Originally posted by BigMackCam Or is it the case that, so long as a particular DNG file conforms to the standards outlined by Adobe, the file *will* unequivocally process correctly through DNG-capable software (assuming the software concerned embraces the entire DNG standard... if one exists LOL)?
Yes, that is my understanding as well. As near as I can tell, DNG is intended to provide "common currency" integration between Adobe products with the specification being offered to hardware vendors as a means of insuring easier integration to Adobe tools. Never mind that full feature support may still take awhile.* Other software vendors are at a disadvantage because they have to integrate DNG into their tools with only slightly less pain than the proprietary files from camera makers.
Steve
* A fair (not good example) would be K-3II pixel shift and HDR. Adobe has only recently supported pixel shift and may never support the in-camera HDR. It would help if the DNG files for those features were fully compliant, but that is another story.