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PEF at a glance
PEF
Pentax raw workflows never dominated the mass market, but their persistence in enthusiast and specialist photo libraries gives PEF ongoing practical relevance.
DCR at a glance
DCR
Digital photography fragmented into many manufacturer-specific raw formats because camera makers optimized for their own sensors, metadata, and software ecosystems rather than for one shared public raw standard.
Format comparison
| Feature | PEF | DCR |
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| File type | Image | Image |
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| Created year | 2006 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Pentax (now Ricoh) | Kodak |
| Status | proprietary | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PEF
- Your source file is already in PEF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to DCR.
- PEF is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use DCR
- Your target workflow expects DCR.
- Improve delivery compatibility with DCR.
- DCR is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PEF to DCR?
Convert to DCR when preserving compatibility with an older camera-specific raw workflow or recovering legacy photographic originals.
In current practice it is mainly an archival and migration target.
What changes when converting PEF to DCR?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting PEF to DCR?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.