DNG updates, Save As from the Editor, and lots more - a BIG release!

Version 2026.10.04

This is a big release that touched much of the product, so if you see anything weird, please report it!

Two DNGs, named for how you work
Save a stack as a Macro Studio DNG and you can reopen it here to keep editing. Save it as a Raw DNG and it opens in Lightroom, PhotoLab, Capture One or ON1 like a file from your camera. The Save dialog now says who each one is for, and a one-time question picks your default. Change it any time in Preferences → General → Where you finish your RAW photos. Thumbnails now have a badge that identifies the DNG type.

Save another copy of a stack from the Editor
When you Save, if you use a different file name, it will “Save As…” so that both files are available in the Editor.

Duplicate a watermark
A new button beside + and − copies the watermark you have selected, so you can build a variation without starting over.

Better documentation
The documentation site has been shortened and simplified, with unnecessary detail removed.

DNGs are compressed by Macro Studio itself, so you no longer need the Adobe DNG Converter to shrink them.

Crop remembers your last aspect ratio, even after you quit and reopen.

Lightroom stacks keep their develop settings when StackCheck restacks them.