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Re: [Digital BW] Problem with NEF Files

2010-09-15 by Mark Savoia

Mike, what does this have to do with DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint? Isn't this very OT? At least mark it OT ;)

Mark
http://www.stillrivereditions.com

On Sep 14, 2010, at 8:44 PM, mbrouphy wrote:

> Has anyone ever had a problem with NEF files turning blue/cyan and/or turning part of the image black and the other part blue/cyan?
> 
> The presentation of the problem is this:
> 1- When a given folder is opened in CS4 Bridge the images look fine.
> 2- After the files are all displayed then the images take on a cyan/blue cast all over or one part of the image, ie the lower half, will go black and the upper half then takes on the cast.
> 
> Considerations:
> 1- Not all of the NEF files do this and are displayed perfectly fine.
> 2- This did not occur for some time after I downloaded the images off of the card.  And, for those who ask, I did not make a backup of the images. ME BAD!
> 3- This issue occurs in the display of images in other software, ie Irfanview, also.
> 4- These are the only RAW files that the anomaly occurs with. CR2 and MRW files are just fine.
> 5- The camera is a Nikon E8800 and it does have the most recent firmware build installed.
> 
> I found nothing on the Nikon site to even remotely address this issue. Any thoughts and ideas are appreciated.
> 
> Thanks, Mike

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