Freedom of choice is supposed to be the...
Freedom of choice is supposed to be the norm. How I process my images should be left up to me. Then there is the area of archiveablity. If a manufacturer drops support for a particular file format and without readily available documentation these files or adjustments made to them may be lost. This has already happened in Nikon Capture. I can't see how open RAW can hurt anyone or infringe upon " secret" formula(s) of any particular manufacturer. Just what is the logical arguement for keeping it closed anyway?. Maybe this site and any press releases from it will open some closed eyes or inform people new to digital.
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Dennis Stiff – Mon, 2005/04/25 – 7:44am
Problem is, the vast majority of people who buy a consumer...
Problem is, the vast majority of people who buy a consumer digital camera have no idea what RAW is. I see them all the time at Costco and other places where they simply insert their CF or SD cards and select their pictures for printing. I have to believe that most, if not all of these are JPEG images and they work quite well for most people.
What needs to be done is educate the mass market on the vunerability of their precious family pictures to the latest whims of the engineers. Then perhaps the manufacturers will listen.
Send these press releases to the major technology reporters on papers like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Even CNN has technology spots now.
Get the word out. Explain to the general public that RAW images to digital cameras are what the negative to a film camera was. They can still make useable prints from their 35 year-old-negatives. What about 35 years from now?