White balance and compression issues, please help

[480sparky38 37]

I finally got some time a spent an hour or 2 setting up a nice tabletop setup with a diffused 3200k quartz source. Dialed in the exposure and white balance.
Set the camera to record the image in the RAW (what ever Nikon calls it) and made a few exposures. Took the camera to the computer and guess what,
although the photo software will open the JPEG camera files all day long, it will not open the RAW files!!!!.
The camera still works after it's collision with the wall on the other side of the room, so..... how do I get the %#@&^%# RAW files out of the camera and into my computer?
Thanks for your help.

First, start a new thread instead of hijacking an existing one..... it's considered poor forum etiquette.

Then go to Nikons' website and download ViewNX2 (if your camera didn't come with it, as it should have).

 

[OldPro]

Hijacking? this is a continuation of the the thread I started, a thousand pardons if that is considered poor forum etiquette.

 

[480sparky38 37]

If nothing else, you're preventing a lot of members from seeing your question. They'll see the existing post, think to themselves, "Ah, been there.... done that" and move on.

 

[OldPro]

Your right, of course. Thank you so much for the link. Again, I apologize most profusely for my poor forum manners.

 

[OldPro]

Sorry, after poking around the forums here a bit, I now realize there is a higher level of repartee here than I'm use to on other forums. I'll have to develop a thicker skin. I bailed out on the RAW format for the time being because I have photo projects to finish and not a lot of time to learn more software. The D7000 alone is giving me fits, I pine for the days when it was not necessary to drill down through a bunch of menu pages to make a simple adjustment. I have a better handle on setting the WB in the Nikon now (although it still needs fine tuning) and the photos are looking better. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my request.

 

[Ysarex83 77]

Sorry, after poking around the forums here a bit, I now realize there is a higher level of repartee here than I'm use to on other forums. I'll have to develop a thicker skin. I bailed out on the RAW format for the time being because I have photo projects to finish and not a lot of time to learn more software. The D7000 alone is giving me fits, I pine for the days when it was not necessary to drill down through a bunch of menu pages to make a simple adjustment. I have a better handle on setting the WB in the Nikon now (although it still needs fine tuning) and the photos are looking better. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my request.

When you're ready to tackle Raw processing just give us a yell -- we're here. Best.

Joe