Reading raw image files in c#

Question

How do i decode/open raw image files like .CR2 or .NEF and .ARW without having the codec installed, something like lightroom open raw files ? My code look like this:

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Answer 1

If you insist on not installing a codec, then your best bet might be these:

http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/
- written in C, supports most cameras

http://sourceforge.net/projects/dcrawnet/
- apparently a (partial?) port of DCRAW to C#, but project does not seem to be active