How to export as Dng file

[Hayden N]

I'm relatively new to photos editing.

I mostly use affinity photo for the built in focus merging and HDR merging. 

I'm tying to figure out how I can export DNG files to do photo for further editing?

For example I'll merge my original raw files in affinity using the HDR merge function and then would like to export to dxo photolabs for further adjustments, such as optics modules and white balance adjustments, highlights,shadows etc. But I can only save as a Tiff files which when I open up in dxo already has baked in colours and I can't use the lens modules or prime denoise.

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

You cannot export from Affinity Photo as a RAW format, such as DNG.

 

[Hayden N]

47 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

You cannot export from Affinity Photo as a RAW format, such as DNG.

 

Ok thanks

So what's the best way to process a HDR merge from Affinity? I found the raw processing in Dxo to be superior to that of Affinity, the files just look better in Dxo. I'm a best to edit the photos in Dxo first then export as Tiff files to Affinity then do the HDR merge? This way seem like a more difficult and a time consuming process.

[Pšenda]

7 hours ago, Hayden N said:

I'm a best to edit the photos in Dxo first then export as Tiff files to Affinity then do the HDR merge?

Yes.

Before HDR merge, RAW files must always be developed - because this is not the image data with which the merge operation could be performed. If you want to develop RAW data in dxo, you simply need to develop the individual RAW files first, transfer them to Affinity, and then merge them.

https://affinityspotlight.com/article/raw-actually/