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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 186755" data-attributes="member: 12496">Sort of both separate and part of too.&nbsp;&nbsp; The DNG converter is a separate program.&nbsp; Its update status is maintained better.&nbsp; That is, you can get new versions of DNG anytime (I think you must go find them though), but not of ACR (old versions abandoned after Adobe moves onto the next version of Elements).&nbsp; So, if you buy a new camera next year, you may need a new Elements then too.&nbsp; &nbsp; But if you have Raw files you cannot open, probably a newer DNG will convert them to DNG, which you can then use in older Elements, in the same way.With the converter present, the Adobe &quot;download card files to computer&quot; utility probably has an option to automatically convert to DNG at download (if you desire, it is far from necessary).&nbsp; Compatibility becomes different... i.e., some programs (like say Nikon programs) can open NEF, but not DNG.&nbsp; Other programs cannot handle NEF, but can open DNG.The converter does batch conversion, but no other processing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 186755, member: 12496"] Sort of both separate and part of too. The DNG converter is a separate program. Its update status is maintained better. That is, you can get new versions of DNG anytime (I think you must go find them though), but not of ACR (old versions abandoned after Adobe moves onto the next version of Elements). So, if you buy a new camera next year, you may need a new Elements then too. But if you have Raw files you cannot open, probably a newer DNG will convert them to DNG, which you can then use in older Elements, in the same way. With the converter present, the Adobe "download card files to computer" utility probably has an option to automatically convert to DNG at download (if you desire, it is far from necessary). Compatibility becomes different... i.e., some programs (like say Nikon programs) can open NEF, but not DNG. Other programs cannot handle NEF, but can open DNG. The converter does batch conversion, but no other processing. [/QUOTE]

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