Raw Files in Organiser

How does the Organiser handle RAW files (NEF)?  Any RAW file that I edit in PSE 9 is not visible in the Organiser when I  save it. Any way of converting them to JPEGs. (iMac computer)

Photoshop Elements will never change your NEF files. So any changes or edits are recorded in a sidecar file which the program creates automatically. This sometimes results in a delay in updating the thumbnail whilst the sidecar is read. If you look in your folders containing any NEF files that have been imported or edited in Elements you will see an XMP file next to each NEF.
To convert to jpeg select a few NEF files in Organizer (about ten or a dozen to begin with) and click on the Fix tab and choose Full Photo Edit. Wait for Camera Raw to open and click the button Select All (top left) then click Open Images (towards bottom right) to send the selected images into the Editor.
After the Editor opens go to the top menu bar click File >Process Multiple Files.
Set the dropdown for your source to Opened Files then for the destination, check same as source.
At the bottom of the dialog under File Type choose the jpeg quality from the dropdown e.g. Max, High, Medium or Low.
Click OK and leave the program to run (this can take a bit of time as NEF files are usually large). When finished close the Editor and return to your folder to see your Jpegs next to your raw files.
 

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