Error with Moto G5 plus raw dng files - Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers

I rooted my moto G5 plus by traditional method, ie unlocking bootloader, then installing twrp recovery and then flashing magisk files
I had no problems with rooting and stuff, and I am still on stock ROM, Oreo 8.1.0. I haven't installed any custom roms.
Then I enabled camera2API using buid.prop app
I installed manual camera, open camera and few other cameras to try to shoot RAW images.
They are able to take raw .dng files but I am unable to open them either in photoshop or in few other image viewer.
It says: "The Original file appears to be unsupported or damaged."
So, I need help taking raw images which I can open and edit.

Google camera raw opens up. But GC won't work on 32 bit rom.

There is a 32-bit google camera port.
When shooting with hdr+ it will also save a .dng file that can be opened normally. It's not perfectly polished but works well. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78322212&postcount=116

bazinga137 said:
There is a 32-bit google camera port.
When shooting with hdr+ it will also save a .dng file that can be opened normally. It's not perfectly polished but works well. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78322212&postcount=116
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Thank you. Google camera is so much better than stock camera app.
I did try HDR+ and RAW. It works pretty awesome.
I did notice that .dng file is only 0.3MP and resolution is much small, while I am shooting at full resolution... is this normal?
The size of dng file is 25MB and above (almost all the time)
It it normal with this Google camera?
Edit:
I copied the dng files in PC and tried to open them in Photoshop.
I am unable to edit them. I get error that file is not supported.
I do feel there is something wrong with the raw format.

Strange_Quark said:
Thank you. Google camera is so much better than stock camera app.
I did try HDR+ and RAW. It works pretty awesome.
I did notice that .dng file is only 0.3MP and resolution is much small, while I am shooting at full resolution... is this normal?
The size of dng file is 25MB and above (almost all the time)
It it normal with this Google camera?
Edit:
I copied the dng files in PC and tried to open them in Photoshop.
I am unable to edit them. I get error that file is not supported.
I do feel there is something wrong with the raw format.
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That's odd, the gcam .dng files work perfectly fine for me in photoshop. The size is right, it should be about 25mb, and I think the resolution isn't reported accurately - when import them to photoshop they are 12MP as they should be.

bazinga137 said:
That's odd, the gcam .dng files work perfectly fine for me in photoshop. The size is right, it should be about 25mb, and I think the resolution isn't reported accurately - when import them to photoshop they are 12MP as they should be.
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I see.
I don't know whats wrong with the dng files.
I hope someone on forum can guide me to get this working properly.

Strange_Quark said:
I see.
I don't know whats wrong with the dng files.
I hope someone on forum can guide me to get this working properly.
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You could try this tutorial. Maybe you'll get lucky.

esolmaan said:
You could try this tutorial. Maybe you'll get lucky.
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Editing the exif file does the job.
Removed camera 1 and camera 2 calibrations and now I can open the raw dng files...
PS: Raw files will look completely washed out... It's your job to edit them using Photoshop or Lightroom, whichever you prefer.

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Today I took few pictures with my DVP camera and I noticed that the jpg files are no more than 100kb.
The Camera settup is 5mb. I changed the setting to lower res but still no more than 100kb.
Need some advice
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Gur
gkazir said:
Hi,
Today I took few pictures with my DVP camera and I noticed that the jpg files are no more than 100kb.
The Camera settup is 5mb. I changed the setting to lower res but still no more than 100kb.
Need some advice
Thank you,
Gur
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Maybe a hard reset can fix this problem ?
josemedina1983 said:
Maybe a hard reset can fix this problem ?
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Thank you, but it didn't go well. Nada.....same as before
gkazir said:
Thank you, but it didn't go well. Nada.....same as before
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So even if you transfer the picture to your desktop still 100kb?
Yes. The most I get is 600kb on desktop and very bed resolution....
gkazir said:
Hi,
Today I took few pictures with my DVP camera and I noticed that the jpg files are no more than 100kb.
The Camera settup is 5mb. I changed the setting to lower res but still no more than 100kb.
Need some advice
Thank you,
Gur
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5 mb? Do you mean 5 MP? Instead of low res try high res. The higher the resolution the better the picture the bigger the file size.
You are right of course, but again there's no reason for 5mp camera with hires profile to be 100kb-600kb in jpeg.
My canon eos-10D has 5mp and it's hires jpeg is at least 1.5mb.
Damn pictures are not even worse downloading. I prefer the IPad or IPhone 5mp camera, better.
Maybe it's your settings in Zune software.
Open Zune and go to settings --> phone --> pictures & videos and look for image quality. Make sure it is set to original.

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When I take pictures on my phone, they are some of the most amazing pictures I've seen on my life on a smartphone. The detail is outstanding, but when I upload them to sites, the pictures look very very very blurry.. Any suggestions?
How are you uploading them? If you're using some kind of built-in app then theres a (very) high possibility that it is JPEG compressing you're images/photos before upload, companies do this to save on bandwidth and server space.
For example, Google+ Photo Backup does this automatically (resize and compression) unless you specifically tell it not to.
sikodemon said:
How are you uploading them? If you're using some kind of built-in app then theres a (very) high possibility that it is JPEG compressing you're images/photos before upload, companies do this to save on bandwidth and server space.
For example, Google+ Photo Backup does this automatically (resize and compression) unless you specifically tell it not to.
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When I send text, I use the text messaging app and when I upload them to Facebook, I use the Facebook app but I tried uploading it through WiFi and it's the same issue
Dre-Sean said:
When I send text, I use the text messaging app and when I upload them to Facebook, I use the Facebook app but I tried uploading it through WiFi and it's the same issue
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Confirm that your uploaded pictures haven't been resized or reformatted. If they have, then disable the image processing in your app /website settings menu or use a different app to upload them.
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fffft said:
Confirm that your uploaded pictures haven't been resized or reformatted. If they have, then disable the image processing in your app /website settings menu or use a different app to upload them.
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how do I confirm that?
Dre-Sean said:
how do I confirm that?
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There a numerous ways you might compare. Do they look the same?
For a start, download a photo (after it has been uploaded to your site) and compare it to the original with a file browser. Are both files the exact same size and dimensions (pixels)?
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fffft said:
There a numerous ways you might compare. Do they look the same?
For a start, download a photo (after it has been uploaded to your site) and compare it to the original with a file browser. Are both files the exact same size and dimensions (pixels)?
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Ok I did that and no they're not, the apps are resizing it
Then set the app settings to a higher quality setting. Or use another app.
There is always a trade off between quality and file size. If you posting to a photography or other high end site, you may not want any changes to the image whatever.
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Dre-Sean said:
When I send text, I use the text messaging app and when I upload them to Facebook, I use the Facebook app but I tried uploading it through WiFi and it's the same issue
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Facebook resizes and compresses images upon upload. This is a well known fact.

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I'm curious about that as well
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Anyway to disable this?
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