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Name Digital Negative Format (DNG)
Version 1.7
Other names  
Identifiers PUID:  fmt/1943
MIME:  image/dng
Family  
Classification Image (Raster)
Disclosure  
Description The Digital Negative (DNG) specification describes a non-proprietary file format for storing camera raw files that can be used by a wide range of hardware and software vendors. DNG is an extension of the TIFF format, and is compatible with the TIFF-EP standard. This version was published in May 2023.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats Has priority over Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.2)
Has priority over Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.1)
Has priority over Exchangeable Image File Format (Uncompressed) (2.0)
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format for Electronic Photography (TIFF/EP)  
Has priority over Tagged Image File Format  
Is subsequent version of Digital Negative Format (DNG) (1.6)
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University
Source date 07 Nov 2023
Source description  
Last updated 07 Nov 2023
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