raw converter

[damo75]

<p>Hello, can anyone help,what photoshop do I need to open the raw file using photoshop elements 12 & Nikon D810<br />Thank you</p>

[wayne_f1]

<p>The D810 needs ACR plugin 8.6, or Lightroom 5.6.<br>

<br />I don't know about Elements, but current is Elements 14 now. You may need it.</p>

<p>You could download the free raw to DNG converter,<br>

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows<br>

and your current ACR version should open the DNG, and operate the same way.</p>

[damo75]

<p>I have downloaded the free trial of elements 14 and it works with that, thank you</p>

[bob_flood1]

<p>If Elements 12 won't open your D810 raw files, then you need a new version of Elements to get the capability - Adobe no longer offers free updates to its Elements products to accommodate newer cameras that come along after introducing a version of Elements (they use to, years ago, but no more).</p>

<p>The converter you need depends on your preferences for what you want the converter to do. A current version of ViewNX would allow you to convert raw to tif, but with little capability to make adjustments in the conversion process. And as already stated, you can get a free raw to dng converter. Either would allow you to convert a raw file to one that Elements 12 can read, allowing you to then make whatever adjustments you prefer. When I bought my D610, the version of Elements I had at the time wouldn't read the 610's raw files, so I used ViewNX to convert to tif and then edited in Elements. But Elements has a pretty good assortment of adjustments available during its conversion process, and I missed it. So I bought the newest version of Elements (13 at that time) - it's my preferred way to do conversions.</p>

[walter_degroot]

<p>someone here pointed me at FASTONE<br>

as with all sharewwaRE<br>

BE AWARE OF PIGGYBACKED ADDITIONAL APPS.<br>

SO READ EACH SCREEN BEFORE CLICKING<br>

iN MY PARTICULAR CASE<br>

oLYMPUS S XZ-1 DOES NOT CALL THE RAW MODE BY IT S RIGHT NAME.</p>

[Wouter Willemse]

<p>As you can see on <a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-compatible-applications.html">this Adobe support page</a>, you will need an upgrade of PS Elements to use ACR 8.6 - PSE12 only goes up to ACR 8.5.<br>

Bob's suggestion is worth trying too, though, but get Capture NX-D alongside. ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D are both free, and do quite good raw conversions (with all the basics you also have in Adobe Camera Raw as it works in PS Elements). Export a TIFF file, and work on that in PS Elements 12. It would save a bit of money; frankly, the new functionalities introduced each year with Elements tend to be more and more underwhelming, so realistically, PSE12 is still more than fine for most.</p>

[robert_bouknight1]

<p>I know Lightroom and Photoshop are popular programs, but I always thought Nikon Capture NX gave better looking straight raw conversions than the Adobe PS CS I had, at least back in the D1 and D2 era. </p>

<p>I am using the free Nikon NX-D now to convert D810 raw files, which works OK for that purpose.</p>

[DavidTriplett]

<p>I convert all of my NEF files to DNG, with the hope and expectation they will be more universally accessible going into the future. So far this seems to have worked out pretty well, as I am able to move files between platforms almost seamlessly.</p>