Support for DXO DNG format

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Hi Tony from London, Brit in exile here!
If the camera RAW is supported by Aperture, then the DNG should be ... provided it is saved in DxO as "non-linear."
My assumption (and assertion to a degree) is that Aperture's non-destructive RAW workflow means they idealize starting with RAW. Non-linear DNG is essentially RAW in a different (and standard) file format.
Linear DNG has been decoded by a 3rd party utility and therefore does not fit the Aperture "non-destructive" RAW dictat.
BTW, to test this, compare a linear DNG out of ACR with that from DXO. I am pretty darn sure you will see differences. All RAW converters are proprietary, whcih is their value prop. of course. But they are different and the output results are different.
Assertion time. Equally, consider running the same RAW image through DXO in the future. Assuming DXO has updated its sw, my assumption is the resulting DNG will look different (hopefully even better). Oh, the digital negative from DXO version x is not the same as that from version y? Can I therefore consider it my negative?
So my suspicion is that the Aperture team determined they would look after the RAW, and never ever touch it. This allows updated RAW conversion (v1 or v1.1 so far) to be run or re-run at a whim and for us to decide which to use.
G.

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