCinema/key_features.html Silicon Imaging ] ] .
*Sinar now uses DNG as the RAW file standard for their eMotion series of digital backs.Software that supports DNG
Besides
Adobe Photoshop , several other software programs provide read support, and sometimes write support, for DNG files including:
ACDSee Photo Manager,
Aperture,ExifTool ,DigiKam (0.10) [http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/373] Announcement of DNG support in DigiKam.] ,FuturixImager ,ImageMagick ,IrfanView ,
Adobe Lightroom,
SilverFast DC,The GIMP ,VueScan ,XnView . [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/supporters.html Complete list of the software editors] which informed Adobe of their products compatibility.]"Adobe DNG Converter" was published by
Adobe Systems onSeptember 27 ,2004 . It converts different camera raw format files into the Digital Negative (DNG) standard. It also supportslossless data compression when converting. The program is free of charge, but notopen source . It can be downloaded at Adobe's site ( [http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows Win] and [http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Macintosh Mac] ).See also
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RAW image format
*Comparison of image viewers
*DNxHD codec
*dcraw
* XMP
* otherdigital negative formatsReferences
*cite news |title= Adobe offers Camera Raw update, Universal DNG Converter |url= http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/09/19/adobe/index.php |publisher= Macworld| first= Peter |last= Cohen |date= 2006-09-19 |accessdate= 2006-12-03
External links
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/ Official Adobe DNG page]
** [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/pdfs/dng_spec.pdf Digital Negative Specification] v. 1.1.0.0 (February 2005)
** [http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/pdfs/dng_primer.pdf Introducing the Digital Negative Specification]
** [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/pdfs/DNG_primer_manufacturers.pdf Introducing the Digital Negative Specification: Information for Manufacturers]
** [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/supporters.html DNG hardware and software support]*cite web
title=Notes on the future of Open RAW formats, and a look at DNG (was: DNG Is Not the Answer)
first=Stuart
last=Nixon
authorlink=
publisher=The OpenRAW Working Group
url=http://www.openraw.org/node/1482/531
accessdate=2006-12-28
* cite web
title=DNG articles and links
first=Barry
last=Pearson
url=http://www.barrypearson.co.uk/articles/dng/
accessdate=2006-12-28
* cite web
title=Commentary on Stuart Nixon's "DNG is not the answer"
first=Barry
last=Pearson
url=http://www.barrypearson.co.uk/articles/dng/commentary1.htm
accessdate=2006-12-28
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