Difference between revisions of "Nikon Electronic Format"

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*NEF is a proprietary format with an unpublished specification.
 
*NEF is a proprietary format with an unpublished specification.
 
*NEF files can be very large - 70 MB or more.
 
*NEF files can be very large - 70 MB or more.
**Library of Congress states that [http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000188.shtml Adobe Digital Negative (DNG), Version 1.1] may be emerging as a standard preservation format for raw camera images.
 
***Adobe provides a free (but not open-source) [http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/ Adobe DNG Converter] designed for downloading to Windows or Mac computers.
 
***An open-source option for converting RAW image files to DNG is [http://www.digikam.org/ DigiKam] DNGConverter.
 
  
 
===Conversion test results===
 
===Conversion test results===

Revision as of 17:02, 29 March 2011

Main Page > Documentation > Media type preservation plans > Nikon Electronic Format


Also known as

  • NEF
  • Nikon Image Format
  • Nikon Digital SLR Camera Raw Image File

File extension(s)

.nef

Format registry information

Significant characteristics

See Significant characteristics of raster images

Preservation action plan

See Raw camera files

Preservation issues

  • NEF is a proprietary format with an unpublished specification.
  • NEF files can be very large - 70 MB or more.

Conversion test results

More information