1 Reply Latest reply: Oct 19, 2014 4:27 PM by dj_paige RSS

    Comparison of JPEG to DNG

    rred0305

      I'm still getting the hang of LR5, in your opinion, is there a major difference between pictures when exported as a JPEG or DNG?  I know that the DNG file will be greatly larger if the photo was taken originally in RAW, but I was just wondering if the more experienced people have seen something.

        • 1. Re: Comparison of JPEG to DNG
          dj_paige Community Member

          Yes, there is a difference (assuming the original was Raw or DNG) , but whether or not you can see it depends on you and the photo. JPG are readable by every software, whereas DNG are readable by only specialized software. It all depends on the reason why you are exporting the photo. If the original was a JPG, it's a total waste of time and disk space to export as DNG.

           

          Most people don't export to DNG without a good reason. You wouldn't just do it as a general thing to do.