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DNG files are not supported (iPhone 16 Pro Max)
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Description
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Describe the bug
Hi. My old iPhone broke recently and I had to buy a new one. But today I tried to start developing some of the DNG negatives I'd taken with my new iPhone 16 Pro Max, and they load as a pixel question mark, and I get a notification saying "The image 'UTWY1533.DNG' is not supported." And I can't open them.
As far as I could tell (and I did check), I'm not using Apple ProRAW or anything. The photos were taken using ProCam by Tinkerworks. The DNG files just aren't supported for some reason.
Steps to reproduce
- Import the attached DNG into darktable.
- Notice that it can't be opened.
Example DNG
Where did you obtain darktable from?
darktable.org / GitHub release
darktable version
5.0.1
What OS are you using?
Windows 10
What is the version of your OS?
Windows 10 64-bit
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My old phone was an iPhone 6s+ (edit: 11 Pro Max), and DNGs from that phone worked great in darktable.
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