How to open .nef
How to open .nef
Format.nef is a specific format of photographs obtained as a result of the use of Nikon's technology. Open it you can several professional programs for editing photos and a number of free applications.
Many users of modern photographic equipmentthey face the need to open, convert specific formats in which photos are saved. A vivid example is the modern Nikon cameras, as a result of which images are saved in the. Nef format. This format allows to ensure the maximum quality of images, which is the main reason for its use. However, ordinary users are faced with significant problems, because after copying photos to the computer they are deprived of the opportunity to open and view them. Standard applications and graphics editors simply do not support the specified extension, so they can not open images.
Using professional programs to open the. Nef format
A common way to discover andconverting images in. nef format is the use of professional graphics editors. They support all the extensions for images, including those formats that are created only by a certain technique. The files in the specified format are quite heavy, since the images retain the maximum quality, but after opening in a professional editor their size can be reduced by converting. The most common paid program for opening the. Nef format is Adobe Photoshop. In addition, sometimes a special professional program called Nikon View is used. The disadvantage of these editors is their cost, since for a regular user it means carrying constant additional costs, while the programs themselves are only needed by professional designers.Application of free programs
There are several free alternativeoptions for applications that allow you to open photos in the. nef format. It should be taken into account that when using them, the possibility of converting files is often limited. One of the most simple and popular programs of this kind is the FastStone Image Viewer. It is characterized not only by a guaranteed positive result, but also by simplicity, ease of use. This program should be installed on your own computer, and then put all the files that you want to open into one folder. After that, just open the installed program, select "Open" in the "File" menu, select all the images in the folder.