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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 298584" data-attributes="member: 12496">You cannot just change the file name to JPG.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Raw NEF files do contain a small embedded JPG, sort of for thumbnail viewing, but what you have to do is to use some Raw software to process them and output usable JPG for other purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is a conversion, Raw to JPG, but it is more than a conversion.&nbsp; Raw files have not been processed (white balance, etc), and they must be processed and then converted.&nbsp; It is easy, and good, and fun, but it is NOT zero work.Adobe Lightroom is one very popular Raw editor, which you can buy.Nikon offers a free ViewNX2 which will do it too.<a href="http://www.nikon.com/news/2010/0817_viewnx2_03.htm" target="_blank">Nikon | News | Free download of ViewNX 2 available today</a>ViewNX2 is rather minimal (it is free) but it will do the job.&nbsp; It just does not provide great convenience.One other solution (definitely NOT recommended - mentioned only to point out its difference).&nbsp; Some simple and Free photo editor programs (for example, Irfanview or Faststone) can read Raw NEF files, and then you can edit and save as JPG.&nbsp; However, there is a huge difference, in that they are NOT raw editors, and they do not offer the advantages of Raw (which is lossless editing, great and easy camera oriented tools, etc).&nbsp; But it is a way to get something.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nikon ViewNX2 would be a much better try (free), and Lightroom probably best of all (not free, but very popular).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 298584, member: 12496"] You cannot just change the file name to JPG. Raw NEF files do contain a small embedded JPG, sort of for thumbnail viewing, but what you have to do is to use some Raw software to process them and output usable JPG for other purposes. It is a conversion, Raw to JPG, but it is more than a conversion. Raw files have not been processed (white balance, etc), and they must be processed and then converted. It is easy, and good, and fun, but it is NOT zero work. Adobe Lightroom is one very popular Raw editor, which you can buy. Nikon offers a free ViewNX2 which will do it too. [URL="http://www.nikon.com/news/2010/0817_viewnx2_03.htm"]Nikon | News | Free download of ViewNX 2 available today[/URL] ViewNX2 is rather minimal (it is free) but it will do the job. It just does not provide great convenience. One other solution (definitely NOT recommended - mentioned only to point out its difference). Some simple and Free photo editor programs (for example, Irfanview or Faststone) can read Raw NEF files, and then you can edit and save as JPG. However, there is a huge difference, in that they are NOT raw editors, and they do not offer the advantages of Raw (which is lossless editing, great and easy camera oriented tools, etc). But it is a way to get something. Nikon ViewNX2 would be a much better try (free), and Lightroom probably best of all (not free, but very popular). [/QUOTE]

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