topic Official response needed: ExpertRAW app is not creating real raw files (should be called ExpertJPG) in Galaxy S22

topic Official response needed: ExpertRAW app is not creating real raw files (should be called ExpertJPG) in Galaxy S22 https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S22/Official-response-needed-ExpertRAW-app-is-not-creating-real-raw/m-p/2236835#M13087 It seems ExpertRAW is just putting a JPG file into an DNG container.   I am comparing the dng files from ExpertRAW and the regular standard photo app. Samples are taken with the exact same settings.   ExpertRAW Dngs have:  - zero highlight recovery, reducing exposure and highlight settings makes it dull (that's how a jpg would behave, not a raw file) - zero shadow recovery potential (unlike a real raw file) - heavy JPG like artifacts and color tear-offs in dark areas of the image without any editing but maybe raising the shadows a little (not possible in real RAW) - over sharpened details (sharpening should be done in raw processing not before), but this has become the least of the problems for now Those are very fundamental functions of a RAW file to adjust shadows and highlights. And it does work fine with the DNGs created with the regular app with the same exposure settings. Samples compare stock DNG vs Expert"DNG".   Stock App DNG left / Expert "DNG" right: Exposure and Highlights brought down a little, real DNG begins to show more details, fake DNG just gets dull like a jpg would, on neutral settings both looked similar <img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/949139iBD06A5E0157889E7/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="normal dng vs expert dng (no highlight recovery, full image).jpg" alt="normal dng vs expert dng (no highlight recovery, full image).jpg" /> Expert "DNG" left / Stock App DNG right : minimal raise in the shadows showing jpg like compression artifacts in the fake DNG in dark areas  <img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/949141i7E9615DEC6654188/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="expert dng vs normal dng (compressedetails in dark areas, 66% zoom).jpg" alt="expert dng vs normal dng (compressedetails in dark areas, 66% zoom).jpg" /> Stock App DNG left / Expert "DNG" right: same photo as a whole with noticeable detail loss <DIV id="tinyMceEditoruserqv8x0lp3Oz_4" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder"> </DIV> <img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/949142i6BEF05C11725E06D/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="normal vs expert (detail loss in dark areas full image).jpg" alt="normal vs expert (detail loss in dark areas full image).jpg" /> right-side over sharpening of ExpertRAW (1:1) <img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/949143i7095629A2CD36073/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="normal dng vs expert dng oversharpened on 1-1).png" alt="normal dng vs expert dng oversharpened on 1-1).png" /> Expert "DNG" left / Stock App DNG right: color tear-offs like a jpg, no detail in shadows <img src="https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/949145iF7AF929F4091F7B2/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="expert dng vs normal dng (no shadow recvovery, full image).jpg" alt="expert dng vs normal dng (no shadow recvovery, full image).jpg" /> Mon, 08 Jan 2024 02:23:47 GMT userqv8x0lp3Oz 2024-01-08T02:23:47Z