Nikon D3100 Raw Import Issues

I am unable to import raw files from a Nikon D3100 to iPhoto 6 (using OS X 10.6.8). The error message is "The following files could not be imported (they may be an unrecognized file type or the files may not contain valid data)."
Any idea how to resolve this?

The camera model itself has been supported snce Lightroom 3.3 so there should be no issues with LR itself
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
Have you tried installing LR3.6 on the Lenovo?
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5308

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I have Aperture 2, and have recently bought a Nikon D3100. All updates have been made, and I am able to see the raw files with Preview. But they are still not recognized by the Aperture 2 application.
Is it a bug? What gives?

With all due respect this has nothing to do with "gaming". LR2 users can't update to ACR6 either, same situation.
I feel frustrated. Now I'll have to start using other application, since I will not continue to invest on an application that does not update raw support and tries to game me into upgrading.
So you're willing to buy a whole new application instead of paying for the $99 upgrade? And this application will offer you lifetime support for any new camera bodies, no upgrades required, ever? Hmm...
It's the reality of software: at some point, you need to upgrade. Like it or not.
The advantages of AP3 over AP2 for any serious photographer are well worth the minimal upgrade cost. The RAW updates last for the life cycle of the product they're aimed at. When a new version comes out support usually follows. This isn't necessarily fun but pretty standard all around.

Nikon D3100 Raw issues

I have been using Lightroom 3.6 on a Dell laptop to edit raw files from my D3100 and it has always worked perfectly. However I purchased a Lenovo laptop and installed Lightroom 3.5 (with the updates) and Lightroom says it cannot read the files I transfer. I have an SD to USB because there is not an SD card reader built into the computer. Could this be why I am not able to work with my raw files, or is there another reason? I would really like to get this issue fixed because I have to be able to edit these files.

The camera model itself has been supported snce Lightroom 3.3 so there should be no issues with LR itself
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
Have you tried installing LR3.6 on the Lenovo?
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5308

Has anyone solved their LR4 / Nikon D800 RAW NEF issues?

I've done a lot of reading on this topic and think I have a handle on how easily the new D800 NEF files can be corrupted by the older versions of Nikon Transfer.
When I began using the camera I accidently made the mistake of corrupting them and haven't had any issues since... until yesterday.
I photographed last night, and imported about 160 RAW NEF files onto my brand new Macbook Pro with Retina for a same day preview for the host. I transfered the images using ViewNX2 & by association it's built-in Nikon Transfer 2 utility. I used the built in SD Card reader on the Macbook which has always worked in the past. But alas!!!!! While they imported fine, LR4 can't import them and gives me the error "Preview Unavailable at this Time". I should note... Nikon Transfer 2 was set to clear the card after the transfer .
Nikon ViewNX2 can see the images and I'd hoped to fix the issue by just converting them to JPEG's but, no bueno. It tells me it can't. This is the precise issue I can into when I accidently used the original version months ago on my iMac. But it's impossible that I have the old version on this unit. It's less than a month old and I'd downloaded the most recent version from Nikon. So I'm running under the assumption that the file is somehow corrupted.
I've seen a lot of people running into issues getting used to the new workflow requied to deal with these enormous RAW's.
Here's the all important question. After the files have an issue... is there anyway to recover them??? I can't retake them, the original shots were wiped from the card. So what do I do? At least Nikon View can see them, so I have to believe that there is some image information there.
Has anyone sucessfully fixed the issue?
Going forward I plan to just import everything directly through LR4, so I think that'll aliviate future heartburn... but what's my "undo" solution?
I know there's a lot that's been written on this topic and really appriciate the support!
-Jared

