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Don't mean to intrude here, but couldn't you convert the NEF's to DNG's using Lightroom 4, then open them in PS5? Just a temporary work-around.- EdM.Ed dont get me wrong when I state the case below. DNG has uses but only as you say a temporary stop gap not as an alternative to keeping RAW files.
DNG is a horrible hook, no wonder Adobe gives it away free.
They market it as a one size fits all concept and the fact that it is free. But a DNG is really just a RAW file converter that makes a DNG (just like ACR can make another format from a RAW image). A DNG is actually a type of TIFF, called a DNG.
The concept of something for nothing is there. We all know in this life there are no free lunches.
The Case for DNG.
1. If you have a DNG then you can use Adobe DNG processor to produce a JPG or TIFF.
2. The same DNG processing software is used for all DNGs.
3. DNGs are smaller than RAW so are easier to store.
The Case against DNG.
1. The making of a DNG requires each RAW file format to be a known entity so it is as complex to make a good RAW==>DNG converter as making a RAW file converter.
2. Adobe say the process is lossless. If it is lossless what are they throwing away to make the file smaller ? Dont trust them to make these decisions about your images. Basic principles apply, you cant make something smaller without losing something. (JPG is lossless if you dont count the stuff you lose in compressing it).
3. If the DNG converter doesnt know about your RAW file it cant make a DNG. The DNG processor is used to make a TIFF or JPG only. You still edit in other software.
4. If it is so good then why are they giving it away ?
Cant believe that Adobe are now a not-for-profit organisation.5. If you throw away the gold standard (e.g. RAW file) then you just have paper promissory notes (like now!!) (e.g. DNG file) and look at the economic mess we are in because not all bankers are trustworthy.
6. The current DNG processor runs on Intel technology. It we suddenly move to HiLo processors (a fictional name) then there is no guarantee that the old DNG executable will run or that Adobe will recreate the DNG processor to support all the legacy cameras and their DNG formats in the new version that runs on these new processors.
I think that there is a case for stop gap measures but I'd really be extremely reluctant to not try and stop someone converting their RAW files to DNG and throwing away the RAW files. And Yes I have heard people of doing this as they sincerely believed the Adobe DNG speak!
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