New Nikon RAW Codec For Vista Posted

According to the Microsoft Photo Blog Nikon has posted an updated RAW codec that fixes its Vista compatibility issues. Details are
http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/default.aspx

Just some notes on this.
The raw Codec does not support .CRW files...the ones from the canon 10d and some other camera. A disappointment. This would be a great reason to switch to .dng format, if Adobe had published a RAW codec for DNG, which they haven't.
Another note. This codec doesn't work on x64 bit versions of Vista.

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Photoshop Elements 11 will not read the new Nikon Raw/NEF

Photoshop Elements 11 will not read the new Nikon Raw/NEF (from Nikon D750) files even though codec has been downloaded - what do I do?

Unfortunately your software pre-dates the camera. Consider buying PSE13. But it is possible to download and install the latest free DNG converter to convert your raw files to the Adobe universal Raw format and the files will open in PSE11 (keep your NEF originals as backups and for use in the camera manufactures software)
Windows download (.exe file) click here DNG Converter 8.8
Mac download (.dmg file) click here DNG Converter 8.8
You can convert a whole folder of raw images in one click. See this quick video tutorial:
You Tube click here for DNG Converter tutorial

Nikon RAW = NRW for P7100 missing

The new Nikon P7100 apparently uses another NRW-format as the "older" Nikon P7000. The actual versions of iPhoto and Aperture (under Lion) are not able to open these files ! Adobe Lightroom users are provided at the start of the camera with an RAW-update. It is not the first time that Apple developer for Aperture and iPhote are sleeping very well !

Adobe Photo Shop has just released updated RAW specifications that support NRW RAW format for the P7100. That means you can work around by going to Photo Shop or Photo Shop elements to do initial RAW processing and then back in to Aperture with a compatible format.
Although the NRW format is larger, than even the previous Nikon NER RAW format, there is more information that adds flexibility to opening up the Dinamic Range of a shot withour having to do the full monty HDR shooting process and offers other post production flexibilities. That means that you can open up the stop range for highlight and shadows a bit more without inducing noise prematurely.
The only reason for shooting RAW in any format is to capture as much "unprocessed" sensor information as possible. Converting to DNG or any of the Photo Shop formats to one that are useable by Aperture defeats that purpose and by inference makes the point for just shooting JPG Fine resolution if you want to settle for Aperture's limitations.
Of course that reduces the fexibiliy of post production image processing and makes Aperture less useful as an appliccation for serious advanced amature or semi pro use. Actually Aperture might be falling behind the latest iteration of Photo Shop Elements.
It is clear that Apple's Aperture Team does not follow the old Hertz phylosophy of if your Number 2 you have to try harder and be faster. Seems likke the Apreture team is comfortable with number 2. Sound a lot like MobileMe which by our lost Steve Jobs "was not our finest hour."

Is there a DNG WIC codec for Vista (etc)?

Vista supports some basic file formats directly, but others (including raw formats) are supported via codecs conforming to WIC (Windows Imaging Component).
I have just read that Nikon now supply a WIC codec for NEFs. (I don't know if any other camera manufacturers supply WIC codecs).
Is there a Vista codec for DNG?

What features are people looking for in a codec? I'm taking the initiative and writing a commercial decoder. I don't know what Adobe's timeline is, so I have no idea if I will get scooped. On the other hand, Apple wrote their own support into their OS, and it seems like Microsoft should be expected to do the same from Adobe's point of view: Adobe provided a nice SDK, which I am using, and is it Adobe's duty to port their technology to every platform?
Getting in Thumbnails and Previews shouldn't be too hard.
Metadata reading isn't all that difficult, but I wouldn't trust WICs metadata writer to get things right. However, from the sound of it people will most likely using an Adobe product to do editing of either image data or metadata.
Also, are folks aware of any web sites that are maintaining sample DNG images? There are a few flavors: those made with ACR, cameras that shoot DNG natively, and then there's Hasselblad's FlexColor, and I don't know if they are using the DNG SDK or rolling their own implementation. It would be nice if there was a reference library of images available to folks that need to do interop testing.
Also, if anyone from Adobe wants to chat about their implementation of the codec, then I'd like to also do interop testing with their codec (i.e., what happens when both are installed on a PC), if it is something they are indeed interested in developing and maintaining.
So I guess a have a few questions.
1. Is thumbnail support and preview enough for your needs?
2. As a bonus, I suspect having the ability to read out metadata would still be useful for those who have a lot of images. Would it be a show stopper to be unable to see all of your metadata in the Vista explorer and other Vista imaging apps? The less I have to do, the sooner you'll have your thumbnails and preview.
3. What about editing metadata? Would you trust a WIC codec, or would you use the main editing tools in your work flow for maintaining metadata?