What Bob Frost just posted (after fixing the hidden http// part of the URL) worked for the image you uploaded, so try that:
http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/fix_corrupted_nef.html
BTW, I answered 14 to the bit-depth-12-or-14 question the utility asked, and it worked ok on the example corrupted NEF.
Below is what I was typing up and testing before posting, and works to extract the embedded JPG Preview, but does not actually fix the corrupted NEFs, which is a better solution. I am including it, below, for reference in case someone without corrupted NEFs also wants to extract JPGs from their raw files. It uses the same tool from Phil Harvey without his customizations to work specifically with corrupted NEFs.
== Original Message ==
The raw data in the NEF you uploaded appears corrupted or otherwise unusable because when viewing in Windows Explorer using the latest Nikon NEF Codec that supports the D800, all I see is a small thumbnail then black with a few parts of color, however for that one file, at least, the embedded JPG preview is intact, and 7360 x 4912 in size, enough to see the camera-shake blur.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9905000/JBR_20120910_175757.jpg
I’m on a PC and you’re on a Mac but the same tool is available - exiftool a command-line program you run in terminal (on a Mac) or in a Command Prompt window on a PC:
http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
If what you download includes a (-k) then remove it by renaming before attempting to run the command, below. On Windows I would rename exiftool(-k).exe to exiftool.exe without the (–k) part. The (-k) tells exiftool to display the exif information by default if you drag-and-drop to it. While this is normally useful, for the purpose of extracting JPGs from NEFs this might be confusing so I’m suggesting to rename the executable before using it.
Here is the command-line to extract the fullsize JPG from the NEFs and then copy the metadata tags from the NEF to the newly written JPG:
.\exiftool -b -JpgFromRaw -w %d%f_%ue.jpg -execute -tagsfromfile @ -srcfile %d%f_%ue.jpg -overwrite_original -common_args --ext jpg .
The above command assumes both the exiftool executable and all the NEFs are in the current folder. The current folder is designated by a single period both at the very beginning and the very end of the command-line. If exiftool is in a different folder, then supply that path instead of the initial period, and if the NEFs are in a different folder, substitute that folder-name for the final period. The final period has a space separating it from the preceding –ext jpg.
It is also assumed that only NEFs and the executable are in the current folder. If there are other files, they may confuse things so you might want to move things to a temporary working folder, and I’d suggest working with a copy of the NEFs just in case something goes haywire, you’re not overwriting the originals, corrupt as they may be.
For reference, the above command-line was simplified from a more complex example that didn’t quite work with your file, one that conditionally extracts either the full-size JPG or the tiny JPG-thumbnail. The example is the last one in the Copying Examples section, here:
http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/exiftool_pod.html#copying_examples

Nikon D700 RAW import shows only dotted boxes, not thumbnails

I am unable to see thumbnails of the RAW images on the memory card of my Nikon D700 when I import images into Aperture.
What I see during an import is a series of frames with a dashed or dotted border that represent the correct number of images on the card. I can select these boxes, but the selection is not indicated with any kind of highlighting, just with a number displayed on the import button. I can, however, import my selection, and once the images are imported, I can see thumbnails in the library.
If I shoot JPG images this is not a problem, only with the Nikon NEF files. I am using the Lossless Compressed format plus a normal quality jpg.
My look at other threads shows some people with D200s have been able to solve this, and they have mentioned fiddling with a USB setting on their camera. However, the D700 has no such setting.
Since Apple now supports the D700 in RAW mode, how can I get the thumbnails of the images in the camera's card to show up on screen during an import? It is a hassle not to be able to see which images I'm importing while I'm importing them.
Thanks!

Ibartram,
I am having the EXACT same problem as you. I have the new Olympus E520— which like the D700, was not suported by Aperutre until the recent upgrade. Like you I was happy to finally have my new camera supported by Aperture and like you, I cannot see thumbnails of my RAW images on my memory card when using the import function in Aperture.
As you have said: Everything is fine AFTER I import, but prior to import, when reading off my card, only empty dotted boxes.
Also, I cannot see the images in the finder either. Are you having this problem as well?
Do you connect your camera directly to Aperture or do you use a card reader? I use a card reader.
Please let me know if you find a solution to this problem. Or if there is any other information I can give you. It's not just a Nikon problem or a D700 problem. After reading your post my guess is that it's a problem with newer, previously unsupported cameras.
It's no good not being able to see which images I'm importing until after they're imported.

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Hi,
I ran into the same thing. Found a fix on another discussion board: download and install this apple update:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DigitalCamera_Raw_Compatibility_Update_24
Although my camera was not listed as one of the new supported cameras, the update fixed all of the import problems I was running into.
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Hi all, having a problem with importing images from my Nex 6 or SD card. The image was taken using the 16-50 Sony Kit lens
Lightroom copies the images (RAW) files without a problem. However within lightroom the images get distorted as shown below. I have disabled all options such as lens or camera correction.
The exact same thing happens when I import the file in photoshop CS5 after converting it using DNG Converter.
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What you are seeing in LR is the actual lens-distortion recorded on the sensor. What you’re seeing in the camera JPG is a in-camera-corrected image. Adobe hasn’t gotten around to make a lens profile for your NEX-7 16-50 lens; however, there is one available from the user-community you can retrieve with the Adobe Lens Profile Downloader:
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Mac: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5491

