Affinity V2 - can't see RAW image files on Nikon D500, D750, D810, D850

[Tsosie]

Just got the new version downloaded. I go to the hard drive with the images on it and try to view the RAW images to edit and choose which to work on

I can't see/view ANY of them. Only images I see are those aleady edited in Nikon NX Studio and converted to TIF files.

What do I do to get this set up so I can view and edit my images?

I can see Fuji X-E3 and Canon 6D and 1DsMkIII RAW images in the folders. Not the Nikons.

HELP!

 

[Hangman]

@Tsosie, welcome to the forums…

Are you on Mac or Windows… I’m able to open Nikon Raw files without issue in V2…

Are you able to right click one of the Raw files on your HD and select ’Open with’ and then select Affinity Photo?

[Tsosie]

Forgot, IBM desktop machine with Windows 10, 64 bit is what I am working on.

I can open the RAW images - but not being able to see what I am opening before doing so makes this unusable for me.

Hope there is a fix. Without one I can't use the program.

 

[Tsosie]

Tried the Right click and set it to infinity photo.

Still does not show the images until one is opened.

With a few hundred images - way more time than I can devote to this.

[Hangman]

So is it simply that you can’t see a thumbnail preview of the .NEF files on your HD?

[Tsosie]

3 minutes ago, Hangman said:

So is it simply that you can’t see a thumbnail preview of the .NEF files on your HD?

Yep.

 

[Hangman]

I could be wrong but I think that’s more of a Windows issue rather than an Affinity one…

[Tsosie]

Why can I see other camera RAW - but Not the Nikon?

Now I might have to deal with another damn program?

[Tsosie]

I just put this V2 on the computer - and it will be useless. Another computer program that is a throw away?

[Hangman]

Not entirely sure as I’m on Mac but I’m sure someone else on Windows will have an answer…

What do you actually see in place of a thumbnail, can you post a screenshot as it would help..,

[walt.farrell]

The thumbnail previews (when you have File Explorer configured to show Medium Tiles or larger) are provided by a Codec. They are not provided by Affinity, in either V1 or V2, as showing them is a Windows function.

If you're not seeing them in File Explorer (when configured to View medium tiles or larger) then you don't have a Codec installed that understands that file type. You can try installing the RAW Image Extension from the Microsoft Store, which is free if I remember correctly. Or, if it doesn't show them, you may need to buy one. I've been happy with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack.

 

[Hangman]

5 minutes ago, Tsosie said:

I just put this V2 on the computer - and it will be useless. Another computer program that is a throw away?

I’m pretty sure there will be a fix for this before you dismiss the software so easily…

There you go, I knew @walt.farrell would have the solution…

[Tsosie]

5 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

The thumbnail previews (when you have File Explorer configured to show Medium Tiles or larger) are provided by a Codec. They are not provided by Affinity, in either V2 or V2, as showing them is a Windows function.

If you're not seeing them in File Explorer (when configured to View medium tiles or larger) then you don't have a Codec installed that understands that file type. You can try installing the RAW Image Extension from the Microsoft Store, which is free if I remember correctly. Or, if it doesn't show them, you may need to buy one. I've been happy with the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack.

 

I can see RAW from Fuji and Canon and Panasonic - but not Nikon? Does not make sense at all.

Will look up the microsoft store - have never tried anything from them.

[walt.farrell]

5 minutes ago, Tsosie said:

I can see RAW from Fuji and Canon and Panasonic - but not Nikon? Does not make sense at all.

Just means that the Codec you have currently have installed in Windows knows Fuji, Canon,, and Panasonic, but does not know Nikon.

[Tsosie]

Downloaded the trial of the program Mr. Farrell suggested.

Seems to have fixed the problem. Will try for a few days and if all is well I'll give them my dollars - NOT microsoft.

Don't know what a codex is, am frustrated by these electronic hellboxes and have been since Photoshop 3 and Aldus Pagemaker.

Does not make sense to me why Affinity program would not ALERT me to the problem - would have saved hours of frustration.

