Leica RAW: Adobe updates DNG converter to migrate all cameras to one format

Hi All,
I saw that adobe has update their DNG converter to convert all camera RAW files to a universal RAW format and hoped that this would finally allow me to import my Leica DMR files into Aperture. I tried all possible methods with the new converter and none worked for my Leica DNG files. Sigh!
The wierd thing is that on the import screen I could see all the files and scale the thumbnails, which I couldn't do before * Even when I didn't embed a thumbnail in the converted DNG * but when the files were imported I got the red screen a non compatible file format message.
What's up with that and when will Apple provide support for even just the universal DNG format?
Eric

Hi Eric,
there is no "universal DNG format". DNG is not a "super JPG" format. It's more or less a wrapper around the (compressed) Raw file. A program that can read DNG (such as Photoshop CS) will not necessarily understand what's in that file if it doesn't know the camera's Raw format.
If we're lucky, we'll see more camera makers support DNG directly, and then the situation may much improve.
Read Scott Bourne's description in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1822792&#1822792
Cheers,
Karl

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