Overview of digital negative film

In the workflow of digital photography, the original data file format is becoming more and more popular, and it is becoming a hot fashion, because it provides more creative control space for professional creators. However, various cameras may use many different raw data formats, and the specifications of these formats are not public, which means that not every raw data file can be read by many software applications. Therefore, adopting these proprietary raw data files as a long-term archiving solution has certain risks, and it is more challenging to enjoy these files in multiple complex workflows.

Within one year of introducing DNG format, dozens of software manufacturers have developed DNG-supporting software, such as Extensis, Canto, Apple and iView. Well-known camera manufacturers such as Hasselblad, Leica, Casio, Ricoh and Samsung have also introduced cameras that directly support DNG. Learn more?

In addition to the digital negative specification, Adobe also provides a free Adobe DNG converter (Windows &; Reg* | Mac OS*), you can easily convert the original data files of many popular cameras. Software developers and manufacturers can download the complete DNG specification (PDF, 852K)*. Adobe & AmpregPhotoshop & AmpregCS 4, Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS, Photoshop Elements 7.0, Photoshop Elements 6.0, Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Photoshop Elements 3.0 support DNG.