Photo programs abound for working with the image files from your Nikon D7100, ranging from inexpensive solutions for beginners to high-end professional options. The good news is that if you don’t need serious photo-editing capabilities, you may find a free program that serves your needs.
Three free photo programs
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Jul 11, 2019 FastRawViewer, as its name suggests, opens RAW files extremely fast and on-the-fly, rather than displaying an embedded JPEG preview, as most RAW viewers would. Instead, it renders images directly from the RAW files which let you see the true uninfluenced image—with the RAW histogram—making FastRawViewer the ultimate photo culling tool. Camera Raw 9.1.1 was the final version which is compatible with CS6. No further Camera Raw updates will ever be available for CS6 meaning Raw files from any digital cameras released after 9.1.1 will not be supported in CS6. 9.12.1 is only compatible with Photoshop CC. So you'll never be able to edit D850 Raw files in CS6. Another Good Nikon Raw Converter Software. If Nikon raw image editing is not necessary for you, here is another option—Pixillion Image Converter, an image tool to read and convert 50+ images, including Nikon raw images. Pixillion offers less image format support in both input and output than BatchPhoto does, and adds just a few of editing features (resize, flip, rotate, watermark add), but. Thumbnails for NEF (RAW) files may not display correctly in the Explorer, Windows Photo Gallery or Windows Photo Viewer. If this occurs, use Disk Cleanup as described below. 1) Right-click the system disk in Computer and select Properties. Nikon Software - Free Download Nikon - Top 4 Download - Top4Download.com offers free. software downloads for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android computers and mobile devices. That can help them with their work implying Nikon RAW images. The main function is recovery lost Nikon Digital Camera files from any storage device for Mac, these storage.
If you don’t do much retouching or other manipulation of your photos, one of the following free programs may be a good solution:
- Nikon ViewNX 2: This program, found on the CD included in your camera box, provides a photo organizer plus a few photo-editing features. You also can use the program to download pictures and to convert Raw files to a standard format. The figure offers a look at the ViewNX 2 window as it appears when you use Thumbnail Grid view mode, one of three display options available from the View menu.One cool feature to note: You can view picture metadata, which is hidden data that records the settings you used to take the picture. Just display the Metadata panel, located on the right side of the program window. If the panel is hidden, choose Window→Edit or click the triangle on the far right side of the window and then click the triangle at the top of the panel.Many other photo programs also display metadata but sometimes can’t reveal data that’s very camera-specific.This book features Nikon ViewNX2 version 2.7.4. To find out which version you have, choose Help→About ViewNX 2 in Windows or ViewNX 2→About View NX2 on a Mac. If you own an earlier version, download the updated software from the Nikon website. Otherwise, the software may not be fully compatible with files from your D7100.
- Apple iPhoto: Built into the Mac operating system (OS), this program offers a download tool and organizer plus some basic editing features. Apple provides some great tutorials on using iPhoto at its website to help you get started using the program.
- Windows Photo Gallery: Some versions of Microsoft Windows also offer a free photo downloader and browser, Windows Live Photo Gallery. (The name varies slightly depending on your version of the Windows OS.) Like the other freebies mentioned here, this program offers a few basic retouching tools — again, depending on which version of Windows you use.
Advanced photo programs
For serious retouching or advanced digital-imaging artistry, you need to step up to a full-fledged photo-editing program, such as one of the following:
- Adobe Photoshop Elements (about $100)With a full complement of retouching tools, onscreen guidance for beginners, and templates for creating photo projects such as scrapbooks, Elements offers all the features that most consumers need.
- Nikon Capture NX 2 (about $180)This Nikon program offers an image browser/organizer plus a wealth of pro-level photo-editing tools, including a sophisticated tool for processing Raw images. Visit its website for tutorials.
- Apple Aperture (about $80 through Mac App store)Aperture is geared to shooters who need to organize and process lots of images but typically do only light retouching work — wedding photographers and school portrait photographers, for example.
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (about $150, or available as a monthly subscription via Adobe Cloud services)Lightroom is the Adobe counterpart to Aperture. In its latest version, it offers some fairly powerful retouching tools as well.
- Adobe Photoshop (about $700, or available as a monthly subscription via Adobe Cloud services)
- Geared to photo pros, Photoshop offers the industry’s most sophisticated retouching tools.
Of these programs, only Elements is designed with the novice in mind, and even using Elements involves a bit of a learning curve. Buy (and read!) a guidebook or take some classes to help you maximize your software investment.
Not sure which tool you need, if any? You can download 30-day free trials of all these programs from the manufacturers’ websites. One caveat: If you’re interested in converting Raw files using the program, make sure that the software supports your D7100. If you own an older version of the program, you may need to update to the latest version in order to work with your camera’s Raw files.
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When you open a photo in Photos in Edit Mode you can switch between the RAW file as original master file and the JPEG from the Image menu:
Image > Use RAW as Original.
I can maneuver RAW files to Finder and do a workaround, but please tell me PHOTOS has a better way. I'm new to Mac. HELP!
What exactly do you want to do?
In Photos ypu can select the Photos and use 'File > Export' to export the photos to a folder in the Finder.
But you do not need to import the RAW files to Photos, if you do not want to use Photos. You can use Image Capture and import from your card or camera to a folder in the Finder and then to Lightroom. And Lightroom has probably an option to directly import into LIghtroom but I never used it.
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