Ricoh is the latest camera manufacturer to support Adobe’s “universal” raw file format, DNG.

 

October 21, 2005: Ricoh is the latest camera manufacturer to support Adobe’s “universal” raw file format, DNG.
By providing DNG support directly in its new GR digital camera, Ricoh joins camera manufacturers Hasselblad and Leica and software manufacturers such as Apple, Extensis, iView and ULead in adding DNG support to their latest products. DNG has been designed to simplify the raw workflow for photographers by providing a file format that is common across a wide range of products. It also aims to address a critical need in the market: to preserve digital images in their purest form.
Adobe has also announced an update to its DNG Converter, adding extra preference settings for JPEG preview size and the option to run DNG using a command line interface. The updated DNG Converter includes support for the 14 new cameras added to the new Camera Raw 3.2 plug-in, stores larger previews and expands options for storing the original proprietary files within the translated DNG. New cameras supported by Adobe Camera Raw 3.2 plug-in and DNG Converter include Konica Minolta DYNAX 5D, Leaf Valeo 17, Leaf Aptus 22, Leica D-Lux 2, Nikon D2Hs, Nikon D70s, Nikon D50, Nikon Coolpix 8400, Nikon Coolpix 8800, Panasonic DMC-LX1, and Panasonic DMC-FZ3.
The Adobe DNG Converter and Adobe Camera Raw 3.2 plug-in require Mac OS X 10.2.4 or higher, Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, or Windows XP. The updated Adobe DNG Converter is available today as a free download at www.adobe.com/dng. The Adobe Camera Raw 3.2 plug-in also requires Photoshop CS, Photoshop CS2 or Photoshop Elements 4.0 and can be downloaded for free by going to the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html.