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2004.11.06 21:29 "Re: Support for DNG tags", by Sachin Garg
> > > But I don't think libTIFF should try to > > > decode (demosaic) the camera RAW data. > > > > I couldnt get what you mean by this. Do mean that libTIFF _should_ > > ignore some specific tags? > > You need to read up on what Camera RAW data is -- it isn't RGB data. > The raw sensor data has to go through some pretty extensive > processing to get RGB data - that processing is demosaicing. Also, > Camera RAW data typically uses lossless JPEG compression. > > I'm saying that LibTIFF shouldn't be decompressing and demosaicing > the Camera RAW data - it's too complex (and not easy to do well). > Thanks for clearifying this Chris. -- Sachin Garg [India] http://www.geocities.com/schngrg