Adobe DNG Converter is a free utility program that converts Raw files from cameras over 350 models to DNG format. Another advantage of DNG Converter is backward compatibility.
Digital Negative (DNG) format is an openly published Raw file specification that stores raw data captured by a digital camera sensor before converting it to JPEG or TIFF formats, as well as standard EXIF data, date, time, information about the camera used and its settings. This format is freely available to third-party software and hardware developers to provide support.
Why do you need to convert to DNG?Unlike most Raw formats from different manufacturers, Digital Negative is an openly published specification that is supported not only by Adobe, but also by other software and hardware developers, to whom it is provided free of charge. Consequently, this file format can be considered more secure for use when creating long-term archives. Archiving a file in a digital negative format (Digital Negative) eliminates the risk that the Raw file cannot be read when this camera format becomes obsolete.
The Digital Negative specification allows you to support not only all pixel data stored in current formats, but also all additional, proprietary metadata that many manufacturers include. In some cases, Adobe DNG Converter may ignore part of such proprietary data and include only the basic information necessary to create a high-quality image file. However, the original Raw file can also be embedded in the new DNG format to ensure the security of the manufacturer’s proprietary metadata.
After installing the program, go along the path: C: \ Program Files \ Adobe \ Adobe DNG Converter \ Adobe DNG Converter.exe and run the program.
