I picked up a new DSLR and found out my copy of Lightroom 3 didn't support the new RAW format. Not willing to pay $125USD/year for the "latest and greatest" version of Lightroom, I found out I could use Adobe's free DNG conversion tool to just convert the fancy new format to DNG and continue using my bought-and-paid-for copy of Lightroom.
Also, major plus: it supports lossy conversion, which churns out files ⅓ the size of the originals, with no perceptible loss in quality. I ended up converting my entire photo catalog, saving hundreds of GBs of disk space. The tool has a CLI as well.
Also, major plus: it supports lossy conversion, which churns out files ⅓ the size of the originals, with no perceptible loss in quality. I ended up converting my entire photo catalog, saving hundreds of GBs of disk space. The tool has a CLI as well.
https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/adobe-dng-converter...