Installing the new camera raw plugin for pse6 HELP!!!

Ok, so what am I doing wrong? I've downloaded the new camera raw 4.6 plugin for pse6 and It isn't updating! Can someone help me??? I'm obviously doing something wrong - if you could walk me through the steps I'd greatly appreciate it!
Thanks!!!

dj_paige,
sorry I wasn't clear - I got it figured out.

Save new camera raw defaults for already opened smart objects.

I've a question about Photoshop and Smart Objects, as I like to use Smart Filters. I open my raw photos in Camera Raw, I adjust them and then continue editing in Photoshop as smart objects.
My problem is that if during editing in Photoshop I adjust again some parameters reopening the photo in Camera Raw, there's no way I can save the new adjustments for the next time I want to open the raw again.
I happened to me I changed a lot of parameters and I wanted to have them as defaults for that photo.
Quite simply: if I I want to save new Camera Raw edits as defaults for that photo, how can I do?
P.S. I tried saving a new snapshot, but they disappear if I open the raw again.

Thanks for your answer. Actually inserting the photo as a linked object does what I want, but it's awkward, slow and not so immediate. Also I have to open the photo from the beginning like that, as a new layer.
There should be an option inside camera raw like "update original with new settings".

New Camera Raw Update for Ap 3

* Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D / Kiss X4
* Leica S2
* Olympus E-450
* Olympus E-600
* Olympus E-620
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A230
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A380
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A450
It also addresses RAW processing issues for the following cameras:
* Canon EOS 30D
* Pentax K-x
* Pentax K-7
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1035
Regards
TD

DLScreative wrote:
I'm just a little disappointed because my 13mp 5D mark ONE blows the 18mp 7D away on IQ. I guess they just crammed too many pixels on too small a sensor. It's not terrible, but some images look a little mottled at 100%. I wish I'd flipped the extra money for a 5D Mark TWO.
Sorry for the OT comment, TD.
DLS
Just to add some fire. I compared some of my D90 (12MP) with some 7D files I have and... mine are as good, have less chroma noise and Aperture is faster with it (since the files are smaller). I do think Canon did put to many pixels on the sensor given its size. Nikon as a better quality per pixel (for now, Canon will probably correct this for its next line). That's not the first time I read this kind of comment about the 7D. I don't know how the 50D compares.

New Camera Raw Update for iPhoto 11 and Aperture 3

This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11:
Fujifilm FinePix X100
Nikon D5100
Olympus E-PL2
Olympus XZ-1
Samsung GX-1S
For more information on supported RAW formats, see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3825

This appears to be Intel ONLY. Neither of my G5s can install the update, nor does it show up in Software Update on those machines.
On my daughters Intel iMac, it shows up in Software Update and it installs perfectly well from the stand-alone installer.
I waited and waited for support for my Olympus E-620, Bah!

New Camera Raw Update for iPhoto 09 and Aperture 3

Adds support for
* Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D / Kiss X4
* Leica S2
* Olympus E-450
* Olympus E-600
* Olympus E-620
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A230
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A380
* Sony Alpha DSLR-A450
It also addresses RAW processing issues for the following cameras:
* Canon EOS 30D
* Pentax K-x
* Pentax K-7
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1035
Regards
TD

This appears to be Intel ONLY. Neither of my G5s can install the update, nor does it show up in Software Update on those machines.
On my daughters Intel iMac, it shows up in Software Update and it installs perfectly well from the stand-alone installer.
I waited and waited for support for my Olympus E-620, Bah!

Codec for RAW in vista 64

I am trying to find the codec for viewing RAW files in Windows Live Photo Gallery. I found the codec for Vista 32, but nothing for the 64 system.
I may be in the wrong forum, if so can you direct me to the proper forum and/or give advice.
Thanks....david

I have been hodling off upgrading to CS4 for a year now, since Adobe has not make any statements about Windows 7 support. If adobe has release some statements, can someone point me to the statement?
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/faq/ See "Support for Windows 7"
What is the possible release schedule for CS5, I am thinking May 2010?
That's as good as anyone else's guess.
CS: Sep 2003
CS2: April 2005 (19 months)
CS3: April 2007 (24 months)
CS4: Oct 2008 (19 months)
CS5: May 2010 would be 19 months - but only Adobe knows the real date.

