Re: [Gimp-user] HELP Cannot open raw pictures in Gimp

[Partha Bagchi <partha1b gmail com>]

What ofnuts said. :)

I'd also recommend using a RAW editor from Nikon for your specific camera.
CNXD (Capture-NXD) is free and should get the most out of your camera's RAW
data. Once you are done and wish to do further pixel level editing, User
File -> Open With and register GIMP as your pixel editor. Then the image
will open in GIMP.

You can also download one of my builds (portable or otherwise). The 2.9
series comes with PhotoFlow as the default RAW editor.

Hope this helps.

On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 4:52 AM, Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com> wrote:

> On 01/01/17 20:15, Mariposa wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I need help, I just downloaded Gimp 2.8.18 and tried edit a raw image.
> > The image
> > doesn't load (other than a thumbnail picture). I've also tried to
> > download an
> > older version (2.8.14) and still the same problem. It won't open Ufraw on
> > its
> > own when I try to open a raw image and I tried installing it separately
> > then
> > transferring it to gimp with still no success. Can anyone please help me?!
> > I have a Nikon D7200 camera, My images are NEF files.
> > Thank you in advance!
> >
> > Native Gimp dosn't open RAW files. You need a plugin. UFRaw used to be
> the only one, but it is getting a bit obsolete. There is a new one called
> Photoflow:
>
> https://discuss.pixls.us/t/how-to-use-the-latest-version-of-
> the-photoflow-gimp-plug-in/1460
>
> But IMHO, the purpose of RAW is to spend time getting the most of the
> sensor data, and this takes some time and usually results in several
> version. So if you work on RAW, you can use the RAW apps directly on the
> file, save the results a good quality JPEG/TIFF files, and then open that
> in Gimp for the final touch-ups. There are many FOSS RAW applications.
>
> The hang-out place for users of FOSS demosaicing apps is
> http://discuss.pixls.us
>
>
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