DNG conversion in Bridge

Does the convert to DNG through bridge get updated when a new version of Camera Raw and DNG Converter are released.

Yammer P wrote:
I thought the previous poster said that DNG Converter wasn't the "active ingredient" here?
I think the previous poster said that the ability to create DNG files is built in to Bridge, and the ability to open the raw files is taken from the installed version of Camera Raw (much like the ability to display thumbnails/previews).
Isn't DNG basically an XML wrapper for the sensor data? As long as Bridge can read the raw files, it can convert them to DNG.
Yes, that is what the previous poster stated and what I think is the case. However, Ian Lyons' post seems to indcate otherwise and needs clarification. It would appear that just as ACR is used to build the thumbnails used by Bridge, it can also be used behind the scene to produce the DNG even though the raw files are not overtly opened in ACR. The practical significance of all this is that the OP does not need to install the updated DNG converter if he is converting to DNG when importing the files. Perhaps this is what Ian was stating, and I did not understand.

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