Digital BW, The Print

mehrdad wrote:
> read all about it!!  AND support it as the new "digital film" is in
> danger already. nikon  has begun to encrypt  information on raw files
> which makes very hard to use other third party software. they offer a
> sdk (api) to read the files but their software is worth Sh...t.
> 
> in current leica language, it could mean something like this , u can
> use only kodak developers to process tri-x.
> 
> all nikon  and other digital users it is time to make a stand and let
> the manufactures know where we stand.
> 
>   -------------------------------------
>   regards, mehrdad
> 
> 
Why Nikon did this is a very good question, but as the SDK provides the 
answer to how to handle it, and there is nothing now to stop third-party 
developers producing software that works with these files as well or 
better than Nikon's own software.

I understood it was only a legal technical point that had prevented 
Adobe doing so without the SDK.

However if anyone with a D2X feels they want to get rid of it to a good 
home because of this problem they can contact me!


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