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[[Main Page]] > [[Documentation]] > [[Format policies]] > Raw camera files
  
==[[Significant properties of raster images]]==
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==[[Significant characteristics of raster images]]==
  
 
==Preservation Format==
 
==Preservation Format==
DNG
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None, but DNG may be used as a preservation format in the future
  
 
==Access Format==
 
==Access Format==
PNG
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JPEG
  
 
==Normalization tool==
 
==Normalization tool==
DigiKam DNGConverter
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ImageMagick/UFRaw for conversion to JPEG access copies
  
 
==Comments==
 
==Comments==
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*Library of Congress states that [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000188.shtml Adobe Digital Negative (DNG), Version 1.1] may be emerging as a standard preservation format for raw camera images.
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*Adobe provides a free (but not open-source) [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/ Adobe DNG Converter] designed for downloading to Windows or Mac computers.
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*An open-source option for converting RAW image files to DNG is [http://www.digikam.org/ DigiKam] DNGConverter.
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 13 February 2013

Main Page > Documentation > Format policies > Raw camera files

Significant characteristics of raster images[edit]

Preservation Format[edit]

None, but DNG may be used as a preservation format in the future

Access Format[edit]

JPEG

Normalization tool[edit]

ImageMagick/UFRaw for conversion to JPEG access copies

Comments[edit]

  • Library of Congress states that Adobe Digital Negative (DNG), Version 1.1 may be emerging as a standard preservation format for raw camera images.
  • Adobe provides a free (but not open-source) Adobe DNG Converter designed for downloading to Windows or Mac computers.
  • An open-source option for converting RAW image files to DNG is DigiKam DNGConverter.