 Toby Drye |
NEF files vs. DNG files Does anyone convert thier files to DNG? Currently I have not been doing so. I would like some feedback on the pros and cons of doing so. Thanks
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hi Toby, The only reason I use a DNG converter is when my camera outdates photoshop. With my Canon 5D Mk II, Photoshop CS3 would not read the raw files and Adobe would not provide an upgrade for the 5D mark II CR2 files since CS3 was an older release so I had to use the converter to enable their use in ACR/CS3. Since recently upgrading to CS5, I dont need it anymore but I am keeping the program because I am not going to upgrade Photoshop anymore for many years to come so I will probably need it again sometime down the road. If Canon/Adobe/Nikon cared about their customers more than making $$, they would make all files as DNG since it is a valid standard format and would simplify things across the board. CS5 has some new features that lured me in but now I need to upgrade my IMAC (from 32 bit to 64 bit) because CS5 is much slower than CS3 even though I have it set to run in 32 bit mode. I prefer to use the raw files from the camera (so that I dont have to perform the additional DNG conversion step) but DNG works just fine. DNG files do not use XMP sidecar files to store the metadata changes. That information is stored in the DNG file itself. I have read that the Canon/Nikon software will not read DNG files but it works well in Photoshop. my .02 Carlton
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Toby Drye |
Thank you Carlton! I will give DNG a try. I have NEF files(Nikon), and use CS4. I have had zero problems with NEF files, but I see your point. Thanks for responding.
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