[Hangman]

Codec is short for compression-decompression, a standard used for compressing and decompressing digital media, especially audio and video…

It’s really not an Affinity issue, if you were to try and play a video clip compressed using a codec you don’t have installed on your PC then you wouldn’t be able to view the video.

[R C-R]

19 minutes ago, Tsosie said:

Don't know what a codex is,

Codec, not codex.

[walt.farrell]

37 minutes ago, Tsosie said:

Will try for a few days and if all is well I'll give them my dollars - NOT microsoft.

As I mentioned, I think the Microsoft Store codec is free, and in that case you're not giving Microsoft any additional money. But the Microsoft Store program probably supports fewer image formats than FastPictureViewer.

[Tsosie]

Will give my dollars to the one mentioned. Microsoft wants way too much information from me.

[walt.farrell]

8 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

Nef support is in xnviewmp(free for personal use)

But doesn't help if you're using File > Open or File > Place, etc. from within an Affinity application.

[David in Яuislip]

10 hours ago, Tsosie said:

Will give my dollars to the one mentioned. Microsoft wants way too much information from me.

Before you spend any money try this
Right click on one of the nefs
Open with Photos

Photos will complain and ask if you want to get the codec from the Microsoft store
Go to the store and follow the instructions to install
There was no cost to me and no personal info requested

Afterwards, the Raw Image Extension will show under Settings and all should be rosy, good luck

[Tsosie]

Well folks, I have tried the various fixes and now am more confused than ever.\

Infinity 2 now shows an infinity sign instead of thumbnail views of RAW images for ALL the Nikon D500, 810 and 850 images. It is ALSO doing this with the older Canon images, the Sigma DP Merrill images and the Sony RX100 MkIV and Panasonic LX7 images.

I can't view ANY images in the Infinity Photo 2 other than those already converted to TIF files when I go to File, Open and then try to view them.

This makes the photo editing nearly impossible as I can't see the images I am trying to open for editing.

NIKON Photo Studio NX will show the Nikon images from all the Nikon cameras. TIF and Jpeg as well from others.

I really wanted this program to work. As it is now I have a lot of images to download and edit - and a program that is basically useless for me.

All I want is for the program to work. So far it has ruined the photo editing and made it very difficult to use - except for opening ONE image at a time to see what they are. Can't quick edit and delete those I don't like - One by One viewing with 300 new Northern Lights images from last night - the biggest light show we have had in 5 years - is basically impossible now.

Affinity does not have a help phone number. So - hours in front of this screen and explanations that are confusing and frustrating to someone who is not computer minded.

Maybe it is time to wipe this program off the computer completely.

[Tsosie]

To make matters WORSE - Now I get the Affinity LOGO showing when I want to view all thumbnail images in Adobe Bridge.

The more I use the program, the worse it seems to get.

So, I try an upload here - Apparently that works - says it uploaded the file - but I can't see WHAT the file was as I only saw the Affinity LOGO when I looked and chose one to upload. It is a RAW file, 90MB ffrom the D850- so I'll change to  smaller one . This from the SONY

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[v_kyr]

4 hours ago, Tsosie said:

To make matters WORSE - Now I get the Affinity LOGO showing when I want to view all thumbnail images in Adobe Bridge. ...

Well sounds like your overall problem is for the Win Explorer that  not the right icons and/or thumb previews are associated here. - For your initial thread title about seeing Nikon NEF thumb previews in Explorer, Nikon's own NEF Codec for Win probably would had solved that problem.

For Adobe Bridge check/search the net about altering thumb setups and prefs there ...

• Bridge thumbnail preview
• ... etc.

[Tsosie]

I can now view and open with Nikon NX Studio.

Photoshop won't recognize them. Downloading Adobe DNG Converter works with Photoshop.

Nothing works with Affinity.

All this started after downloading Affinity 2. Before that all was working well, no problems viewing thumbnail files of all the images with Bridge & opening in Photoshop. Sigma DP Merrill files had/have to be opened with the Sigma program as always.

Did download the Codec from Microsoft but does not seem to do anything.

Windows machine. What has changed from a few weeks ago - when I downloaded Affinity 2?

No HELP phone number for Affinity!