{"id":9000,"date":"2020-01-09T00:56:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2020-01-09T00:56:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:56:43","slug":"facts-kdc-file-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/howto\/recover-deleted-kdc.html","title":{"rendered":"Some Facts about KDC File Format"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_kdc_kodak_photo-enhancer_file_file_format_explained\"><\/span><strong>The KDC (Kodak Photo-Enhancer File) File Format\u00a0Explained<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<div class=\"align-img-center\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-9037\" src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/recover-deleted-mpo.png\" alt=\"kdc file format\" width=\"320\" height=\"310\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"right-text-margin\">The KDC file extension is a source of a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. That\u2019s because <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kodak<\/a> uses it for more than just one file format. Luckily for you, this article contains all the information you need to open, recover, or repair KDC files.<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_a_kdc_file\"><\/span><strong>What Is a KDC File?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>A KDC file can either contain <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raw_image_format\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RAW image<\/a> data or bitmap digital images. To understand the difference between the two, we need to dive into what makes RAW images different from bitmap images. RAW images contain minimally processed data from the image sensor of a digital camera. Because images stored as RAW data are not developed on the stop, photographers can enjoy a much greater flexibility when it comes to post-processing. Things like white balance, color saturation, contrast, and sharpness can be changed to a much greater degree compared to JPEG images, which are typically saved using a lossy compression format. From a point of view of a professional photographer, the only advantage of bitmap digital image is their smaller size. Whereas a typical RAW image is almost 30 MB large, a JPEG image with the same resolution is often 10 times smaller.<\/p>\r\n<p>In past, Kodak used the KDC file format to save bitmap images. Virtually all modern Kodak cameras save uncompressed RAW image data as .KDC files. If you\u2019re not sure whether your camera is among the few models that store bitmap images as KDC files, look at how large the images are. If most images exceed 10 MB, they most likely contain RAW image data.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_open_kdc_files\"><\/span><strong>How to Open KDC Files?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Let\u2019s assume that you\u2019re working with KDC files that contain RAW image data. In that case, you can either open them using the software that came with your camera or convert them into other file formats using Adobe Camera Raw, a popular tool that lets you import and enhance RAW image data. Camera Raw supports cameras from Apple, Canon, Casio, Contax, DxO, Epson, Fujifilm, Google, GoPro, Hasselblad, Kodak, Konica, Leaf, Leica, Mamiya, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Phase One, Ricoh, Samsung, Sigma, Sony, and Yuneec. The software is available as a Photoshop plug-in, which means that you will either have to install the free trial version of Adobe Photoshop or purchase a full license.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_recover_deleted_kdc_files\"><\/span><strong>How to Recover Deleted KDC Files?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>The good news is that modern data recovery software solutions, such as <a href=\"\/\">Disk Drill<\/a>, can help you recover deleted KDC files even if you\u2019re not sure whether they contain bitmap or RAW image data. Disk Drill makes KDC data recovery extremely simple and approachable. You just select your storage device, click on the Recover button, and let the software do its job. Disk Drill is packed with handy tools that make KDC file recovery much easier, such as the built-in duplicate finder or Disk Drill\u2019s data protection vault.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"relative bottom download__block\">\r\n            <div class=\"d-flex align-center download__block__inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image-wrapper\">\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__image\">\r\n                    <img src=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-96.png\" srcset=\"\/howto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sidebar-ban-2x-1.png 2x\" alt=\"Disk Drill\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\">        \r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__announce\">\r\n                    <b>download-block-title<\/b><br>\r\n                    download-block-text\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"download__block__action\">\r\n                    <a href=\"\/\/download.html\" data-href-mac=\/\/disk-drill-mac.html data-href-win=\/\/disk-drill-win.html class=\"button button-green btn-md osreplace\">\r\n<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M11.9546 7.293C11.8736 7.114 11.6956 7 11.4996 7H9.49957V0.5C9.49957 0.224 9.27557 0 8.99957 0H6.99957C6.72357 0 6.49957 0.224 6.49957 0.5V7H4.49957C4.30357 7 4.12557 7.115 4.04457 7.293C3.96257 7.472 3.99457 7.681 4.12357 7.829L7.62357 11.829C7.71857 11.938 7.85557 12 7.99957 12C8.14357 12 8.28057 11.937 8.37557 11.829L11.8756 7.829C12.0056 7.682 12.0356 7.472 11.9546 7.293Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M13.5 11V14H2.5V11H0.5V15C0.5 15.553 0.948 16 1.5 16H14.5C15.053 16 15.5 15.553 15.5 15V11H13.5Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\ndownload-block-button-text\r\n<\/a>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_repair_kdc_files\"><\/span><strong>How to Repair KDC Files?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Disk Drill is smart enough to know when it encounters a damaged KDC file. 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