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Old 10-02-2009   #1
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Since Nikon refuses to support 64 bit Windows operating systems, is there a third party codec available to view Nikon NEF files on a 64 bit Windows machine?


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From: NEF Raw Codec for Vista 64bit and Windows 7 - Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
FYI…I was playing around with Windows Photo Gallery on my Vista 64-bit system today and discovered a way to view NEF photos using the available Nikon codec.

How I did it? I just ran the 32-bit version of Windows Photo Gallery which is located in the ‘\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Gallery\’ directory. When using this 32-bit version of Windows Photo Gallery the Nikon codec works fine and you can see NEF files properly. I then just created a shortcut to the 32-bit version on my desktop, so that I could access it easily.

I know this isn’t an ideal solution, but I don’t think it’s too bad until they release a proper 64-bit version.
Or: File extension NEF support - x64 CODEC for Windows Vista - Windows Imaging Component CODEC for Nikon RAW files
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Thanks, Jim. I'll look into it. I don't know why Nikon is so reluctant to support 64 bit machines.
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I believe the FastStone Image Viewer supports 64-bit Windows. It's a great viewer - very fast and renders colours accurately. I use it to preview all my images before opening in Capture NX. Have a look here FastStone Image Viewer - Powerful and Intuitive Photo Viewer, Editor and Batch Converter


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