Nikon .NEF Imports on G4 Laptop not on G5 Desktop

I am having trouble importing my .NEF raw images from my D1x on my G5 running OS 10.4.2 and iPhoto 5.0.4. I get the unrecognizable file type warning. Now, on my G4 laptop running OS 10.3.9 and iPhoto 5.0.4, I have no troubles. So, when I load the images with my G4 onto a portable drive, I have no problem opening them on my G5. Any idea what the problem could be?

Start the G4 with the T key down, until it has a firewire symbol on the screen. Connect the G5 and laptop with a firewire cable (Have the G5 started). Put the Install disk in the G5, and hit the "Install" button, or restart it, and hold down the C key. You can now choose to install ono the G4.
Note: You will hear people tell you about a conflict of using a G5 to install on a G4. It is nonsense, and speculation. They have no proof. I have done this type of thing so many times I cannot tell you, and never had any trouble.
Also, replacing the DVD internally is really cheap, and easy, if you already replaced the HD.

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Hi all,
I've searching around looking for a solution to this problem, but no luck so far. I'm hoping someone can help.
I'm using the trial Lightroom 1.1 under Vista with a Nikon D50. When I try to import raw NEF files Lightroom does not find them. It only picks up jpg files that are on the camera. But if I copy them to a hard drive first, LR finds them during the import process.
Thanks for any help.

You set it in the camera. It is in the Setup menu -> USB. It is set to PTP by default. Just change it to mass storage and it will mount on any computer that has mass storage drivers as if it was a USB key, so you won't even have to have any drivers specific to the camera. LR will recognize and load from it. The only slight problem is that you will have to manually eject the card in windows after downloading the images before unplugging the camera. You can also set up LR to eject the media automatically (it's a checkbox in the import dialog).

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I am a new LR4 user. I have the latest 4.2 update. My camera is a Nikon D7000 and I have noticed something rather odd since I've started using LR4. When I import raw .NEF files into LR4 any area of the image that would normally be smooth has a "splotchy", textured appearance to it. Even at ISO 100, this textured appearance is visible on blurred, normally smooth portions of the image when zoomed in at 2:1 or 3:1. When I open the same image in Capture NX2, the same portions of the image are smooth as expected with no noise or otherwise weird appearance. To avoid this, I have to open the image in NX2 and save as a .TIF, then open in LR4. Then, everything looks okay. I have tried all the various profiles under 'Camera Calibration' but nothing gets rid of the annoying textured appearance. Anyone else noticed this, or am I doing something wrong?

Thank you for your response. I think you hit the proverbial "nail on the head".
When getting the screenshots ready, I paid attention to the settings on the 'Detail' panel. When I changed the default Sharpening amount from 25 to zero, the images looked almost identical at 300% zoom. I also noticed on the NX2 'Camera Settings' panel that a small amount of noise reduction was automatically being applied upon import. When turning that off, the images looked the same. When sharpening is increased in either program to where artifacts are present, the two images start to differ in appearance, but I assume that is due to the different sharpening algorithms used in the different programs. I will probably continue use Photoshop for final image sharpening. I haven't found anything else to compare to it for final sharpening.
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JPEG files are shown. This is quite a pity as single pictures cannot be selected. All files have to be imported first and the not wanted have to be deleted out of catalogue.
I think problems occurred with update to version 1.2, still there with 1.3.
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>Obviously the is aproblem with the direct import from the camera via USB cable.
The problem is how cameras are treated by various OSs and the issue is beyond what Lightroom can handle. Since you didn't bother to mention your OS one can only presume that you are on Windowswhich has a lot of problems in how a mounted camera is treated...but in any event, it's really suboptimal to import from a camera vs a card reader.
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My RAW (nikon .NEF) files are literally changing to a dull, darker version of themselves after selecting them for the first time after import. I.e. The correct photo (light/color/etc) seems to be there and then a second later the photo changes. It's almost like it's showing a quick enhanced version then back to basic raw image. Started within last two updates.
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iPhoto is fully updated.
I do not have Aperture installed.
I also use a Canon 400D dslr. I have no problem viewing Canon's RAW files' previews in Cover flow mode.
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I have been using Elements 11 for quite a while for Canon Raw files with great success. It really works fine for me.
I recently bought a Nikon D300. For some reason Elements 11 will not recognize the Nikon NEF raw files.
W H Y ? ? ?

Thank you for your reply.
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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.
Again, thank you for your reply, and hopefully my answers will provide a solution.
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I can't import Nikon NEF (RAW) files. It says it doesn't recognize the file. Help.

I just installed Nikon Transfer and then View NX2 with Nikon Transfer 2 and successfully transferred over 300 RAW (Nikon NEF) files from my camera (Nikon D600) but Lightroom (v5.6) won't import them. It says it doesn't recognize the files. How can I resolve this?

Obsolete versions of Nikon software corrupt Nikon raw files slightly making them unrecognized in Adobe products.
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