Photoshop elements not allowing me to open a NEF file D5000

[2scoops]

Hi all, hope you can help me.

I'm new to the digital world and need a bit of help.

I have recently purchased a D5000 and am running it fully auto at the moment until i am more comfortable with its operation. I have it set up to take NEF (RAW) + JPEG Normal

Now when i try and open a NEF (RAW) photo in PSE 7 i get a dialogue box telling me it ' Cannot open ... NEF because it is the wrong type of file.

Anyone else had this problem, hopefully there is a quick fix

I can open JPEG photo's without any problems

In advance cheers

[OneTen]

Try downloading and insytalling the latest http://www.adobe.com/products/photos...?promoid=DINTF. Hope this works.

[2scoops]

Thanks thats the first thing i tried but to no avail

[baoduong]

Thanks thats the first thing i tried but to no avail

Come here then choose the suitable update:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloa...atform=Windows
Hope it helps.

[chris-martin]

I have a D5000 and had to download the latest Camera RAW to edit the NEF files. You need to follow the instructions, it's not just a case of downloading and double-clicking. you need to unzip the files then copy one of them to a specific location, over-writing an existing one (or moving the existing one just in case of problems....)

[2scoops]

Thanks guys, i tried all the thing you suggested when i first installed the programme, deleted and started again and bingo it worked.

help appreciated

[JAYB]

Now don't shout at me but.......I am new on here and have just a D5000 and have experienced the problem of opening RAW (NEF) files in photoshop. I went to the elements download page and looked under elements 6, my version, and there is no reference to my camera. There are several other Nikon's listed, so I downloaded one of the D700 I think it was. Anyway the upshot is, I unzipped the file and then when I ran it afterwards there appeared to be only one file there, no instructions for pasting things in and overwriting other files etc.

Anyone got a clue what I am doing wrong?

John

[Fen]

Hi John,

You need to download the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) from the Adobe website and follow the installation instructions.

I've just copied them from the Adobe website:
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To install with Adobe Photoshop Elements:
NOTE: You must follow all of the new instructions in order to successfully install the Camera Raw Plug-in for Photoshop Elements.

1. Exit Photoshop Elements

2. Open the download file and double-click CameraProfiles.exe and follow the on-screen instructions

3. Open My Computer

4. Double-click Local Disk (C: )

5. Navigate to the location designated by your version of Photoshop Elements: (Please read directory carefully)

a. Photoshop Elements 6.0: Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 6.0\Plug-Ins\File Formats

6. Move the existing Camera Raw.8bi plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.

7. Copy the Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw.8bi, from the download into the same folder as Step 5.

8. Launch Photoshop Elements.
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[JAYB]

Fen,

thank you very much, I can now use the raw editor in elements 6, just for information version 5.5 is the plug in for elements 6 and 7

John

[deepseeker]

Adobe als do a digital raw coverter, that converts raw files into a universal raw file that can be opened in all programs.

Windows version is here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloa...jsp?ftpID=4679