Anybody else had an issue with Adobe's DNG converter?

Capt_Spaulding

My D610 arrived yesterday and my first order of business was to run a few quick checks on the AF system. As expected LR4 doesn't recognize the NEF files. My plan was to just convert the NEFs to DNGs with Adobe's standalone converter until LR6 shows up with the SW built-in. The problem is version 8.8 of the converter doesn't recognize the NEFs either. LR4 knows they're there, it just can't read them. I tried asking DNG 8.8 to convert some NEFs from my D5100 and it tells me it can't find anyfiles "matching the search," just as it did with the D610.

I can work around the problem by dragging individual NEFs from either camera and dropping them on the DNG converter icon, but I haven't managed to get the batch processing "feature" in DNG to see them. Anybody else seen the same issue and, more to the point, found a solution?

Thanks in advance,
Jim

PS - sorry if this has been covered. My wee brain couldn't find a thread.

Ironheart

Which operating system?

Capt_Spaulding

Win 7 latest SP.

Ironheart

Have you downloaded and installed the codec?

http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/sw/28.html

Capt_Spaulding

No, I have not. I'll take a run at that. Thanks for the tip.

Capt_Spaulding

Well, that didn't work out. Hmmm. [head scratching noise]

Ironheart

What is the exact error message you are getting? It sounds like can convert files one at a time. Are you trying to select more than one? Are you doing this from the File-> Open menu?

Capt_Spaulding

The program opens with a four panel screen, the top one of which is the "select images to convert." Selecting a folder containing known good NEF files takes us to an "explorer" looking diaolog box titled "select source folder" which is linked to the proper folder on the drive. However, the left pane (where one would expect to see the files of interest) contains a message stating, "No items match your search."

The idea is to be able to select a number of NEFs and convert them to DNGs in a batch process.

Ironheart

When you are at the "select source folder" window, the one with the pane that says "no items match your search", just go ahead and push "select". It will process all the files in that folder when you press "convert" on the main screen.

Capt_Spaulding

That did it. Many thanks.

Ironheart

Sorry for the codec "red herring". What that will allow you to do is open NEF files and see thumbnails, etc..,

Capt_Spaulding

Not a problem. I appreciate your sticking with me.