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Gunther Wegner
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Dec 22, 2014 4:54 PM UTC
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P: DNG Converter: Enable JPG conversion

Lightroom is capable to convert JPGs into DNG. The DNG Converter unfortunately currently is not. Please add JPG support to the Adobe DNG Converter. Thank you very much for considering!

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Gunther Wegner
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Nov 29, 2017 8:19 PM UTC
I know all of this. The advantage would be, that I'd have the JPG data inside the container along with the Dng preview that has the xmp-data for development applied.
Trust me, for the whole timelapse community it would be important to have this feature. Since it's already in Lightroom (Classic and before), it shouldn't be a major issue to allow the Dng Converter to do that JPG wrapping too.
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TheDigitalDog
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Nov 29, 2017 8:03 PM UTC
What advantage would there be placing a JPEG into a DNG? Doesn't make it raw. Container allows embedding of metadata like DNG. 
A true raw, converted to DNG and with processing instructions from ACR/Lightroom can embed a decent sized JPEG of that rendering in the DNG container and now that IS useful. But you've setup ACR/LR for that specific rendering. Nothing like that will ever find it's way into the DNG converter! There are two other pay-for tools for that task. 
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Inspiring
Nov 28, 2017 8:53 PM UTC
I, too, support this request.
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Inspiring
Nov 5, 2017 9:10 AM UTC
Hi there,  I also support Gunthers request since I just got locked in the workflow and needed time consuming getting everything converted so I could continue.
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Inspiring
Oct 13, 2017 12:12 AM UTC
> Maybe  3+ years is already their answer, Gunther? >

Maybe, but I've been pleasantly surprised to see some of my feature requests be fulfilled after more than 5 years waiting, and even exceed my request and expectations. So we can always stay positive if we can manage to just live long enough.<G>
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Inspiring
Oct 12, 2017 10:40 PM UTC
I support Gunther's request, so please add JPG support to the Adobe DNG Converter.
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Inspiring
Jun 28, 2017 9:32 AM UTC
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john beardsworth
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Jun 28, 2017 9:13 AM UTC
Better to stay realistic, and question if alternatives have been properly considered.
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Inspiring
Jun 28, 2017 9:06 AM UTC
Good, then we will stay positive that adobe may consider it in the future.
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john beardsworth
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Jun 28, 2017 8:51 AM UTC
Who said it would?
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