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PS at a glance
PS
Adobe's PostScript technology was central to the desktop publishing revolution, and the language became tightly associated with printers, imagesetters, and prepress workflows.
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 | PS | DCR |
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| File type | Document | Image |
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| Created year | 1984 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Adobe | Kodak |
| Status | active | proprietary |
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| Vector scaling | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PS
- Your source file is already in PS.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to DCR.
- PS is commonly used in document 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 PS 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 PS to DCR?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to DCR removes vector scaling.
What should I review after converting PS to DCR?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.