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TIFF or DNG for Converted Files?

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"TIFF or DNG for Converted Files?"

sfbillm Registered since 14th Jun 2004
Thu 27-Feb-14 06:25 PM
I'm faced with having to save the files I've edited with CNX2 in a format that other programs can read, so I don't lose the edits when I move to another image processing app.
(If you don't know yet why this is necessary, see the screams of frustration on the Nikon imaging forum here.)

So my question is: TIFF or DNG? My impression is that TIFF is the more widely supported. I also seem to remember reading the specs on a processing app that indicated that it, at least, had some limitations in what it could do with DNG as opposed to TIFF. But I could be wrong about both.

But the converted TIFF files are hundreds of MBs in size. To use that format will require me to make a very significant (given current budget) investment in terabyte-sized storage.

I've carefully weighed the option of staying with CNX2, and decided for my situation that is not the best way to go. (If you're interested in that discussion, I again refer you to that other forum.)

Any guidance will be really appreciated.

SantaFeBill

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