Suhit Gupta
02-03-2006, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06013103openrawsurvey.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06013103openrawsurvey.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"On January 31, 2006, the OpenRAW initiative launched an international survey on its Web site (<a href="http://openraw.org/survey/">http://openraw.org/survey/</a>) to collect information about the experiences, requirements, preferences, and concerns of digital photographers and other interested parties regarding RAW imaging technology — a concept that many writers are comparing to a "digital negative". As the digital properties of RAW image files have become better understood, many digital photographers have embraced RAW technology as the best means to obtain maximum image quality for themselves and their clients."</i><br /><br />The results of this survey will be published into the public domain and I am guessing they will be posted across the various digital media related sites soon, so we would recommend that you participate. In case you are wondering why they are doing a survey, the article states that 'although these topics are being discussed in many photography forums, [they] have very little systematic information about the experiences, requirements, preferences, and concerns of photographers regarding RAW imaging technology.'