Software to extract jpgs from Nikon NEF files

kirbinster

:clap RAW Must have software - You need this! <HR style="COLOR: #e2e1ea; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e2e1ea" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->I only use RAW and see no reason for the raw + jpeg. Nikon NEF raw files actually have a fairly large jpeg embedded in the raw file. There is a program on the net (Freeware) that will allow you to right click on the nef file and extract that jpeg if you need to. You can get a link to download the program from: http://www.rawworkflow.com/instant-j...m-raw-utility/

Here is a link to a Utube video on how the program works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u89zSlb_PwM

You can do very quick batch extractions of the jpeg files. These files have the camera settings applied to them - so you get the exact jpeg you would have gotten if you shot raw+Jpeg.
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Richard

kirbinster wrote:

<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/clap.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > RAW Must have software - You need this! <hr style="color: rgb(226, 225, 234); background-color: rgb(226, 225, 234);" size="1"><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->I only use RAW and see no reason for the raw + jpeg. Nikon NEF raw files actually have a fairly large jpeg embedded in the raw file. There is a program on the net (Freeware) that will allow you to right click on the nef file and extract that jpeg if you need to. You can get a link to download the program from: http://www.rawworkflow.com/instant-j...m-raw-utility/

Here is a link to a Utube video on how the program works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u89zSlb_PwM

You can do very quick batch extractions of the jpeg files. These files have the camera settings applied to them - so you get the exact jpeg you would have gotten if you shot raw+Jpeg.
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<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/headscratch.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > Not sure I see the point of this utility. If you only want JPG, why not just shoot that way? The whole reason for shooting RAW is that it gives you more information to work with in post, when you can apply your own rendering of the data.

baldmountain

Why not just go to the Nikon website and download TransferNX and ViewNX? You can download them for free and they will handle Nikon nef files using settings from Nikon's own engineering team. It's only once you get the editing features of CaptureNX that you need to pay...

I'm not sure why people are so obsessed with getting software for free. Especially when there are much better tools that are reasonably priced. You spend more time getting the free stuff to work than it's worth. You'd be better off if you worked those hours part time at WalMart and spent all the money you made on good tools.

I messed with the free tools for a while and found them a PITA to use. I downloaded the free trials of Lightroom, Aperture and CaptureNX and gave them all a good try. I finally settled on Aperture because it fit the way I wanted to work the best.

I do have to admit to debating whether to invest the time to make Gimp work or invest in a copy of Photoshop Elements. I just can't justify the cost of full Photoshop. That price is just to high. I'll buy some glass instead. I may just invest the time in learning to take better pictures that don't require so much PP and to heck with software beyond Aperture for now...

kirbinster

Well as I said I only shoot RAW and use Adobe Lightroom to process everything. I posted this to help others that feel the need for jpeg and many times either shoot just jpeg or raw+jpeg. This is to help those people.

This program is better than any of the Nikon programs as it integrates into windows explorer (and mac stuff) so that all you need to do is right click on the raw file and it converts one or a bunch to jpeg without the need to open another program and go through a process.

This is also great for those that have to quickly give clients jpeg files.

arodney

Richard wrote:

Not sure I see the point of this utility.

I don't get it either.

In my case, one of first tasks for ingestion of Raw is conversion to DNG which checks data validity and allows me to render any number of saved defaults for importation into LR. I get single Raw (now non proprietary), options for the size of embedded JPEG preview (one being quite large), then render automatically the color appearance I have selected or built with LR controls as presets.

PS love the husky

polyya

Awesome tip my friend, been searching for something like for years. Thank You so much

basflt

IMO faststone is best
and free too
besides , it can read most RAW-types , not just NEF

malch

Another one...
I normally use this implementation:

http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/

In particular, I use this on my (ancient) laptop when traveling. I shoot RAW but this enables me to quickly extract a full set of very decent JPEGs. That's very handy indeed when your laptop/netbook doesn't really have the horsepower to run full RAW conversions.

pszilard

polyya wrote: »

Awesome tip my friend, been searching for something like for years. Thank You so much

Absolutely agree! +1 from me. I can use this to extract JPG for draft proofing, without needing to run heavy processing, or waste CF card memory (and time) by writing both RAW and JPG.

Actually I use the PreviewExtractor v1.6

Many thanks.