Next, in order to open the NEF encoded images within GIMP, you will need to install the Unidentified Flying Raw (UFRaw) Application from Here or from the UFRaw homepage found Here.Īfterwords, you will need to download a copy of my NEF to JPG GIMP plug-in from Here and then unzip it into your GIMP script folder. To begin, in order to get this plug-in working you will need a copy of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) 2.6 or later which you can obtain Here. Note: screenshots presented, within this article, are done so under the fair use doctrine since their inclusion is strictly educational. Likewise, since I had never worked with the Nikon Electronic Format (NEF) image format nor had ever wrote a GIMP Script-Fu plug-in before, I figured this task would be a perfect opportunity to learn something new (and upon further reflection, the results obtained were, in fact, rather pleasing since I learned how GIMP plug-ins worked and created a rather nifty batch Nikon Electronic Format (NEF) image processing tool to share). Many years ago, (around circa 2009) back when I was a graduate Ph.D engineering student, I wrote a GIMP plug-in for my friend Jason (who was also a graduate Ph.D engineering student at the time) that would convert his digital cameras Nikon Electronic Format (NEF) images in to a more computer friendly Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) image format.
