Today we have hundreds of digital cameras available in the market to choose from. However, a lot of these digital cameras use different and, at times, difficult to open raw image file formats, instead of using a universal DNG (Digital Negative) format. Thankfully, there are a number of RAW to DNG converter software available online, that can help us in converting our photos to DNG format for viewing, editing and preserving them for future generations. We will discuss some of them here.

Adobe DNG Converter

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Adobe RAW file converter software was the very first that allowed users to convert RAW images to DNG. Unlike most camera software, it allows you complete control and greater flexibility over conversion settings and compresses. While offering additional editing features like white balance, even after the image is captured.

Raw.Pics.io

Raw.Pic.io is a very useful and unique RAW to DNG converter, online viewer and image editor that also allow users to resize the images with in the browser. It supports formats like PDF and CR2 etc. But, the option of using your Google drive for your digital asset management is unique to this site, as you don’t need to download anything.

DNG Converter

DNG converter is much simpler but just as useful, freeware to convert DNG images to most used a format like JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF, BMP. Its most attractive feature is its simplicity, all you have to do is start the DNG converter download, then add your image, choose from the five most popular formats and you can convert the image.

digiKam

DigiKam is one of more advanced DNG converter. You can not only convert, enhance and view your file, but you can also add tags, rating, comments etc. It works on the principle of metadata, which allows you to view all the images under one album at one place, irrespective of their actual location.

Other Platforms

With an increase in the use of other platforms like Android and Linux, demand for DNG converters for their users also increased. In most cases, the user is not even allowed by the OS to download DNG converter windows version, as it is not compatible with the device. It posed an issue for the users, as most smart phones are based on Android and armed with a camera.

RAW to DNG for Android

RAW2DNG is an app for android based device that can be downloaded from the Google app store. It works on the cloud principle, where the image stays RAW, but can be imported into the Adobe’s Lightroom, allowing the image to sync with Adobes creative cloud. You can edit your images and still keep the RAW intact.

Raw-in-DNG-Out Mode – Most Popular Software

Adobe Camera Raw plug-in was introduced for the MAC users, as most other DNG converter software are not supported by the Apple device. This software offers most of the same features that are available for the window users. Though, Mac being a different platform, a window user may take some time to identify and orient with the software. You can also see NEF to JPG Converter

What is RAW to DNG Converter?

Many camera brands offer their personalized software with their products for image viewing and editing. This creates an issue of too many image formats, with most not recognizable by one and other. When the production of a particular model or brand ends, normally image software support ends with it. You can also see Duplicate Image Finder

To counter this problem, Adobe launched an image converter that was created with a mission statement: to be able to decode any raw image, from any digital camera, on any computer, running any operating system. Software based on this principle are called RAW to DNG converters.

DNG provides a reliable way of preserving images for future generations, in their original form, without damaging or altering them. In the time, when technology is changing and evolving at a rapid pace, a standardized system is a necessity. Since its launch in 2004, it has gained the universal standard status for storing images.

Raw2dng Mac Download Version

here’s a restyled and recoded version of raw2cdng. by now (17.04.2014) its of course a beta and i need as much response as possible to stabilize it. i’m fairly new to wpf and some crashes in beta1 were kind of myterious to me. nevermind, these are the features of 1.5.0:

• native MLV and RAW Support
• 10 12 and 14bit Support
• multifilesupport
• batch transcoding to cdng
• transcoding to 16 bit and 12bit (original valuerange or maximized (with debias) cinemaDNG
• audiosupport. if audio recorded, it will be saved as wav.
• pink highlight fix for premiere CC (not needed anymore)
• vertical banding fix (v1.6.1)->(optimized 1.7.0)
• chroma smoothing (v1.6.3)
• preview window – mouseover to scrub
• thumbnail and histogram in listview
• filenamegenerator for personal filename-creation
• cr2-photo-whitebalance for the dngs (read raw2cdng1.3.0)
• multithreaded
• timecode in dng and wav (bext) – working in resolve
• optional proxy jpegs with half resolution, rec709, not colorcorrected
• proxy mpeg2- and h264-files with ffmpeg(1.6.0) Rec709
• Whitebalancedata from Body (beta7)
• implemented player. (drag/drop on app or do „open with..“)
• Full Resolution Silent Picture (FSRP) compatible
• its free, licensed under GPL, sourcecode on bitbucket

the files are compatible to premiere CC(pinkhighlightfix), speedgrade CC(conversionmatrix example in 1.4.5), resolve, photoshop, after effects, lightroom..

patch changes/fixes

1.7.5 beware! its a first fixed version after a long time. lacking splitted files i didnt tested it!
1.7.9 10 and 12bit supported

downloads

c# sourcecode on bitbucket

raw2cdng 1.5.0.beta1 – 10.04.2014
raw2cdng 1.5.0.beta2 – 17.04.2014
raw2cdng 1.5.0.beta3 – 23.04.2014
raw2cdng 1.5.0.beta4 – 11.05.2014
raw2cdng 1.5.0.beta5 – 18.05.2014
raw2cdng 1.5.0.beta6 – 21.05.2014
raw2cdng 1.5.0.beta7 – 08.08.2014
raw2cdng 1.6.0 – 09.09.2014
raw2cdng 1.6.1 – 21.09.2014
raw2cdng 1.6.3 beta – 21.11.2014 BUGGY
raw2cdng 1.6.5 – 25.12.2014
raw2cdng 1.7.0 – 28.02.2015
raw2cdng 1.7.1 – 04.04.2015
raw2cdng 1.7.2 – 06.04.2015
raw2cdng 1.7.3 – 07.04.2015
raw2cdng 1.7.4 – 08.04.2015
raw2cdng 1.7.5 – 24.02.2016
raw2cdng 1.7.9 – 21.12.2016

helper & diagnostics

mlvdiag 1.0.0 – 24.06.2014
mlvdiag 1.0.1 – 08.08.2014

bugs & todo

you’ll find discussions about cinemadng and magic lantern in the magic lantern forum. after changing to GPL and opening sourcecode, the issues should be noted on bitbucket.

* [b]stabilizing sourcecode
* [b]12bit maximized has an overflow – highlights come magenta&chaotic
* [t]implementing vertical banding (thx to ml-team)
* [t]implementing chroma smoothing (thx to ml-team)
* [t]finishing wpf-styling (fi gridview)
* [t]activating checkbuttons on listview
* [t]write more data into debugfile
* [t]filenaming conventions for resolve (auto audio/video-sync) (nearly done in beta3)
* [t]arriraw support (depending on next adobe update)

donate

of course the development costs a lot of time. if you’re able to donate (if you’re a professional, you are for sure!), do! i was able to find my time writing this piece of code. now you!

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by the way, thanks to g3gg0, a1ex, 1% and a lot more users on ml-forum, making this crazy thing reality. and of course the guys, who donated already..