Plain raw format - DNG conversion

Dear All,
Would you guide me regarding to converting plain raw format file to DNG file?
<definition>
1. plain raw format file
- the file is composed of Bayer pixel array. For example, 5M pixel raw file is composed of sequential 2592 x 1920 pixels, each pixel is represented by 2byte value. file size will be 2592*1920*2 bytes. The start pixel may be one of Gr or Gb or R or B
2. tuning information file
- the files below may be provided for enhanced DNG raw image processing
- start pixel information: Gr or Gb or R or B
- 4channel lens shading correction
- noise profiling
- white balance R/B channel gain
- color correction matrix
- gamma table
<what is conversion guide?>
1. Is there any available program or utility for converting this plain raw format file to DNG?
2. if not available, how can I achieve the conversion using available toolkit?
3. any other idea?
Thanks in advance.

I don't think that any program exists that will do that.
You can however use the DNG SDK to do what you want: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/dng/dng_sdk.html
Sandy

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Medium is screen sized, the other option is full sized, not large.
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4. Also, I have noticed that if I convert a JPEG file to DNG the file size is about 4x larger. Should I reserve DNG for only my raw files such as my .mrw and .cr2? Has anyone else observed an increase in file size after DNG conversion?
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Nikon and Canon have proprietary information in their Raw files. Yes it's rather a pain when they release a new camera. Sticking to a DNG format would really help with this, if they came on board. DNG is just a way of providing a common Raw format.

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