It seems that raw12 files are handled or the default parameters are different depending on the input file being piped in or the file being handed over as parameter.
Example:
maxime@mardi:~/apertus/20200514$ raw2dng test_snap_r_b_x1.raw12 test_snap_r_b_x1.raw12 Resolution : 4096 x 3072 Frame size : 18874368 bytes Bayer Order : GBRG Exposure : 0.990192 ms Gain : x1 Offset : 2000 Black level : 128 White level : 4095 Not found : gainframe-x1.pgm Not found : clipframe-x1.pgm Dark frame : darkframe-x1.pgm Dark current: dcnuframe-x1.pgm x 1.0 Even rows : 160...182 Odd rows : 166...199 Row noise from black columns... Fixed freq : 1/256.2 (mag=4.36) Fixed freq : 1/242.4 (mag=3.81) Fixed freq : 1/228.6 (mag=2.92) Fixed freq : 1/144.2 (mag=2.37) Fixed freq : 1/139.6 (mag=2.31) Fixed freq : 1/66.67 (mag=2.45) Fixed freq : 1/65.73 (mag=2.45) Fixed freq : 1/216.1 (mag=2.19) Fixed freq : 1/110.1 (mag=2.1) Fixed freq : 1/112.9 (mag=2.11) Fixed freq : 1/67.68 (mag=1.94) Fixed freq : 1/121.9 (mag=1.98) Fixed freq : 1/102.8 (mag=2.08) Fixed freq : 1/162.7 (mag=1.78) Fixed freq : 1/77.26 (mag=1.98) Fixed freq : 1/118.4 (mag=1.81) Fixed freq : 1/127.1 (mag=1.7) Fixed freq : 1/63.18 (mag=2.07) Fixed freq : 1/106.1 (mag=1.78) Fixed freq : 1/64.13 (mag=1.65) Fixed freq : 1/244.5 (mag=1.58) Fixed freq : 1/75.9 (mag=1.57) Fixed freq : 1/72.25 (mag=1.62) Fixed freq : 1/70.95 (mag=1.68) Fixed freq : 1/204 (mag=1.54) Fixed freq : 1/231.7 (mag=1.5) Fixed freq : 1/181.8 (mag=1.51) Fixed freq : 1/256.2 (mag=2.87) Fixed freq : 1/245.9 (mag=1.91) Fixed freq : 1/131.4 (mag=1.63) Fixed freq : 1/155.9 (mag=1.75) Fixed freq : 1/215.9 (mag=1.37) Fixed freq : 1/60.41 (mag=1.76) Fixed freq : 1/59.64 (mag=1.38) Fixed freq : 1/46.84 (mag=1.34) Fixed freq : 1/100.2 (mag=1.6) Fixed freq : 1/227.6 (mag=1.28) Fixed freq : 1/78.67 (mag=1.51) Fixed freq : 1/109.2 (mag=1.25) Fixed freq : 1/24.9 (mag=1.25) Fixed freq : 1/142.5 (mag=1.19) Fixed freq : 1/123.1 (mag=1.15) Fixed freq : 1/87.87 (mag=1.07) Fixed freq : 1/43.71 (mag=1.09) Fixed freq : 1/202.7 (mag=1.07) Fixed freq : 1/147.6 (mag=1.11) Fixed freq : 1/48.98 (mag=1.03) Fixed freq : 1/162.8 (mag=1.01) Fixed freq : 1/176.6 (mag=0.97) Fixed freq : 1/115.4 (mag=0.939) Fixed freq : 1/57.69 (mag=0.9) Fixed freq : 1/56.93 (mag=1) Fixed freq : 1/53.97 (mag=1.02) Fixed freq : 1/60.94 (mag=0.976) Fixed freq : 1/86 (mag=0.866) Fixed freq : 1/90.73 (mag=1) Fixed freq : 1/93.17 (mag=1) Fixed freq : 1/45.58 (mag=1.01) Fixed freq : 1/73.6 (mag=1.16) Fixed freq : 1/134.3 (mag=0.955) Fixed freq : 1/211.5 (mag=0.847) Fixed freq : 1/239.5 (mag=0.923) Fixed freq : 1/256.2 (mag=2.1) Fixed freq : 1/228.3 (mag=1.22) Fixed freq : 1/245.3 (mag=1.26) Fixed freq : 1/190.1 (mag=1.19) Fixed freq : 1/200 (mag=1.06) Fixed freq : 1/182.1 (mag=0.842) Fixed freq : 1/215.2 (mag=0.866) Fixed freq : 1/127.7 (mag=0.841) Fixed freq : 1/25.03 (mag=1.09) Fixed freq : 1/25.75 (mag=0.978) Fixed freq : 1/25.61 (mag=0.981) Fixed freq : 1/171.9 (mag=0.84) Fixed freq : 1/31.19 (mag=1.01) Fixed freq : 1/30.93 (mag=0.976) Fixed freq : 1/102.6 (mag=0.83) Fixed freq : 1/81.6 (mag=0.732) Fixed freq : 1/77.37 (mag=1.02) Fixed freq : 1/72.35 (mag=0.748) Fixed freq : 1/118.6 (mag=0.739) Fixed freq : 1/189.9 (mag=0.732) Fixed freq : 1/228.6 (mag=0.747) Fixed freq : 1/161.9 (mag=0.693) Fixed freq : 1/241.5 (mag=0.744) Fixed freq : 1/256.2 (mag=1.59) Fixed freq : 1/247.8 (mag=0.934) Fixed freq : 1/202.3 (mag=0.862) Fixed freq : 1/232.4 (mag=0.835) Fixed freq : 1/217.3 (mag=0.836) Fixed freq : 1/155 (mag=0.84) Fixed freq : 1/180.5 (mag=0.802) Fixed freq : 1/83.26 (mag=0.907) Fixed freq : 1/58.65 (mag=0.8) Fixed freq : 1/70.2 (mag=0.928) Fixed freq : 1/68.87 (mag=0.84) Fixed freq : 1/66.93 (mag=0.935) Fixed freq : 1/243.8 (mag=0.686) Fixed freq : 1/52.4 (mag=0.794) Fixed freq : 1/51.71 (mag=0.76) Fixed freq : 1/30.38 (mag=0.728) Fixed freq : 1/29.62 (mag=0.721) Fixed freq : 1/190.7 (mag=0.647) Fixed freq : 1/106.1 (mag=0.741) Fixed freq : 1/96.94 (mag=0.695) Fixed freq : 1/33.29 (mag=0.73) Fixed freq : 1/14.23 (mag=0.674) Fixed freq : 1/14.28 (mag=0.668) Fixed freq : 1/37.07 (mag=1.02) Fixed freq : 1/139.4 (mag=0.619) Fixed freq : 1/123.3 (mag=0.628) Fixed freq : 1/229.5 (mag=0.689) Fixed freq : 1/170.9 (mag=0.656) Fixed freq : 1/22.15 (mag=0.631) Fixed freq : 1/27.33 (mag=0.726) Fixed freq : 1/48.44 (mag=1.04) Fixed freq : 1/47.43 (mag=0.694) Fixed freq : 1/47.92 (mag=0.661) Fixed freq : 1/215.5 (mag=0.57) Fixed freq : 1/146.4 (mag=0.577) Fixed freq : 1/99.32 (mag=0.578) Fixed freq : 1/88.38 (mag=0.594) Fixed freq : 1/202.7 (mag=0.582) Fixed freq : 1/241.6 (mag=0.623) Fixed freq : 1/256.2 (mag=1.66) Fixed freq : 1/247.5 (mag=0.946) Fixed freq : 1/231.9 (mag=0.942) Fixed freq : 1/161.6 (mag=0.675) Fixed freq : 1/178.5 (mag=0.589) Fixed freq : 1/53.1 (mag=0.635) Fixed freq : 1/26.73 (mag=0.617) Fixed freq : 1/61.98 (mag=0.806) Fixed freq : 1/216.9 (mag=0.555) Fixed freq : 1/134.8 (mag=0.687) Fixed freq : 1/129.9 (mag=0.595) Fixed freq : 1/79.37 (mag=0.666) Fixed freq : 1/243 (mag=0.555) Fixed freq : 1/190 (mag=0.604) Fixed freq : 1/90.59 (mag=0.591) Fixed freq : 1/49.64 (mag=0.897) Fixed freq : 1/139.7 (mag=0.536) Fixed freq : 1/114.3 (mag=0.584) Fixed freq : 1/170.2 (mag=0.539) Fixed freq : 1/199.3 (mag=0.596) Fixed freq : 1/227.6 (mag=0.595) Fixed freq : 1/153.5 (mag=0.612) Fixed freq : 1/63.06 (mag=0.646) Fixed freq : 1/75.18 (mag=0.846) Fixed freq : 1/44.21 (mag=0.826) Fixed freq : 1/43.39 (mag=0.596) Fixed freq : 1/35.1 (mag=0.552) Fixed freq : 1/65.17 (mag=0.673) Output file : test_snap_r_b_x1.DNG Done. maxime@mardi:~/apertus/20200514$ cat test_snap_r_b_x1.raw12 | raw2dng snap_rbx1.DNG snap_rbx1.DNG Resolution : 4096 x 3072 Frame size : 18874368 bytes Bayer Order : GBRG Black level : 128 White level : 4095 Output file : snap_rbx1.DNG Done. maxime@mardi:~/apertus/20200514$ ls darkframe-x1.pgm snap_rbx1.DNG test_snap_r_b_x1_rnfilter1.DNG dcnuframe-x1.pgm test_snap_r_b_x1.DNG test_snap_r_b_x1_rnfilter2.DNG old test_snap_r_b_x1.raw12 maxime@mardi:~/apertus/20200514$