diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 05839b0..30ab1d8 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -2629,12 +2629,12 @@ async def ocr_sticker(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
     """
     # Validate file extension
     ext = file.filename.rsplit(".", 1)[-1].lower() if "." in (file.filename or "") else ""
-    if ext not in {"png", "jpg", "jpeg", "webp", "bmp"}:
+    if ext not in {"png", "jpg", "jpeg", "webp", "bmp", "dng"}:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Unsupported image format: .{ext}")
 
     contents = await file.read()
-    if len(contents) > 10 * 1024 * 1024:  # 10MB max
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Image too large (max 10MB)")
+    if len(contents) > 20 * 1024 * 1024:  # 20MB max
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Image too large (max 20MB)")
 
     # Save temp file for OCR
     temp_dir = Path(UPLOADS_DIR / "ocr")
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index fa695af..31cce68 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -2638,7 +2638,28 @@
         if (ocrEl) ocrEl.textContent = '⏳ Running OCR...';
 
         try {
-          const ocrData = await ocrImageClient(file);
+          // Try server OCR first (handles more formats like DNG/RAW)
+          let ocrData = null;
+          try {
+            const controller = new AbortController();
+            const t = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 6000);
+            const fd = new FormData();
+            fd.append('file', file, file.name || 'sticker.jpg');
+            const res = await fetch('/api/ocr', {
+              method: 'POST', body: fd, signal: controller.signal,
+              headers: AppState.authToken
+                ? { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + AppState.authToken } : {},
+            });
+            clearTimeout(t);
+            if (res.ok) {
+              ocrData = await res.json();
+            }
+          } catch (_) { /* server OCR failed, fall through to client */ }
+
+          if (!ocrData || !ocrData.machine_id) {
+            // Fall back to client-side Tesseract.js
+            ocrData = await ocrImageClient(file);
+          }
           if (ocrData && ocrData.machine_id) {
             document.getElementById('scanMachineId').value = ocrData.machine_id;
             if (ocrEl) ocrEl.innerHTML = `✅ Machine ID: <strong>${esc(ocrData.machine_id)}</strong>` +