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NEF. Type Pictures

  • 02-07-2008 10:31pm
    #1
    barryi200
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭


    Hi - anyone got a link to download a program to read NEF. type pictures.


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  • #2
    melekalikimaka
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,686 Mod ✭✭✭✭melekalikimaka


    nikon capture

    photoshop has a plugin

    em dunno what else

    most raw viewers i assume would cover it since its nikons 'raw' format(i quote cos its not actual raw but close enough to save agruement)


  • #3
    pete4130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,944 ✭✭✭pete4130


    NEF files are Nikon's RAW files. You'll ideally need a RAW file editor to view/edit these properly. It should have come with the camera?

    If not you can download Nikon's View NX for free. While this is only a viewer for RAW file and not a RAW file editor, it DOES allow you to convert the RAW files to .tif or .jpg so you can edit them then.

    Hope this helps.


  • #4
    leohoju
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭leohoju


    Assuming you're running a Windows PC, Picasa will also you to view your NEF files (and most other RAW camera formats), although possibly not if it's one of the newer models.

    Again, if you're on a Windows based system, Microsoft has Windows Live Photo Gallery (can also be used for other RAW formats), which when combined with Nikon's NEF Codec will allow you to view NEF files in Windows Explorer, just like JPGs.


  • #5
    Borderfox
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    AceeDsee


  • #6
    anthony4335
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,028 ✭✭✭anthony4335


    View NX will do it as already pointed out, I am not too fond of this and found the older one, nikon viewer to be better, but this will not work on newer NEF files, like those produced by the D300. Paint Shop pro and Photoshop will also work, but you might need the pluggin.


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  • #7
    quilmore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,037 ✭✭✭quilmore


    microsoft pro photo is free and reads NEF
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3acbe51c-9d63-48ff-9614-5f30d76061b4&DisplayLang=en


  • #8
    nilhg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Many of the free/low cost RAW converters use DCRAW as their processing engine with a graphical UI on top, its webpage has a list.

    Other than those you are looking at paid for software from all the usual suspects named above.


  • #9
    Thoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    I just had the same problem yesterday :)

    UFraw (a plugin for Gimp) worked for me. I downloaded the NEFcodec mentioned by leohoju as well.


  • #10
    AlanMooneyPhoto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭AlanMooneyPhoto


    You can also use Adobe Camera Raw as a Photoshop plugin, works a treat.


  • #11
    mikeanywhere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,735 ✭✭✭mikeanywhere


    If you are running windows, you can download the Microsoft plugin to view RAW files which also allows to see NEF files too - very handy!! Just like clicking on a JPG and seeing the image - perfect!!


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