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Export DNG files in 3 easy steps!

Adobe Employee ,
Feb 11, 2020 Feb 11, 2020

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You can now export photos from Lightroom as DNG files in three simple steps

 

One of the new features in Lightroom 3.2 is the ability to export photos from Lightroom in the DNG format. If you have  DNG files in Lightroom that you want to export and backup elsewhere, or another file type that you want to export as a DNG to use somewhere else, simply follow these three steps to see how easy it is to export them in the DNG format.


❶ Select the photos you wish to export

  • Open lightroom and find the photos you want to export

  • Choose the square grid presentation mode icon if you want to view the file type for each photo

    Square mode shows file typesSquare mode shows file types



  • Select the photos you want to export

    Select photosSelect photos

 

 

❷ Choose the DNG file type

  • Select File>Export or press cmd+shift+E (macOS) or ctrl+shift+E  (Windows) to access the export screen

  • Select DNG from the list of file types in the dropdown menu

    -save as dng.jpg

     

     

Note:

   The default settings for DNG export are:

   Use Lossy Compression: Off

   Preview Size: Medium (1024 px long edge)

   Embed Fast Load Data: On

   Embed Original Raw File: Off

   These settings cannot be edited. 

❸ Export to a folder

  • Click on Export 'x' Photos at the top right of the screen (x is the number of photos selected for export)
  • Select the destination folder for your photos and click Export

 

 

About DNG files:

Raw file formats offer more creative control than many other formats, but since the specifications for the different raw formats used by each camera manufacturer are not always publicly available, many software applications can’t read them. Digital Negative (DNG) is a publicly available archival format designed to provide compatibility for raw files generated by various digital cameras. The DNG specification also allows for the addition of private metadata. Adobe provides a free Adobe DNG Converter to translate raw files from many of today's popular cameras in to DNG files.

 

 

Related links:

Export Photos in Lightroom

Digital Negative (DNG) format

Add photos to Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom User Guide

Camera Raw

Adobe Digital Negative Converter

DNG Converter download (Windows | Mac OS)

What’s new in Lightroom version 3.2 - Feb 2020

 

 

 

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