AS described in the title, Nik 8 HDR EFX says image format or size is not supported. The Mavic DNG are 8064x4536 and about 70mb. Was unaware of this limitation at time of purchase (HDR is main use) The older version of this from google handled this format and size.
Suppose there is nothing to be done…but I have so many of these photos with the mavic. Can someone please suggest a effeicient workaround/converter process so that I can use this Nik 8 HDR.
Should note that the other appliciations in Nik 8 can handle these mavic DNG as is.
emphasized textHow to Convert Your DNG Photos to TIFF (and Why You Might Need To!)
Imagine you have a special kind of photo file called a DNG. It’s like a super-high-quality digital negative. Sometimes, you want to use this DNG file in a different photo editing program, but that program might not understand the DNG format very well, or it might be an older program that doesn’t “speak” the newest DNG language.
That’s where TIFF comes in! TIFF is another type of photo file that’s like a universally understood, high-quality image. Converting your DNG to TIFF makes sure almost any photo editor can open and work with your picture.
Here’s how to do it:
Use a Photo Editor: You’ll need a photo editing program that can open your DNG files and then save them as TIFF files. Think of it like taking your DNG negative and printing it as a high-quality TIFF picture.
Popular choices: Programs like Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Lightroom are excellent for this. They’re like big, professional photo studios.
Adobe DNG Converter (A Special Helper): Sometimes, a DNG file is so new and fancy that older photo editors can’t even open it. That’s where the Adobe DNG Converter tool comes in handy. It’s like a translator that can take your brand-new DNG and convert it into an older version of DNG, making it compatible with more programs. So, you might convert your DNG to an older DNG first, and then open that older DNG in your editor to convert it to TIFF.
Adobe Bridge with Camera Raw (Another Option!):
Adobe Bridge is like a super-organized photo library.
Camera Raw is a special tool inside Bridge (and Photoshop/Lightroom) that lets you make initial adjustments to your raw photo files (like DNGs) before you start serious editing.
Free Version: You can use Adobe Bridge with Camera Raw for free to do basic things, like opening your DNG and converting it to TIFF. However, it won’t have the fancy tools for getting rid of graininess (called “noise reduction”).
Paid Version: If you have an Adobe subscription (meaning you pay a monthly fee), you’ll get the advanced noise reduction tools and other professional features.
IN regrds to the conversion from DNG to TIFF, doing as export function within lightroom the file size goes from about 70mb to 200 mb! is that unavoidable.
Yes, Im sure its only DNG. if i shoott raw and jpeg in the mavic,it generates two files when viewed in folder (windows explorer), and in LR, on the file name it will say dng and jpeg (IIRC). In my testing tody it was just a DNG