ACR 3.7 using Nikon NEF plugin

Need a little help here. Searched most if not all threads on this subject and have followed all suggestions to rename, remove, nikons plugins from all of the suggested file locations. Installed ACR 3.7 but still have same problem. Opening NEF files in Bridge defaults to Nikon Capture editor rather that ACR. I've searched all of the hard drive for Nikon's nef plugin and all seems clear. What am I missing?
Any help here would be greatly appreciated...

"rename, remove, nikons plugins from all of the suggested file locations"
Rename how? You'll need to put an optional letter infront of the file name to disable the Nikon plug-in...simply renaming it won't keep it from loading.
And, jst to be sure it would be useful to confirm you are using the CR 3.7 plug-in with Photoshop CS2...right?
Reread how to correctly install the plug-in and make sure no Nikon plug-in is inside of the main Photoshop CS2 folder entirely-move it completely of of ANY plug-in folder.

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To compare PS/ACR with LR, if you have both products, you can do an Export a TIF from LR and do a Save Image TIF from ACR, using the same parameters, and then open both in PS and layer one on top of the other, set the blend mode to Difference, merge the layers, and see if you have anything besides 0s for the pixel values of the combined layers. You could stretch the image in Levels to make finding any non-zero pixels, easier.
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I currently have PSE8 which will not read the NEF images from my Nikon D5200. I know that I can use the Adobe DNG Convertor 7.3 to convert them to DNG outside of PSE8 then work with the DNG images in PSE8. However, I would prefer, if possible, to work directly with the NEF images as a plugin.
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The first link is out of date.
Yes, photoshop elements 11 supports camera raw 7.3
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Using PS Elements 10 and MUST access Nikon .NEF Raw images from Nikon D60 and D7100 cameras.

Previously installed update for D7100, but it's no longer recognizing the Nikon .NEF files. What's the solution other than buying a new version? There are important images that need to be converted to JPEG for upload to a newsletter that will be published this week. Thanks.

I am using Windows 7. I think that the best path might be a third party conversion program. Do you have a recommendation?
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Feature request: Using Nikon SDK to convert NEFs like Capture NX

Consensus has it, and my experience supports it, the Nikon Capture NX conversion from RAW is superior to Lightrooms (documented very well here also:
Bill0722, "Copy original TIFF to DNG and import?" #1, 28 Aug 2007 10:39 am ).
According to Nikon their SDK is available for free:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0504/05042203nikonnefresponse.asp
The salient points being:
"With the Nikon SDK, developers may design excellent and creative compatibility between the NEF and their software, all without compromising the integrity of the NEFs original concept, and ensuring that work done by the photographer during the picture taking process can be incorporated into the rendering of the image."
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>Consensus has it, and my experience supports it, the Nikon Capture NX conversion from RAW is superior to Lightrooms
Uh huh...ok, well, I would suggest that Nikon has spread an evil fog into into industry that says all of a sudden, Nikon has some magic understanding of the needs and desires of digital photographers (note, Canon is suffering from the same disease)...
Prior to the release of digital cameras. the only thing the camera makers were responsible for was to provide a reasonable light tight environment and to focus an aerial on the film plane of the camera. It was up to the film makers to figure out what photographers wanted and create emulsions that suited them.
Since about 1999-2000 all of a sudden the camera makers are the judge of what makes a good image? I don't think so bud....I think you've been drinking the Nikon (or Canon) Cool-Aid...
Forget Nikon's SDK...first of all, it's proprietary meaning ya gotta sign an agreement to let Nikon dictate the way images will look (very, very unlikely in light of Camera Raw/Lightroom development) and second of all, who is Nikon to try to dictate something they have no historical basis nor traditional understanding in?
Give me a camera with light tight capability with a really nice lens and let me shoot what I want and make it look the way I want it to look. Screw "camera looks"...

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m_ng78 wrote:
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Nikon nef raw files

hi guys first vsit to the forum but hopefully not last!
i use nikon d90 usually with nikons own capture nx2 software which is great for just tickling photos a bit before printing but sadly lacking on the creative side, so bought elements 7 , now the images straight from camera won`t open in elements but strangely i had scanned images in and altered in nx2 which open in raw in elements? after reading up some answers i tried changing 8bi plugins ( ie moving old one and putting new one in its place but still they won`t open !!!! which is a tad annoying . it might sound stupid but i still don`t know exactly which bits are in conflict anyone tried this with this camera combination cheers

yes i think this was my problem , i just got myself confused! when i went back and deleted everything then reinstalled it it was fine , but many thanks for bothering to help i`m sure i`ll be back on with more problems cheers john
John and Marjorie Cleghorn
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:07:14 -0600
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To: [email protected]
Subject: nikon nef raw files
As John explained, one of the key mistakes people make is not properly deleting the old plugin that is in the File Formats folder.
Please make sure/confirm that you deleted the old plug-in or moved it entirely out of the File FOrmats folder. Renaming them, or moving them to a subfolder of File Formats won't work.
This has nothing to do with installing camera profiles.
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Does PS support RAW Nikon .NEF files

Can RAW (Nikon .NEF) files be imported into PS Elements 11

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Here are some additional links, as well as a list of supported Nikon cameras:
FAQ: Will Photoshop Elements work with my camera?
Camera Raw | Supported cameras
Supported Nikon cameras:
For further questions, please refer to either the Photoshop Elements forum or the Camera Raw forum.
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