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I just got a Canon 7D and I shoot in RAW, which with this model is CR2. I can see the pics fine in finder and I can open them in Photoshop CS4, but not in iPhoto. I use iPhoto to organize all of my pictures and would love to keep it that way.
Is iPhoto 8.1 incapable of recognizing the CR2 format?
Gracias

Hi TD,
sorry for late reply - I was out a couple of days. My latest version of Digital Camera Raw update is 2.6. Even on the apple downloads page (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/applicationupdates/indexabc3.html) I don't see a 2.7 version nor would auto-update propose a missing update. Am I missing something here?
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Hahaha, yeah, you are right, I was writing the last post in a rush before leaving the house......I do indeed mean 1.2 an 1.3...and as stated I do not have a card reader, and to be honest I really dont think I should have to purchase another piece of hardware (no matter how cheap) to have this software run correctly.
Thank you for your reply, but I am still looking for a fix or workaround to download directly from the camera. This is something that I have had work before. Are Adobe aware of this, is there any fix planned?

I can't see RAW photos (from Nikon D3100) in iPhoto...

Hi!!
I am trying to import photos from mi Nikon D3100 to Iphoto 11, but there is a problem: I can't open the photos; the files are located in the folder of Iphoto Library, but it can´t be open by Iphoto. The extension file is.raw, but i have updated Iphoto to get compatibility with this extension file.
What can I do?

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Thank you for your help from Spain
Regards
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ACR 4.1 Issue - Lightroom Issue with Nikon D40x Raw Files

I am running Windows Vista and CS3 and am trying to process Nikon D40x raw files (NEFs) using ACR 4.1. The images come up properly in Bridge. However, when I try to add metadata using a metadata template, I get the error: "There was an error writing metadata to DSC_130.NEF." When I try to rotate an image in Bridge, I get the same error. If I try to do a Batch Rename, the name does not change. If I double-click on the image, it opens properly in ACR and the image can be rotated in ACR, and it then appears rotated in Bridge.
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Jeff,
I installed camera raw.8bi (size is 10,187kb)in
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS3\File Formats
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Camera RAW for a Nikon D3100

I have CS5 but i cannot open my RAW files. My cmera is a Nikon D3100.

Hi,
Nikon D3100 needs Adobe Camera raw version 6.3, in order to work with PS CS 5
Please check the ACR version on your PS CS 5
1. Open PS CS 5
2. If its Windows OS, then click help >> about plugin >> camera raw
if its mac, then click Photshop menu >> About Plugin >> Camera raw
3. Check the version of the camera raw, if its less than 6.3, Nikon D3100 will not work
In order to update your Camera Raw, please update your PS CS 5 from the Help menu
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Looking for the camera raw plugin for Nikon d3100

Hello!
I'm familiar with how to install a camera raw plugin for photoshop. However, I've had a difficult time finding the correct download link for the Nikon d3100 for ps cs4. Will you please point me in the right direction with a link or otherwise? Thanks so much!

ACR - Adobe Camera Raw versions are specific to the version of Photoshop you have.
They don't provide updates to your version for cameras that were released much later.
You need to download the LATEST version of DNR Converter and use this to convert a FOLDER that contains your D3100 files to DNGs which then can be opened in your older version of ACR for Photoshop CS4.
The Adobe DNG Converter, a free utility that converts files from more than 350 cameras to DNG, enables you to easily convert camera-specific raw files to a more universal DNG raw file.
Adobe DNG Converter for Mac OS
Adobe DNG Converter for Windows

Hello to tuti, what must I do to import into FCE mov video converter registered with Nikon D3100, which should I use? thanks from italy monza rudy

Hello , what must I do to import into FCE the mov video converter registered with Nikon D3100,
the timeline of the rendering is orange (fce)
which should I use?
thanks from italy monza rudy

rodolfofromconcorezzo wrote:
Hello , what must I do to import into FCE the mov video converter registered with Nikon D3100,
the timeline of the rendering is orange (fce)
which should I use?
thanks from italy monza rudy
I do not understand the part regarding importing the Registered Video Converter!!
Can you explain this in more detail please???
Al

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