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Tim5E11
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August 16, 2020
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NEF file wouldn't open in Photoshop Elements 8.0

  • August 16, 2020
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I can't open NEF file in my old Photoshop Elements 8.0 from Nikon D7100, but it does open NEF file from Nikon D50. I have 2 computers one with Windows 7 and other one with Windows10 but it’s still wouldn’t open NEF file in Photoshop Elements 8 from Nikon D7100. I did download NEF Codec for my camera but it didn’t help. Any suggestion, please.

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JohanElzenga
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JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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August 16, 2020

NEF is the file extension for all Nikon raw files, but each raw file is different, so Camera Raw in Photoshop Elements needs to be updated when a new Nikon camera comes out. Apparently Photoshop Elements 8 is too old for Nikon D7100 NEF files. What you can do (apart from upgrading, of course) is downloading the free Adobe DNG Converter. You can convert the NEF files to DNG with that app, and then Photoshop Elements 8 can open the DNG files.

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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    Tim5E11Author
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    August 16, 2020

    Thank you so much I will try it

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