Depending on its intended purpose, a Linear DNG might also complete other parts of the RAW conversion process such as denoising and lens corrections. Linear DNG files are RAW files that have been partially developed, having undergone some complex mathematical processing to lock in demosaicing. Linear DNG files are part of a solution that allows you to combine different software to get ultimate image quality without having to overhaul your entire workflow. Photo editing software such as Lightroom and Capture One might give you creative freedom and flexibility, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re getting the best possible image quality from your RAW files. What are Linear DNG files and how should you use them in your photo-editing workflow? It is not needed if you are a PhotoLab Elite user. PureRaw is intended for use with other editors. There is absolutely no need to bring PureRaw into the mix. You can make additional modifications to that DNG file and when finished editing you export the DNG file to its final form as a JPEG file. Once exported you will be able to see the results of sharpening and noise reduction and the other optical corrections in the DNG file.at all zoom levels. DxO recommends that you apply DeepPRIME (or DeepPRIME XD, introduced in PL 6), lens sharpening, chromatic aberration, vignetting, and distortion corrections to your raw images from within PhotoLab Elite and export them using the Export as DNG(Denoise and optical corrections only) option. Using PureRaw is unnecessary if you are a PhotoLab Elite user. Ideally, you would want to edit RAW in PL to make full use of the tools, I understand that linear DNGs generated by PureRaw cannot be passed through DeepPrime or sharpening as they are already demosaiced, but have they lost all the plasticity of a SOOC RAW and effectively been turned into a de-noised, sharp, big fat 100GB JPEG equivalent? Is the DNG created by PureRaw as “plastic” as an original RAW SOOC when it comes to further editing in PL? By that I mean, is the file in a format that allows the full functionality of a non-destructive RAW editor? If I use PureRaw standalone to process RAW files, applying DeepPrime and (supported lens) global sharpening and creating a linear DNG output, I can open the resulting file in PL with DeepPrime and sharpening applied at any zoom level and without further export. You export the image to linear DNG, TIFF or JPEG. You zoom the image in further than 75% to view sharpening, or use the small window to see the results of DeepPrime processing. PL does not have the facility to view the results of DeepPrime processing or DxO lens module sharpening until: I’m starting to get a better understanding of the difference in editing RAW and linear DNGs in PL though I’d appreciate some advice from one of you technical experts
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