Adobe pushing for new image format

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Adobe Systems Inc. plans to introduce a new format for digital photos on Monday in an attempt to create an industry public standard to make the archiving and editing process compatible across all types of cameras and photo software.

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I think it sounds like a good idea to make a standard image format, but at the start i think it just simply going to be another thing to worry about and another thing for IE to make look like crap... lol.

It has absolutely nothing to do with web browsers. It's for utilizing in programs like Photoshop. I worked with my first RAW file yesterday in fact. It was cool to use in PS CS. I am all for a standard and who better then Adobe to set it? Anything to make archiving digital photos easier is a positive in my book.

Sounding great, I will surely change my camera to their new format.

I know it really has nothing to do with web broswers, but I just like making IE sound crappier than it really is ;) But yeah, I really think this will be great... espically for photography and basically anything else that requires a high res.

Great another huge company trying to cut an even bigger slice of the cake.

Guess I need to wait a year or two to buy a hi-end dig camera now...

Great another huge company trying to cut an even bigger slice of the cake.

Except Adobe is giving it away....no cost to adopt for camera makers.

I actually love this idea, but im guessing only a handfull of high end cammaras will have this at the beggining. How long you guys think is going to take? Remmember PNG? and how far has that really come. If this new format is widely accepted than it could be really good for all of you photographers out there.

Except Adobe is giving it away....no cost to adopt for camera makers.

When do high end companies suddenly get all benefactor on us normally? When theres something in it for them. Adobe hopes to capture a large section of the market by making users convert/switch/stay with Adobe products.

It would be like claiming Bill Gates was thinking about internet users when he bundled IE with Windows.