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Hello, can anyone help? we have some NEF files that have been sent to us that look blurred and even when converted to JPEG still the same outcome. I am not sure if there is a problem with the conversion or we are just doing something very wrong. The images were originally taken on a Nikon3200, is there a certain RAW converter or updated package that will remedy the problem? Thank you to anyone that can get us out of a pickle!
 
You can extract the embedded JPEG with dcraw by just opening a Terminal or CMD and with the help of dcraw. If that one also is blurred, then the issue was the capture and not your coveraion.

$ dcraw -e filename.NEF

Or for Windows when dcraw.exe and your NEF are in the same folder

dcraw.exe -e filename.NEF
 
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Thank you,

we have several hundred to do if this is successful. What size files will they be in terms of MB's, as we will need to produce prints or supply digitals from them?

Thank you
 
Thank you,

we have several hundred to do if this is successful. What size files will they be in terms of MB's, as we will need to produce prints or supply digitals from them?

Thank you
Canon has full size JPEG. I don't know about Nikon.

Free software if you want to export from raw: RawTherapee/darktable

There should be some free from Nikon too.

Do you know why the pictures are blurry? Camera movment? Slow shutter speed?
 
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This is the million dollar question; if the jpegs are useless as well then its camera and operator error, and to say that I have been let down is an understatement! I ask a lot of questions and give instructions before anyone works for me and I have been left frustrated as I could not have been any clearer about shooting in Jpeg and not Raw. The said person will not represent my business again!
 
This is the million dollar question; if the jpegs are useless as well then its camera and operator error, and to say that I have been let down is an understatement! I ask a lot of questions and give instructions before anyone works for me and I have been left frustrated as I could not have been any clearer about shooting in Jpeg and not Raw. The said person will not represent my business again!
It's extremely unlikely that raw (NEF) files are 'blurred' unless the image projected on the camera's sensor were blurred. The JPEG a made from the raw files, so if the image in the raw file is blurred then so will they be. In short, your photos are likely trash, and the directive concerning raw versus JPEG was immaterial to the matter.
 
This is the million dollar question; if the jpegs are useless as well then its camera and operator error, and to say that I have been let down is an understatement! I ask a lot of questions and give instructions before anyone works for me and I have been left frustrated as I could not have been any clearer about shooting in Jpeg and not Raw. The said person will not represent my business again!
Depending on the viewing software, the raw files will just show as the embedded JPEGs. You don't need dcraw on a command line to do extract the JPEGs. Irfanview and FastStone Image viewer will also both extract the JPEGs in one batch command, from a GUI. I don't know what the resolution of the D3200's embedded JPEGs are, but many manufacturers give full resolution in their embedded JPEGs. If your conversions are very blurred, however, don't expect different from the JPEGs.

You haven't been very specific about what you mean by "blurred", so this could all be over-expectation of what 100% pixel views look like, for all we know.
 
I haven't studied all the images, I have seem a couple of the images and to me they just look out of focus; I think the problem is user error or malfunction between lens and body. My abject frustration is how an individual would go on to a second shoot and carry on when it was plainly evident from the first shoot that there was a problem, it is just so foolish and we are left picking up the pieces!
 
There are AI-based software packages claiming to be able to fix motion/camera shake blur and out of focus pictures.

No direct experience, but this is one of them I found with a Google search:


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"What is creativity? To me, it's just a moment - a moment where we look at the ordinary, but we see the extraordinary." - Dewitt Jones.
 
There are AI-based software packages claiming to be able to fix motion/camera shake blur and out of focus pictures.

No direct experience, but this is one of them I found with a Google search:

https://vanceai.com/sharpen-ai/
Topaz Sharpen AI is the best-known tool for that. It works to a certain extent. However, I was surprised that it also works to "extend" DOF, which may not always be desirable :).
 
In all likelihood, you've already been given the answer (badly shot images). But, I don't see anywhere in the thread what you were doing to open the raw files.

I have a memory, in early Nikon raw files days, of software that would grab the Raw file's JPG only, which isn't blurred... but is/was quite low resolution. That may have been Windows Image Viewer (old memory).

Photoshop or Photoshop Elements should open the RAW file correctly (in ACR). Affinity Photo also does a good job (and is cheaper). At one point "Adobe DNG Converter" was free and could get you a more universal file type? Nikon ViewNX is (I think) still free and does a good job.
 
Morning Tom & everyone else for getting back to me,

I am going to explore these options and try converting a couple to see if we get a different result, I have little to lose other than some time. I will update once we have explored the different options. :)
 
Hello, can anyone help? we have some NEF files that have been sent to us that look blurred and even when converted to JPEG still the same outcome. I am not sure if there is a problem with the conversion or we are just doing something very wrong. The images were originally taken on a Nikon3200, is there a certain RAW converter or updated package that will remedy the problem? Thank you to anyone that can get us out of a pickle!
My best guess is you have a poorly trained photographer. The camera is capable of doing very nice shots, unless the conditions were low light and or fast action. I think you have some responsibility to know the capabilities of the person you are relying on to do the job correctly. You can either not use this photographer again or provide them with the training they lack to do a better job.
 
Morning,

we have a robust system and we don't just send a tog out representing us without training and meetings. This particular person did not do as asked and instructed, which leaves us very frustrated; they have subsequently been removed from our team!
 
Morning,

we have a robust system and we don't just send a tog out representing us without training and meetings. This particular person did not do as asked and instructed, which leaves us very frustrated; they have subsequently been removed from our team!
You presented us with a problem of how to rescue blurry NEF files. You ought to have known that the images are not salvageable. That is an error someone makes if they do not understand the basics of digital photography.

Now you are blaming the photographer, who you say is trained and attended 'meetings.' How would you know if a photographer was trained or not? You lack the basic understanding to make that judgement.

I suggest you own the mistake. And if you have a client involved, don't take the easy out and blame the photographer. Your client will lose respect for you. It is your service -- own it.

Remember the old adage: "There are no bad crews, only bad captains."

I know this sounds harsh, but you have a problem with getting professional outcomes. You need to address the what causes those problems, not look for a whipping boy.
 
Thank you for your harsh opinion, we manage ok, and if I was inept at my job then the problem would not be with the one tog; it would be a problem with a team of togs who get the gig who we don't have any problems with.
 
If the photos are blurry, they are blurry. Being an NEF /RAW file isn't the cause. And shooting JPEGs wouldn't solve it. The D3200, even with a free kit lens, is a perfectly capable camera for most tasks, and there's no inherent reason for it to produce blurry photos.

If they are corporate photos, you maybe can't post them here. But if you did, even just one and with the exif information intact, we could likely identify the technical issue. Missed focus, inappropriate focus mode, camera switched to Manual on accident...

Now an employee or contractor not following instructions, that's for a separate discussion. Seems like you already 'fixed' that.
 
Hello, can anyone help? we have some NEF files that have been sent to us that look blurred and even when converted to JPEG still the same outcome. I am not sure if there is a problem with the conversion or we are just doing something very wrong. The images were originally taken on a Nikon3200, is there a certain RAW converter or updated package that will remedy the problem? Thank you to anyone that can get us out of a pickle!
Post a sample or make a NEF available for download and I'm fairly certain someone here will be able to give you a definitive answer as to whether the shots are salvageable or not.
 

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