Nikon NEF files

I'm asking this on behalf of a 'not online' friend (yes, one or two exist!) so I may not have all the relevant information.
Photos shot in Nikon raw (file type nef) import direct from the camera into Aperture 2 just fine but the same file format will not import properly from a file on the desktop. It imports and shows the thumbnail but on clicking the thumbnail, Aperture gives the error message 'not a recognised file format'.
Any suggestions?

First I would say avoid DNG as appropriate only as a workaround when a new camera has not yet been supported in Aperture.
Second I would say that 100% of my D2x and D100 NEF files have always been imported into Aperture from desktop folders after backup. Never once a problem with v1/v2/v3.
So there is something anomalous in your friend's workflow. The fact that it works direct from camera tells us the camera is supported by Aperture. The place to start would be bringing apps and OS to most current versions. I do recommend Repairing Permissions immediately before and after every installation/upgrade of any kind.
Over decades many of us on the Photoshop forums have formed the opinion that although Repairing Permissions is seldom a "fix," always Repairing Permissions immediately before and after every installation of any kind is very helpful to long term trouble free operation with heavy graphics apps.
Note before and after installations, not every time an app is run. The "why" is a bit nebulous I am afraid. Simplistically the premise is arrange things properly prior to an installation so the Installer is starting from a proper arrangement; then rearrange after installation in case the Installer managed to screw things up somehow.
For many users, perhaps most, repairing Permissions is a waste of time. However things are different in the world of heavy graphics, enough so that empirically many of us have concluded that repairing Permissions before and after installations is worthwhile.
E.g. any time a Pro Epson printer hiccups I find reinstalling the driver to be a very useful step, and sometimes that quick simple driver reinstallation changes thousands of Permissions for some reason. Although incorrect Permissions may not be problematic for lesser apps, heavy graphics apps like Aperture or Photoshop may be more easily compromised.
-Allen Wicks

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I have some questions about Lightroom's handling of Nikon NEF files, specifically the parts of the NEF files that Nikon has decided it is a brilliant idea to encrypt. I am using a Nikon D200.
How does Lightroom handle white balance in a NEF file? Has Adobe licensed the "mini-SDK" from Nikon, is the white balance estimated from the image data, or how is this done?
And what about the sharpening (and other data?) - how does Lightroom handle that? Is it always the same (by camera)? Can the default settings be customized?
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To answer your question, yes, Adobe has licensed the mini-SDK from Nikon in order to get at the encrypted white balance info. Nearly everything else is encrypted and inaccessible and can only be accessed by Nikon software.
Ironically, all this has done is push me almost 100% in favour of DNG.
Shooting NEF+JPEG will not get you anything more, in terms of more available data. Technically a NEF image will have an associated in-camera preview that Lightroom replaces with its own previews (no one wants to see the actual raw data, which hardly looks like an image). Apparently there is a limitation with Lightroom such that identically named image files differing only in extension will not be imported properly, anyway. Check the archives of this forum.
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I've pretty much decided the following:
- Shoot only raw, and let your camera and Lightroom generate the previews you need at the time.
- Create a camera profile for importing those raw files. Every camera responds a little differently.
- Either keep the raw files or convert to DNG for archival purposes. The arguments for and against this are easy to find elsewhere on these forums and on the web.
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so far no luck.
I ran DNG program for Windows (I have Win 8) and ran the menu to convert
the files on the same memory card from the camera.   Of 135 files, the
status column for the first 68 files said "converted," but the for all the
rest, it says "There was an error writing the file."
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message as before: "Could not complete your request because it is not the
right kind of document."
So, what a mess.
I get conflicting indications of the version of Photoshop I have. When i
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message for the dng files says CS5.1 Extended. Does it make a difference?
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m_ng78 wrote:
It's not my PC since thumbnails load quickly using Nikon's ViewNX 2 app.
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>Mac OSX10.4
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Thank you for your reply.
Answers to your questions:
I am using Win7 64 bit. Elements 11 has worked just fine until I attempted to process NEF files.
I always copy files to my HD before trying to process any.
How do I check to see if my Camera Raw module is current? EVERY time, regardless of day of the week or time of day, when do the Help/Update thing I ALWAYS get that message block about website is busy, try again. I'll bet I've tried it over a hundred times over the past two weeks or so. I have a feeling that it can't be that busy for that long. Or, maybe I'm just unlucky, or maybe your server is too small to handle the load.
Needless to say, I am really frustrated with Adobe.
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Is this a sensible workflow for Nikon NEF files?

Hi,
I'm new to the world of digital SLRs having received a Nikon D40 for Christmas. After comparing Aperture 2 and Lightroom 2, I've decided to go with Aperture, as I already use Logic Pro so like the user interface and (I know a lot of people don't agree) I prefer the way Aperture renders the Nikon NEF files without extra adjustment. I'm also evaluating Capture NX 2, but am undecided as to whether I need it at this point.
Up until now I've been using Nikon Transfer to transfer the photos to my iMac, and View NX to view them. I like the automatic naming of folders in Transfer, plus being able to see Nikon's interpretation of the raw files. I've then been importing the photos as referenced files into Aperture for proper cataloguing, etc.
Is this a good approach? I'm a hobby photographer, mostly landscapes and townscapes, and deal with hundreds rather than thousands of images.
I'm a bit confused by all the options, so any advice would be very welcome!
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Is this a sensible workflow for Nikon NEF files? YES!
I shoot Nikon NEF files and use Aperure exclusively with occasionally a little blending of layers made from versions of the same raw file (to improve the dynamic range a little more).
You like Nikon Transfer's "automatic nameing of folders" Check out the Subfolders drop down menu in the Import Window in Aperture; you can do that and much more too.
"...plus being able to see Nikon's interpretation of the raw files." You need to choose between the Nikon route and the Aperture route I think. You don't drive from A to B in one brand of car and then go back and do it in another brand of car just in case it might be better do you?!
"I'm a hobby photographer, mostly landscapes and townscapes, and deal with hundreds rather than thousands of images" Can you keyword images and then use them to sort and group images in View NX? You can in Aperture.
From my humble experience as a Nikon owner using Aperture for two years I suggest you use Aperture to download, organise and edit your raws. I prefer referenced so that I can archive large numbers of Raws to free disk space and for protection but still search the previews or do a keyword searches. I used to use Capture NX to process any files that needed more work but now that Aperture2 is so good and has so many plug-ins I have left the slow, clunky Nikon Prog' alone. Be brave and jump in to Aperture. It is great once you are in!

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Photoworks6x7 wrote:
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Photoworks.
Yes Certainly. PS has been reading Nikon NEF files for YEARS. The only problem you may run into is with the Newest Nikon cameras. That is if you have the newest Nikon. That is until Adobe updates Adobe Camera RAW to support the newer Nikon cameras.

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