Input file
RAF
- Full Name: Fuji CCD-RAW Graphic Format
- Developer: Fuji
Output file
DNG
- Full Name: Adobe Digital Negative Format
- Developer: Adobe Systems
What is RAF file?
The RAF (.RAF) file extension is an image format created by FUJIFILM. The acronym RAF stands for "FUJIFILM Raw Image File," and is designed by FUJIFILM to be used exclusively with their digital camera line. RAW files are considered semi-professional or professional formats because they offer higher quality and more advanced editing capabilities than other file extensions, such as JPEGs. [ ⏩ ] RAF file extension
What is DNG file?
File extensions put in item, for separated file extensions use the pipe symbol | . DNG, short for Digital Negative, is an image format developed by Adobe that was designed to act as a public standard for digital cameras. It is a container file format that stores raw image data, metadata, and thumbnail previews that are associated with the photographic image. [ ⏩ ] DNG file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from RAF to DNG?
To successfully convert the RAF file to DNG, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.RAF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case DNG (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than DNG).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. RAF to DNG. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting RAF files to DNG files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension DNG, while before this step we had the RAF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new DNG file, or not.