It is difficult to find a straight answer in this forum.
Does photoshop elements 2.0 FULLY support Nikon’s version of the RAW file?
I mean you can do all the manipulating that you can do with their capture software. Of which they claim is the only software that is fully functional with their RAW files.
I mean without having to buy some high priced add in.
This is an importan file format and needs to be supported as part of the normal package.
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Keith, I believe you have to buy the Adobe Raw plug-in ($99) to get full NEF support. Most of us who shoot in RAW mode use the camera manufacturer’s software to make the conversion to TIFF, then use Elements for the heavy editing.
No Photoshop Elements 2.0 doesn’t support NEF (Nikon RAW).
Nikon View 5.1 that comes with the Nikons that support NEF installs a Photoshop file format plug-in which allows you to open NEF files directly (it also allows exposure compensation adjustment and white balance adjustment).
I am not sure if it works but Nikon does state that it works on any imaging software that allows Photoshop plug-ins. That being said I suspect you may access it in filters and not in Files > Import as you do with Canon RAW, but I am not really sure. Now this is a Nikon product so we will have to trust them 😉
Just a note…I wonder why Keith has difficulty in finding replies here. I read 75% of the threads and notice how quick people get replies and with such detail. Marty
In order to open Raw files in Photoshop, you need to purchase the CameraRaw Plugin ($99). You can get all the info (including the user manual) at the following link.
Marshall, the camera RAW plugin works with Elements. The only thing not working is 16 bits TIFF. Elements does not handle these files, they are converted to 8 bits.
Thanks for the clarification on the CameraRaw Plug-in and Elements.
Regarding Grant’s question…
Yes, Nikon supplies a utility "Nikon View" that will capture images from the camera and allow you to convert the Raw (NEF) images to TIF, JPEG, etc. I haven’t used this, but if it’s like Canon’s conversion software, you can make "tweaks" to the photos, like White Balance, Brightness, Sharpness, etc. during the conversion.
If you want [much] more control over the conversion (i.e. EV levels…) you need to either purchase the Adobe CameraRaw Plug-in ($99) or the Nikon Capture ($120-150) software.
I’m not up on all the feature / performance differences between the two options, but I believe the Photoshop option will save storage space and a step in the workflow, by allowing you to FILE>OPEN raw files without having to convert them first. Also, the Photoshop option is meant to work with other file formats too (Canon .crw, etc.) This is good for me as I might keep my Canon G2 as well as buy a new Nikon.
I know absolutely nothing about RAW format, because my Sony digicam only makes JPG and TIFF…. but I happened to notice that the current release of IMatch claims "IMatch natively supports all major digital camera RAW formats, handles EXIF and IPTC information…"
Perhaps this $49 program could work as a translator between RAW and PE?
Again, I would need years of study to even become ignorant on the subject…
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