Is there a patch for Preview and iPhoto for the new Canon RAW format yet?

I recently purchased a Canon 6D, and I was surprised to find out that my Preview and iPhoto does not read the new Canon RAW codec. It's been out for almost 7 or 8 months. All my software is current. I have a 2007 MacBook Pro with iOS 10.7.5 The software that Canon supplied is terribly slow when it comes to importing the CR2 files and exporting them as jpegs. iPhoto can import my Canon 40D CR2 photos and spit out the jpeg proofs super quick. So, does anyone know of any software updates that I may have overlooked regarding iPhoto or Preview. I can't upgrade to Mavericks, as my computer will not support it. I have a feeling I may be SOL, but thanks for any help!

10.7.5 is not an iOS, it is a Mac OS X. And no, it is not current. 10.9.3 is current. As for your 6D, here's the RAW by operating system support:
Mac OS X v10.6: Supported digital camera RAW formats
OS X Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats- your operating system
OS X Mountain Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats10.8
OS X Mavericks: Supported digital camera RAW formats10.9 support
Turns out the 6D is supported for 10.7. You need the RAW compatibility update 4.0.3:
Digital Camera RAW Compatibility 4.03
And the 40d is natively supported by 10.7.

DEAR SANTA, I WANT AN AC3 CODEC FOR QT 7.0.3...Please

Why is it taking so long for anyone to develop a QT AC3 Codec?? I can't burn anything on my mac that has AC3 audio. moan moan moan!!!
I normally pretty upbeat & positive, but i'm getting bored of converting all my audio before i burn.
If anyone hears of a AC3 QT 7.0.3 Codec, please oh please post a link here
IF YOU WANT A AC3 CODEC FOR CHRISTMAS POST YOUR REQUESTS HERE

Why is it taking so long for anyone to develop a QT
AC3 Codec?? I can't burn anything on my mac that has
AC3 audio. moan moan moan!!!
I normally pretty upbeat & positive, but i'm getting
bored of converting all my audio before i burn.
If anyone hears of a AC3 QT 7.0.3 Codec, please oh
please post a link here
IF YOU WANT A AC3 CODEC FOR CHRISTMAS POST YOUR
REQUESTS HERE
I'm searching a quick time ac3 codec, too.
But I can't find it...!!
I tryed the one found at the link http://www.insaneness.com/ac3.html, but it doesn't work.
I'd like to know if a working ac3 codec exists (I use QT v. 7.02), if so where can I find it. If it doesn't exist when can it be avilable for mac user.
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Xvid Codec for Quicktime 7.0.3

Hey, i've got some videos i'd like to put onto my ipod, but they were converted to avi using xvid. Therefore i can't use qt to put them on my ipod. Does anyone know if and how i can install the xvid codec into quicktime.
I'd really appreciate any hints whatsoever!!!!!

Why is it taking so long for anyone to develop a QT
AC3 Codec?? I can't burn anything on my mac that has
AC3 audio. moan moan moan!!!
I normally pretty upbeat & positive, but i'm getting
bored of converting all my audio before i burn.
If anyone hears of a AC3 QT 7.0.3 Codec, please oh
please post a link here
IF YOU WANT A AC3 CODEC FOR CHRISTMAS POST YOUR
REQUESTS HERE
I'm searching a quick time ac3 codec, too.
But I can't find it...!!
I tryed the one found at the link http://www.insaneness.com/ac3.html, but it doesn't work.
I'd like to know if a working ac3 codec exists (I use QT v. 7.02), if so where can I find it. If it doesn't exist when can it be avilable for mac user.
Thanx!
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Nikon D300 Raw files for 64bit windows vista machine not appearing in Photoshop CS3 raw

I purchased a new 64bit computer running Vista. I have installed Photoshop CS3 including the latest updates and the 4.6 (Camera Raw.8bi) raw update file. I included the raw file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS3\File Formats. I have purged cache in Bridge and I still cannot view the raw files in Bridge. I only see a gray square with a Blue NEF. I can open the files in Photoshop however. What can I do to see the files in Bridge?

