* The header contains the description of the structure It’s up to the user to find out the right substitute camera, and assume the disadvantages of this method for a lack of anything better.Ī digital photo file does not only contain the image, it also contains textual and mathematical data arranged in a specific format, the metadata.įor the explanation we have used an example photo in DNG format, but the disguise method can be applied to other image formats.Ī standardized photo file in DNG format is structured as follows: The result may be unsuitable, at worst unreadable. By making it believe that the photo from an incompatible device comes from a supported device, PhotoLab reads information and applies optimizations that do not necessarily correspond to the camera that created the photo PhotoLab is a sophisticated editor that uses the information contained in photos.

We will see how to make Photolab believe it was taken with a compatible device by disguising the photo. The message states that it is the camera rather than the photo that is not supported. You were surely disappointed when reading this error message when opening a photo in Photolab.

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