Convert NEF to PNG - online and free - this page also contains information on the NEF and PNG file extensions.
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| File extension | .nef |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | NEF otherwise known as the Nikon Electronic Format is Nikon's RAW file format. RAW file formats contain minimally processed data from the image sensor of the digital camera - the metadata includes information about the lens, the settings, the camera’s identification and other data. RAW files are named so because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor. RAW image formats are intended to capture as closely as possible the characteristics of the scene to include light intensity and colours. |
| Actions | NEF to PNG - Convert file now View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | The structure of RAW files, including the ISO standard RAW image format ISO 12234-2 follows a common pattern - a short header, camera sensor metadata, image metadata such as exposure settings, camera and lens model, date and sometimes the location. A thumbnail, a smaller JPEG file for quick viewing and the sensor image data. NEF is based on the TIFF format. |
| Associated programs | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Paint Shop Pro Picasa digiKam |
| Developed by | Nikon Inc. |
| MIME type | image/nef |
| Useful links | Commercial Photography Technique - The Benefits of Shooting in RAW Understanding Digital Raw Capture Convert NEF file |
| File extension | .png |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | PNG pronounced ping is a format for storing bitmapped (raster) images on computers. It was created originally to replace the GIF file format when it was announced that the companies who created the GIF format wanted royalties. PNG uses indexed colors and lossless compression (like a .GIF file), but without those copyright limitations; it cannot be animated like a GIF image. |
| Actions | Convert PNG file View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | PNG images are in many ways better than .GIF as they also include an 8-bit transparency channel, which allows the colors in the image to fade from opaque to transparent; GIF images only support fully opaque or fully transparent pixels. PNG supports palettes of 24-bit RGB colors, RGB images or greyscale or RGB images. PNG was intended to be able to transfer images on the Internet, not professional graphics, and so does not support other colour spaces (such as CMYK). |
| Associated programs | Apple Preview Corel Paint Shop Pro GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program (LINUX) Microsoft Windows Photo Gallery Viewer Safari |
| Developed by | PNG Development Group |
| MIME type | image/png |
| Useful links | Further information on PNG Files How can I open a PNG file ? Convert PNG file |
Convert NEF file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert NEF files to a variety of other formats
- nef to bmp (Windows bitmap)
- nef to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- nef to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
- nef to pcx (Paintbrush Bitmap Image)
- nef to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- nef to png (Portable Network Graphic)
- nef to tga (Truevision Targa Graphic)
- nef to tiff (Tagged image file format)
- nef to wbmp (Wireless Bitmap File Format)
- nef to webp (Lossily compressed image file)