Digital BW, The Print

As a photographer and a consumer, I feel that I've really benefited
from standards like JPEG and TIFF. And even Adobe's PDF format, which
I don't believe is an open standard, has become a de facto standard
for published file exchange which pretty much guarantees that I can
view a file in the manner the author intended, no matter what computer
platform it originated on.

Whether initiated by Adobe or someone else, I personally welcome (and
would gladly pay for) a standard that will simplify cross-platform
workflow and improve the odds that my digital negative format will be
supported 10 years from now. 

Regards,
Peter.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Anthony G.
Atkielski" <anthony@a...> wrote:
> > Along the same lines:
> >
> > Adobe is supporting a new universal raw file format called Digital 
> > Negative (DNG). More information here: 
> > http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/main.html
> 
> Odd that Adobe listed the alleged benefits for photographers and
> hardware/software manufacturers, but failed to list the benefits for
> Adobe, even though they were the only reason for creating the format:
> 

[snip]

> 
> Where do photographers and consumers fit in here?  The answer is, they
> don't.  The whole idea is to make money; that's _always_ the whole idea.
> You're just exchanging one raw, proprietary format for another--that way
> you can pay Adobe money as well as the manufacturer of your camera.
> 

[snip]