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'''Kodak''' was once a very important photographic company who manufactured the first digital SLRs, as well as creating [[Kodachrome]], the first practical colour film. This page will document some of the formats used by Kodak cameras, with options for converting them into standard formats.
 
'''Kodak''' was once a very important photographic company who manufactured the first digital SLRs, as well as creating [[Kodachrome]], the first practical colour film. This page will document some of the formats used by Kodak cameras, with options for converting them into standard formats.
  
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==KDC==
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== K25 ==
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K25 format was used by model DC25. High resolution pictures are 140,352 bytes long and Standard resolution is 77,888.
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== KDC (DC-Series) ==
 
This is a format generated by the Kodak DC40, DC50 and DC120 cameras. [http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ dcraw] is able to convert these files. It can also be converted into TIFF format by [http://kdc2tiff.sourceforge.net/ kdc2tiff]. Kodak has a [http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/software/picXferDownload.shtml tool on their site] that may help to convert these files, but it's only known to run on Windows 95 and other obsolete operating systems.  
 
This is a format generated by the Kodak DC40, DC50 and DC120 cameras. [http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ dcraw] is able to convert these files. It can also be converted into TIFF format by [http://kdc2tiff.sourceforge.net/ kdc2tiff]. Kodak has a [http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/software/picXferDownload.shtml tool on their site] that may help to convert these files, but it's only known to run on Windows 95 and other obsolete operating systems.  
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== KDC (P-Series) ==
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Apparently, the .kdc file extension was used for two Kodak raw image format families with little in common. The newer format is used by Kodak EasyShare P-Series, Z-Series, and probably other models.
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It is superficially a [[TIFF]]-based format, but the full resolution image (in the sub-IFD of the first IFD) relies on custom TIFF tags. Standard TIFF viewers may display a full-size but lossy-compressed image.
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A possible way to identify it is by the presence of TIFF tag 64772 in the sub-IFD.
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The [[JPEG]]-compressed image in the first IFD may contain [[FlashPix]] data (FPXR segments) per the [[Exif]] specification.
  
 
==DCR==
 
==DCR==
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This is another proprietary format, used by old Kodak DCS digital cameras. [http://www.nikonweb.com/DCS_convert/ NikonWeb Kodak DCS File Converter for Windows] should be able to read these files, as should dcraw.  
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This is another proprietary format, used by old Kodak DCS digital cameras. [http://www.nikonweb.com/DCS_convert/ NikonWeb Kodak DCS File Converter for Windows] should be able to read these files, as should dcraw.
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It is based on [[TIFF]]. The full-resolution image is in one of the sub-IFDs of the first IFD. A possible way to identify it is that it uses Compression code 65000 in an IFD or sub-IFD.
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==ICC==
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Kodak uses the [[ICC profile]] format for color profiles designed to optimize printing in Kodak inkjet paper. See [http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/member/service/software/kproHost/equipProfiles/HR500andHRUniversalScanners.jhtml?pq-path=15267 here] and [http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/member/service/software/kproHost/ICCProfiles.jhtml?pq-path=14893 here] for downloads.
  
 
==TIFF==
 
==TIFF==
 
Despite the name, Kodak TIFF files are proprietary, and will not open in most image editors. [http://www.nikonweb.com/DCS_convert/ NikonWeb Kodak DCS File Converter for Windows] and [http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ dcraw] should be able to convert these files.
 
Despite the name, Kodak TIFF files are proprietary, and will not open in most image editors. [http://www.nikonweb.com/DCS_convert/ NikonWeb Kodak DCS File Converter for Windows] and [http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ dcraw] should be able to convert these files.
  
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==Kodachrome film==
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== Software ==
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* See also [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors#Software|Cameras and Digital Image Sensors: Software]]
  
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(See article: [[Kodachrome]])
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== Sample files ==
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* [http://www.rawsamples.ch/index.php/en/kodak RAW-Samples: Kodak] (various formats)
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* [http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/kodak_easyshare_z990_review/sample_images/ Kodak EasyShare Z990 Review] → Sample RAW Images (KDC)
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* [http://digikam3rdparty.free.fr/TEST_IMAGES/RAW/HORIZONTAL/KODAK-DCSPRO.DCR KODAK-DCSPRO.DCR]
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* [https://github.com/thorsted/digicam_corpus/tree/master/Kodak DC120 KDC samples]
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/kodakDCR/
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/kodakKDC/
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* https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/image/kodakK25/
  
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Kodachrome was one of the first colour films, and possibly the first practical one. It used a very different process (called K-14) for which developing is no longer available anywhere. Kodachrome died a slow death, first from the much-easier-to-process E6 slide films, and then from the decline of film photography generally. The final rolls were developed on the 18 January 2011.
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==See also==
  
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If you have exposed but undeveloped Kodachrome film, it can be [http://michaelraso.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/kodachrome-in-2011-process-as-black-and.html processed in black-and-white chemistry], for monochrome results. This is currently the only option for developing Kodachrome, and is likely to stay that way. A heroic attempt was made to rescue a K-Lab machine for continued processing, but little came of it.
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* [[Kodachrome]]
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Scanning Kodachrome is the same as scanning any other slide film, with one caveat: do not use Digital ICE dust removal. Kodachrome's cyan layer absorbs the infrared light used in digital ICE just like dust does; digital ICE will attempt to interpolate these regions, giving weird results.
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==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
* [http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Kodak.html Kodak EXIF tags]
 
* [http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Kodak.html Kodak EXIF tags]
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* [http://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Kodak_DCR/ libopenraw: Kodak DCR]
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[[Category:TIFF]]

Revision as of 21:24, 12 November 2020

File Format
Name Kodak
Ontology
Extension(s) .kdc, .dcr, .k25, .tif
PRONOM fmt/192

Kodak was once a very important photographic company who manufactured the first digital SLRs, as well as creating Kodachrome, the first practical colour film. This page will document some of the formats used by Kodak cameras, with options for converting them into standard formats.

Contents

K25

K25 format was used by model DC25. High resolution pictures are 140,352 bytes long and Standard resolution is 77,888.

KDC (DC-Series)

This is a format generated by the Kodak DC40, DC50 and DC120 cameras. dcraw is able to convert these files. It can also be converted into TIFF format by kdc2tiff. Kodak has a tool on their site that may help to convert these files, but it's only known to run on Windows 95 and other obsolete operating systems.

KDC (P-Series)

Apparently, the .kdc file extension was used for two Kodak raw image format families with little in common. The newer format is used by Kodak EasyShare P-Series, Z-Series, and probably other models.

It is superficially a TIFF-based format, but the full resolution image (in the sub-IFD of the first IFD) relies on custom TIFF tags. Standard TIFF viewers may display a full-size but lossy-compressed image.

A possible way to identify it is by the presence of TIFF tag 64772 in the sub-IFD.

The JPEG-compressed image in the first IFD may contain FlashPix data (FPXR segments) per the Exif specification.

DCR

This is another proprietary format, used by old Kodak DCS digital cameras. NikonWeb Kodak DCS File Converter for Windows should be able to read these files, as should dcraw.

It is based on TIFF. The full-resolution image is in one of the sub-IFDs of the first IFD. A possible way to identify it is that it uses Compression code 65000 in an IFD or sub-IFD.

ICC

Kodak uses the ICC profile format for color profiles designed to optimize printing in Kodak inkjet paper. See here and here for downloads.

TIFF

Despite the name, Kodak TIFF files are proprietary, and will not open in most image editors. NikonWeb Kodak DCS File Converter for Windows and dcraw should be able to convert these files.

Software

Sample files

See also

Resources

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