Nikon's NEF files are RAW files, Nikon just uses a different name to everyone else.


On 07/10/2009, at 6:22 PM, John Daniels wrote:


Thanks Ronda
I will try all this and get back to you. I have Elements 4, an older version, maybe that could be part of the problem.
Cheers
John
On 07/10/2009, at 5:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi John,

On re-reading your reply to Bill & Susan saying you can't get the NEF files into Elements at all. Have you downloaded and installed the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw? You might need to update the Adobe RAW Plug-In to be able to open NEF files.

You can check which version you have in Photoshop Elements, under Photoshop Elements >About PlugIn>Camera Raw Camera Raw 5.5 update 45.6MB 9/14/2009 is the latest version for PE 6. Important: Click on the its title and Read the Installation Instructions:

You can get it here:
<http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=40&platform=Macintosh >

Cheers,
Ronni

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On 07/10/2009, at 4:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi John,

Follow the instructions at the bottom of this page: "How to Open NEF Files in Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0":
NB. You cannot save as a NEF file, save as jpg, png or tiff.

<http://www.ehow.com/how_4499500_nef-files-adobe-photoshop-elements.html >

Cheers,
Ronni

On 07/10/2009, at 3:54 PM, John Daniels wrote:


Hi Bill and Susan

I tried the option Bill suggested but I can't get the NEF files into Elements at all. The only Bibble Labs software I could find is $89.

Re the Adobe software, I can't get that to work either, maybe I'm not operating it correctly but I have spent many hours trying..

I notice that my raw files are 10MB and jpegs are 6MB so perhaps 6MB is enough. Any thoughts?
Cheers
John

On 05/10/2009, at 5:18 PM, Bill Parker wrote:


John,


I use Photoshop Elements ( version 6) to convert NIKON RAW (NEF) s. Just go into PE and Command O, select file and you'll get a pre-processing option wherein you can do some basic manipulation like exposure, colour temp etc. Otherwise Bibble Labs offers a free product (which is easier to use then PE).


Bill
On 05/10/2009, at 5:04 PM, John Daniels wrote:


Hi Wamuggers
Does anyone know of a Mac program available to convert the Nikon NEF (RAW) files to ordinary RAW. It seems that iPhoto will read them but not Photoshop Elements.
Cheers
John






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