I MA gE C APTuR E DNG Capture One of the primary differences between proprietary raw and DNG is the location of metadata. This is known about DNG and is openly documented. In proprietary raw files, metadata location is not standardized or documented. This is an important difference. Raw capture formats are developed in conjunction with every new camera. Since newly released cameras have new and different raw formats, the quantity of proprietary raw formats is accumulating. Two additional advantages of DNG over proprietary raw are image validation and the ability to embed a custom camera profile. Both features are unique toDNG.Wewilldiscusstheembeddedprofilefeature in the optimization section and the image validation inthearchivesection. Proprietary raw files can be converted to DNG at ingestionoratanyotherpointintheworkflow.Wewill discusswhyandwhenyoumightwanttointroducethis stepintoyourworkflow. 1. Maximumimagequalitycanbeobtained. RAW CAPTURE ADVANTAGES Adobe alone supports 211 separate raw formats. That number has been growing every year. Consequently, 2. Imagequalityoflegacyfilescanbeimprovedover timeasparametricimageeditorsimprove. 3. Whitebalancecanbeappliedafterthefact,alleviat-