In addition, DNGMonochrome can also interpolate directly on the red or blue channel and use these results - mixed in with the regular luminance result - to create filter effects. I do like the end result from a purist point of view though, knowing for sure it's the closest I can get to a 'true' monochrome result from a color camera.įor the full back story and a more technical explanation of the ins and outs, have a look here. If this assumption is actually correct is still open for debate - let me say that after developing by now many iterations of this software, I have my doubts.

The monochrome result DNGMonochrome produces (when no filters are used), is based on the luminance portion of the sensor, under the assumption that interpolating based on luminance, without full color interpolation, leads to better results (resolution, sharpness, color noise) than a color interpolated result turned black & white.

Mainly developed for Leica DNGs, DNGMonochrome can also handle DNGs from selected Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and Olympus cameras if you first convert the RAW file to DNG.ĭNGMonochrome is designed on and for Windows 10, but also works fine on Windows 7 (most likely also on Vista / Windows 8, but was not tested on those platforms). DNGMonochrome converts color DNGs into full-blown monochrome DNGs.

Canon 7d firmware update 1.2.6