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Re:We asked camera companies why their RAW formats are all d... by naasking on Monday April 07, 2025 @12:48PM (#43613410)
I have no knowledge of DNG, what I was suggesting is that someone should devise a some kind of extensible, self-describing format that can be used in place of RAW without losing any sensor data as with JPEG/HEIC/etc.
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Re:We asked camera companies why their RAW formats are all d... by rickdeckard on Monday April 07, 2025 @12:58PM (#43613537)
Ah I see.

Well, DNG ("Digital Negative") is such a format, defined and patented by Adobe, but with a license allowing free use under certain conditions.

The conditions are somewhat required to make sure that Adobe remains in control of the format, but at the same time they create a commitment and legal implications for anyone adopting it.

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