[LRflex] Re: A Space Saving Idea!

Hi David,

From what I've read in their booklet LRoom also does it for you (on top of=
 converting, adjusting, filing, etc) - I haven't tried it out yet though.

More when I have.
Yours
Phil...x

PS: I feel so sorry about your D Misadventures R - why not give a try at t=
he cheapest 4/3 Oly in the meantime? You wouldn't be losing that much on r=
esale, and yet keep enjoying the pleasure of shooting digital with your gl=
ass.


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>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:08:32 -0700
>A: leicareflex=40freelists.org
>De: David Young <telyt=40telus.net>
>Sujet: =5BLRflex=5D A Space Saving Idea=21
>
>All:
>
>No, this is not a story of how to organize your closets=21
>
>Though, it's close.
>
>Most of you will know that the DMR shoots .dng files... and they're =

>19.4mb each.  Compared to, say, Canon's CR2 files, which use a =

>lossless compression, they're huge. And, when you have many thousands =

>of them, they occupy a lot of 'puter space=21
>
>So I tried an experiment.  I downloaded Adobe's (free) DNG converter =

>and tried converting DNG files to DNG files=21
>
>IT WORKS=21
>
>The resulting files vary from 11.1mb to 15.3 mb, using the lossless =

>compression algorithms built into the converter.  Most are around =

>13.1 to 13.3mb in size.
>
>OK, so it's not as good as the linear .dng files produced by the M8, =

>but beggars cannot be choosers.  And an average saving of 5mb per =

>photo, x 5000 photos, is 25,000 gigabytes=21
>
>And I have a lot more than 5000 photos=21
>
>The resulting files are readily opened by FastStone Image Viewer, =

>Silkypix v2 and v3 as well as PhotoShop CS2.  I have not tried other =

>programs, but if these ones work, others should=21
>
>If you wish to try it, download the DNG converter =

>(http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/) and give it a =22go=22.  Note: it =

>comes bundled with Camera Raw 4.0, but if, like me, you do not wish =

>camera raw because you use another image converter, that's fine. When =

>you unzip the file, you'll get the RAW and DNG converter as two =

>separate bits.  The Converter is a stand alone program for Windoze and Ma=
cs.
>
>The program is easy to use, as it operates on folders, not individual =

>files.  Just point it to the folder where you have your DMR's dng =

>files, and have it put the new, compressed versions in a nearby =

>folder.  When your satisfied all is well, delete the originals=21
>
>The program is not particularly fast, especially when you have 300+ =

>shots in a folder.  But it works away, at it's own pace, while you go =

>for a coffee or lunch=21
>
>This same converter will convert most RAW files to .dng files, and =

>should save some space, in the process.  I know others who do this, =

>as DNG files (being a public, if not open source, standard) are more =

>likely to be supported, in the long run.
>
>If you shoot RAW files, try it=21  And let us all know how you got on wit=
h it=21
>
>Cheers=21
>---
>
>David Young,
>Logan Lake, CANADA
>
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