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kv9f68 wrote:
I'm not sure if I should use the DNG format or just stick with RAW and was wondering what method you all use and which you think is "better".
I think DNG is better but I use Canon and Sony raws.
DNG is better because it contains the camera-specific parameters for raw processing, and because it is a documented format.
However, nontechnical people usually put more credence in the original raw as some type of "proof" that an image has not been tampered with. You will, e.g., often see in the rules of competitions that if your entry is short-listed you must supply the raw, and not a DNG unless your camera produces only DNG. Therefore, it's wise to keep the raws. In my case, I do so mainly in case someone infringes my copyright. As I have to keep the .CR2 and .ARW files, there is at the moment no advantage for me in also using DNG, in either its normal form or the one in which it also embeds the original raw.
My thought is that when I get an external hard drive I can then just drag the orginal folder with the raw+jpegs to it and I'll have my backup while maintaining a LR folder on my hard drive that LR will still recognize.
This is a very bad idea. You are backing up something different (original raws) from that which you want protected (DNGs). You aren't backing up the entered metadata (captions, keywords etc.) or the edits.
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