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Gunther Wegner
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December 22, 2014
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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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D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 19, 2024

Again, as I said above: wrapping a jpeg inside a DNG container is a monumentally bad idea for many reasons. First of all, it's still a jpeg, with all the shortcomings of the jpeg format. The DNG container changes nothing.

 

More urgently, it's a false flag. A DNG is universally supposed to contain raw sensor data from a camera, not an already-destructively-processed jpeg. If jpeg is what you need, save as jpeg.

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Participant
March 19, 2024

please.

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Participant
February 28, 2024

Yes place

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egonp45679909
Participant
January 15, 2024

yes please

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Erik Bloodaxe
Legend
December 18, 2023

...and you can also save them as DNG files from within ACR.

 

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Legend
December 18, 2023

I don't understand why they don't just save as a TIFF and change the file extension.

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D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 18, 2023

But why would they need a jpeg inside a dng, instead of just using the jpeg directly? Does this software not support jpeg?

 

Or do they think this turns the jpeg into a raw file?

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Legend
December 18, 2023

One of the loudest cries was people who use astro software. I don't understand why they don't just hire a programmer or convince the ImageMagick folks to add this.

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D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 18, 2023

I haven't read the entire 7 page thread, but it should be pointed out that a jpeg inside a dng wrapper is still a jpeg. I can't imagine what purpose this would serve.

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Participant
December 15, 2023

We need this ADOBE!!!! It's time to listen to the users...

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