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January 5, 2023
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P: Option to output Enhance Details data directly as tiff/jpg rather than create a DNG

  • January 5, 2023
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Enhance Details function is great but it seems unneccisary to have to always create the DNG file (which is 5x larger than my raw files and I will just end up deleting to save space) when it seems that the processing could be done at the same time as I'm saving images. 

 

It would be good to have a checkbox in the Save Image dialog to acheve this, but also keep the current functionality in the filmstrip view to output a DNG.

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    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
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    January 5, 2023

    The reason for DNG and more importantly why its larger than the original raw is the DNG file (that results from applying Enhance Details) image data stored in that DNG is RGB data (that is, 3 color channels).  The data stored in the original raw file is in so-called "mosaic" form (1 color channel per pixel).  Most camera sensors use the Bayer mosaic pattern, but many Fujifilm cameras use the X-Trans mosaic pattern. It is necessary for conversion to Linear DNG.

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