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JPG->DNG conversion

Forum|Forum|17 years ago
June 29, 2008
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One of LightRoom's more interesting feature is the ability to convert jpg files
into dng files.

I'd like to be able to do this (via scripting) in CS3. Any ideas?

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Maybe you can use the command-line options of the DNG converter?
See here: http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/pdfs/dng_commandline.pdf

I'm not sure though how to run the converter from within a script.
Edit: actually, using VB it's very simple, about JS I'm not sure.

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try67 wrote:
> Maybe you can use the command-line options of the DNG converter?
> See here:
>

Good idea, but no go. They actually deliberately _don't_ process jpgs and tiffs
with the converter since, for most users, it is typically a mistake. Maybe in a
later release, but I doubt we'll see anything in the next.

The converter is also very weak when it comes to issuing error messages, so if I
do screw up calling it from a script, I have to infer it from the fact that a
DNG file has not been created after some number of seconds has passed.

What would really make me and a lot of other people happy is more automation
hooks of some kind in ACR. My next approach will be to use a macro package on XP
to get the job done, but that will have to wait.

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