ImageGear .NET v25.1 - Updated
DNG
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Full Name Digital Negative file format
Format ID ImGearFormats.DNG
File Extension(s) *.dng
Data Type Bitmap (2D raster)
Data Encoding Binary
Multi-Page Support No
Alpha Channel Support No
Metadata Update Support No
ImageGear Platforms Support WIN32, WIN64, Unix, Unix64, MAC, .NET, .NET64

ImageGear Supported Versions

ImageGear Supported Features

ImageGear Read Support

* 8bpc DNG loading has been enabled via promoting the image to 16bpc before loading.

ImageGear Write Support

None.

ImageGear Filter Control Parameters

Filter Control Parameter Type Default Value Available Values Description
ApplyColorSpaceConversion bool true false, true Set to true to convert raw image to linear sRGB colorspace during loading. Has effect only if ApplyLowLevelProcessing is true.
ApplyLowLevelProcessing bool true false, true If true, ImageGear applies initial processing stages on the Raw image. If false, ImageGear loads Raw image without any post-processing. See also ApplyColorspaceConversion and ApplyToneCorrection parameters.
ApplyToneCorrection bool true false, true Set to true to automatically adjust image tone and apply sRGB gamma correction during loading. Has effect only if both ApplyLowLevelProcessing and ApplyColorspaceConversion are true.
UseCameraWhiteBalance bool true false, true If true, ImageGear uses white balance settings from the file. Otherwise, white ballance is calculated using ImageGear's algorithm.

 

Comments

This file format was developed by Adobe as a non-proprietory format for unified storage of "raw" images from digital cameras. DNG image stores unprocessed pixel data obtained from camera's sensor, and keeps information about color, contrast and brightness adjustments, sharpening, as well as many other parameters, in its tags. This provides greater possibilities for image correction and enhancement, compared to commonly used formats such as JPEG, EXIF or TIFF.

The fact that the format is non-proprietary allows software vendors to provide support for DNG in their applications, with complete control over the image reconstruction process.

By default, ImageGear automatically reconstructs colors in raw images during loading. You can disable one or more stages in the automatic color reconstruction, and reconstruct the images programmatically by using ImageGear Processing API. Use filter control parameters to disable specific stages of color reconstruction.

DNG extends TIFF/EP format. It adds a set of new tags for parameters that control reconstruction of full color image from the raw data.

References Used

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED. Digital Negative (DNG) specification.