Digital Negative (DNG)
DNG hardware and software support
The Digital Negative (DNG) was introduced by Adobe in 2004 to help address the lack of a universal format for the raw files generated by digital cameras. As the popularity of the raw workflow has grown, there has been an increasing concern on the part of photographers that they may not have access to their files in the future. Get more information about DNG.
In the last year alone, DNG has gained support from both hardware and software manufacturers alike. Camera manufacturers adopting DNG benefit by knowing their files will be supported by existing software so that customers do not have to wait for software updates. Software vendors supporting DNG benefit by not having to spend valuable resources developing support for the rapidly growing number of raw formats.
DNG camera support
The following cameras produce DNG files as their raw file format.
Hasselblad
H2D
Leica
Digital-Modul-R
Ricoh
GR Digital
Samsung
Pro 815
DNG software support
DNG is supported by Adobe® Photoshop® CS2, Photoshop CS, Photoshop Elements 3.0, and Photoshop Elements 4.0 software. The following applications have indicated read or write support for DNG files, and new or existing applications are adding support on a regular basis.
| Company | Product | Read/Write |
|---|---|---|
| Canto | Cumulus 6.0.3 | Read |
| Corel | Paint Shop Pro X | Read |
| Corel | Photo Album 6 | Read |
| Cpicture | Cpicture 1.5 | Read |
| GIMP.org | GIMP | Read |
| AccuSoft | ImageGear 14.5 | Read |
| Apple | Preview | Read |
| Breeze Systems | BreezeBrowser 2.12 | Read |
| Breeze Systems | BreezeBrowser Pro 1.2.2 | Read |
| Camerabits | Photo Mechanic 4.3.3 | Read |
| Cerious Software | ThumbsPlus Digicam Raw Plug-in 1.5 | Read |
| dpMagic | dpMagic Plus 1.2.068 | Read |
| DxO | Optics Pro 2.0c | Read |
| Extensis | Portfolio 7 | Read |
| FotoWare | FotoStation Classic 5.2 | Read |
| FotoWare | FotoStation Pro 5.2 | Read |
| H&M Software | StudioLine Photo2 | Read |
| Hamrick | Vuescan 8.2.38 | Read |
| Helicon | Helicon Filter 3.1 | Read |
| Hexcat | ViewIt 2.8 | Read |
| Ichikawa Soft Laboratory | Silkypix Developer Studio 2.0 | Read |
| Imacon | FlexColor 4.0 | Read, Write |
| ImageMagick Studio LLC | ImageMagick 6.2.5 | Read |
| IrfanView | IrfanView 3.97 | Read |
| Iridient | Digital Raw Developer 1.2 | Read |
| iView | iView MediaPro 2 | Read |
| Konverter | Konverter 3.47.4 | Read |
| LaserSoft | SilverFast DCPro 6.4 | Read |
| Lemkesoft | GraphicConverter 5.7 | Read |
| Logical Designs Consulting | SharpRaw Pro 0.78 | Read |
| Phil Harvey | ExifTool | Read, Write |
| PhotoLine 32 | PhotoLine 32 v12 | Read |
| Mario M. Westphal | Imatch 3.0 | Read |
| IOSPIRIT GmbH | Picture Arena 1.2 | Read |
| PictureFlow LLC | Archive Creator 3.0 | Read |
| Pixmantec | RawShooter 1.1.3 | Read |
| Polybytes | PolyView 4.27 | Read |
| Polybytes | PolyImagePro 2.11 | Read |
| Pro Shooter | DigitalPro 3 | Read |
| ProFotoSoftware LTD | PFS Batch Processor Pro | Read |
| Raw PhotoDesk | Raw PhotoDesk 2.01 | Read |