Nikon encrypts RAW file data
ByMichael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - 02:16 EDT)
A news item posted on Sunday by PhotoshopNews.com reports on comments from Thomas Knoll, one of the original authors of Adobe Photoshop, relating to the RAW file format used in Nikon's D2X and D2Hs digital SLRs.
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Thomas Knoll is currently the chief engineer for Adobe Camera Raw, the company's RAW file conversion software. The PhotoshopNews item references a forum thread started by Mr. Knoll in Adobe's official user forums, where he reveals that .NEF RAW files from the latest Nikon digital SLRs encrypt data relating to the white balance setting the photo was shot with.
RAW file formats vary significantly between digital camera manufacturers (and often, between different models in a manufacturer's lineup), and the manufacturers generally won't publicly disclose the specification for the RAW file format(s) they use. Some will offer plugins or software development kits (SDKs) that enable their RAW files to be opened in third-party applications, but these generally have some limitations attached to their use.
In addition, the companies generally offer RAW file conversion software of their own, either as part of their camera bundles or as an added-cost option. Nikon offer their pro SLRs with PictureProject software that includes limited control over the RAW file conversion process, and then offer the more feature-rich Nikon Capture conversion software for an added cost. In a recent publication on the company's Nikon Pro website, it suggested that it feels Nikon Capture is better-suited to photographers, while Adobe's Photoshop is more suited to graphic artists. Still, different photographers have different workflow preferences, and for this reason third parties such as Adobe often reverse engineer the RAW file formats, allowing them to be opened in their own software - sometimes with even better image quality than the original manufacturer's software.
In a way, it is understandable that companies would want to encrypt RAW file data from their products - it allows them to pick and choose which competitors are able to open RAW files shot with their products, and allows them to generate new revenue streams from the sale of their own RAW file conversion software (or, if they choose, the sale of licenses allowing competitor programs to access their RAW file data). Nikon is not the first company we're aware of to encrypt data in RAW files; Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-F828 RAW files contain encrypted data. In that instance, however, Sony granted permission for Adobe to decrypt the data in their software. At the current time, Mr. Knoll states that while Adobe has signed a non-disclosure agreement that grants them access to use Nikon's SDK, they have not received any response to requests from Adobe that the company be allowed to decrypt the white balance data, which would allow closer integration with their software than is possible with the SDK.
The fact that Nikon has chosen to encrypt a portion of the RAW file data would not be particularly problematic for third parties to overcome, were it not for certain laws enacted around the world in recent years. One such law is the United States' "Digital Millennium Copyright Act", often referred to as the DMCA, which makes it illegal to produce technology that can circumvent measures designed to protect copyright. One could argue that Nikon's encryption of the white balance data is just such a measure - which would make it an offense for a third party without permission to make software that could decrypt the original white balance setting used by the camera when the photo was shot. One could equally argue, however, that the copyright over the RAW file belongs to the photographer who captured the image - and hence the choice over what is done with that copyrighted work is entirely up to the photographer.
Unfortunately, there's no clear-cut answer, and short of a company or programmer finding themselves in court for having cracked the encryption, there isn't likely to be such an answer any time soon. This presents a problem for third parties attempting to make their own RAW file conversion routines for the D2X and D2Hs, as if they don't want to risk opening themselves up to legal action, they aren't able to determine the original white balance setting. Hence, they must either request the white balance setting from the user as the RAW file is converted, or attempt to determine an appropriate white balance setting automatically (which would not necessarily be the same as that determined by the camera itself).
Nikon hasn't communicated their reasons for encrypting the white balance information in their latest NEF formats, but we have to say it doesn't sound like a very good idea. While Nikon Capture does indeed offer excellent capabilities for people to manipulate images saved in NEF formats, many photographers and organizations have already established workflows based on Adobe's RAW plugin for Photoshop and other image-processing tools. The biggest consequence of this move on Nikon's part seems likely to be to push more photographers onto other camera platforms. It's hard to imagine that increased sales of Nikon Capture will make up the revenue lost from camera and lens sales going forward.

Camera Raw for the New Nikon 810

Shot with my new Nikon D810. Updated from Photoshop CS6 to CC and my Bridge to CC thinking I would be able to open the NEF (RAW) files. Is the Nikon D810 supported yet?
Thanks!

Is the Nikon D810 supported yet?
Not officially yet since it is so new.
However you can download and manually install the Camera Raw 8.6 Release Candidate (a sort of post-beta, pre-release version) which includes D810 support. Use at your own risk until Raw 8.6 is final.
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 8.6 RC for CC and CC 2014 Release Candidate | digital camera raw file support - Adobe Labs

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