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  thecaptain, 27 Sep 2004 @ 8:51am

  
  

  What wrong with existing image format?

  Adobe doesn't control them, THAT's what's wrong! (In Adobe's perspective anyway).
  
  Of course, cam manufacturers each using their own different raw image format doesn't help matters any.

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  Chomper, 27 Sep 2004 @ 9:47am

  
  

  No Subject Given

  The problem is that none of the other formats provide the functionality and customization of a RAW file. A RAW file allows you to change the white balance, exposure and a lot more without degrading the image. It is the data that comes straight out of the camera before being processed.
  
  While I'm not sure if a universal format is really useful since Adobe's Camera RAW comes as close to a universal converter, not sure if a universal format is really needed.

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  Andrew Klossner, 28 Sep 2004 @ 9:15am

  
  

  corrections

  First, it's not an uncompressed format. It uses lossless compression.
  
  Second, it's not a new format. It's a new defined subset of TIFF, an excellent image storage standard.
  

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