Difference between revisions of "Raw camera files"

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==Access Format==
 
==Access Format==
JPG
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JPEG
  
 
==Normalization tool==
 
==Normalization tool==
ImageMagick/UFRaw for conversion to jpeg access copies
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ImageMagick/UFRaw for conversion to JPEG access copies
  
 
==Comments==
 
==Comments==
**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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*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.  
***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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*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.
***An open-source option for converting RAW image files to DNG is [http://www.digikam.org/ DigiKam] DNGConverter.
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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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Revision as of 16:06, 29 March 2011

Main Page > Documentation > Media type preservation plans > Raw camera files

Significant characteristics of raster images

Preservation Format

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

Access Format

JPEG

Normalization tool

ImageMagick/UFRaw for conversion to JPEG access copies

Comments

  • 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.