ptrjong From Netherlands, joined Mar 2005, 3779 posts, RR: 20 Posted (1 year 10 months 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 2595 times:
Hello all,
When I convert a Nikon NEF file to standard RAW format using Adobe DNG Converter, the image is cropped slightly when opened in Photoshop. I.e. the extremities of the original image are lost. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks,
Peter
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dlowwa From Canada, joined Apr 2005, 7318 posts, RR: 31 Reply 6, posted (1 year 10 months 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 2483 times:
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Quoting viv (Reply 1): Why bother doing this at all?
Photoshop can process NEF files.
Quoting NIKV69 (Reply 5): What version? I am using CS4 but CS2 still has ACR.
Perhaps you two were unaware of the fact that Adobe does not retroactively update its previous versions of Camera Raw when adding new camera profiles. I guess it's a sneaky way for Adobe to force you to buy the latest version of Photoshop if you want to use a newer camera. Let's say for example Peter is using a D7000. In this case, the D7000 is only supported by ACR version 6.3 or higher. ACR 6.3 in turn can only be used with CS5, and not with CS4, CS3, etc... The only way around this (other than buying CS5) is to convert his .nef files to .dng which can be opened with any version of ACR/Photoshop.
Peter, to your original question, I have never encountered this problem before. Is there nothing in the converter settings that might allow for the full file size to be retained? Perhaps the issue is when opening up the .dng in ACR rather than the actual conversion process to .dng itself? If you want, you can send me a file, and I'll see if I come up with the same results.
NIKV69 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (1 year 10 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2453 times:
Quoting dlowwa (Reply 6): Perhaps you two were unaware of the fact that Adobe does not retroactively update its previous versions of Camera Raw when adding new camera profiles. I guess it's a sneaky way for Adobe to force you to buy the latest version of Photoshop if you want to use a newer camera. Let's say for example Peter is using a D7000. In this case, the D7000 is only supported by ACR version 6.3 or higher. ACR 6.3 in turn can only be used with CS5, and not with CS4, CS3, etc... The only way around this (other than buying CS5) is to convert his .nef files to .dng which can be opened with any version of ACR/Photoshop.
Or you can just obtain an image converter for free or very cheap that handles .NEFs. You can edit and convert to TIFF or JPEG or anything else but RAW and open in any version of PS.
spencer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2004, 1624 posts, RR: 19 Reply 12, posted (1 year 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1989 times:
Providing you nail the exposure to within workable limits and assuming you'll never sell a TIFF then yeah, I'd agree with you John. But I actually love working with RAW files; the amount of non destructiveness in the editing process is quite remarkable.
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