![]() ![]() Let me know if anything doesn’t make sense. It's the process of verifying the backups every few months that takes longer each time, just let the computer runs over night I guess. My collection of photos since 2001 is about 2TB so far, but looking at the size/time chart, it's been growing exponentially as I switched to shooting RAW around 2007, upgrading to higher MP cameras, and adding 720p, then 1080p, then 1080p/60fps videos Storage is indeed getting bigger and cheaper, so I don't have to be on my toes about keeping mine under control, but having a good sustainable plan is still better. Although RAF format is proprietary, it's been understood and decoded correctly by many free/open-source software, so archiving the RAF should be safe for future. I have plenty of internal and external storage and save ALL of the RAF files permanently.ĭang, saving both the RAF and DNG doesn't sound like a good solution, as the DNG can be simply derived from the RAF again. They can run 50-100MB+ each but rarely at the high end of the spectrum. My RAF files are compressed, 22MB, while dng files are much larger and not compressed. Still have a simple Bash script to rsync to external drives though. Comparing to shell script, Python is much more powerful interacting with the system without being too complicated. It uses the list of JPG exported from darktable as control to delete the SOOC JPG of matching images while keeping the RAF, then keep the SOOC JPG and delete the RAF of the non-matching images. I also wrote a Python script to automate my clean up as well. Maybe you can modify your script to zip those DNG that you keep, since you're unlikely to process them again frequently? I looked up Google and saw that Lightroom does compress the DNG for archival, that's probably a good option. Your RAF are compressed, the uncompressed size would be around 45-50MB. Can't recall if camera is set to compressed or not. After culling an import, I use a Python script to delete the RAW files if a DNG file has been deleted.ĭNG files are consistently larger than the RAF files, at least with the settings I use which look to be the same as above. I only load the DNG files into LR and keep in the RAF files just in case. I could throw it up here if you’re interested. I once wrote a lengthy post with all the details including suggested sharpening/NR settings etc. If you ever needed them again you could just recreate them as needed. After you’ve exported your final images you could even copy all the final settings back to the original RAFs and delete all the IXT DNGs to save space. Then, you’ll just need to finish editing and add sharpening and NR (sharpening/NR settings will be different than with LR alone - I use a preset) and you’re done. With IXT used as a plug-in from within LR Classic CC you can simply select any files you want to convert at anytime during your normal culling/editing process in LR (I will usually crop and pre-edit a bit first), a couple of clicks and the new X-Transformed DNGs will appear in LR next to the original RAFs and will include all of you previous edit settings - they will look identical except for the superior demosaicing. Was wondering if anyone had any preferred settings that yield the best results. I use Capture 1 when I have blue 'tinges' or edges I need to remove. One interesting thing to note is that Capture 1 for Fuji, the free software, works with the IXT DNG file - probably because the 3 times size file has the original RAF file packed in it. I colour code so I immediately know what has happened to the file. I save both as new software allows me to go back and re work some older models e.g. I save both, the RAF is my archive original no adjustments, the IXT DNG is my processed file with LR adjustments. (coming from using darktable where I only deal with the RAF files) Is the file size of the DNG much different from the RAF? Do you save the RAF or the DNG? The DNG is likely where your edits apply, but the RAF is the original RAW without any processing (demosaic, sharpening. I don't use LR and Iridient, but given its name is "RAF to DNG", I'm curious about how you manage your RAF and DNG files.
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