@ sevencrossing Thanks, I backed-up, closed everything, found LR4.2 in the comkputer and moved it to my external hard drive and viola...now have everything in 4.2...

Old folks really do need NRF!

Thanks so much. I will follow the procedures outlined by you sevencrossing.

msmoto said:
Well, being a computer dunce, I downloaded LR 4.2 update, everything going well, ejected the desktop icon, and lost the update.... and cannot get the update to work again even after downloading once more. Oh well....LR4.1 seems to work for me...

before going any further test integrity / backup / optimise the data base

close LR application then try again

windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5488

Mac
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5487

msmoto said:
Well, being a computer dunce, I downloaded LR 4.2 update, everything going well, ejected the desktop icon, and lost the update.... and cannot get the update to work again even after downloading once more. Oh well....LR4.1 seems to work for me...

When I updated mine last night the icon automatically switched to 4.2. I would try finding lightroom and making a shortcut from there...or like spray said from the start menu.

Eh? That's funny, normally only itunes does that on my PC because it leaves the old shortcut which then points to the removed program. Have you tried running LR4.2 from the start menu?

Well, being a computer dunce, I downloaded LR 4.2 update, everything going well, ejected the desktop icon, and lost the update.... and cannot get the update to work again even after downloading once more. Oh well....LR4.1 seems to work for me...

jonnyapple said:
+1

I wonder if Nikon will be first of the big two to switch now that Google bought Nik Software? I don't see Nikon having an interest in NEF anymore. Am I missing something, though?

FYI Nikon bought NX from Nik years ago and have been self developing the program themselves. The purchase of Nik won't make a difference in the Nikon world. The name may change possibly.

OnTheRopes said:
Actually it is about time that Nikon and Canon recognised DNG

I'm not looking for an argument either, but a thought occurs...

Presumably there is "Pride" at stake here. No doubt Canon and Nikon (and others?) would argue that their RAW format was better than all the others. And hence be unwilling to adopt what might be seen as a "lowest common denominator" format.

True, all camera makers agree on JPG, but that's seen as a work-a-day solution, not an elite format.

Trick Lightroom into reading D600 files by changing EXIF data.

http://betterfamilyphotos.blogspot.com/2012/09/nikon-d600-dng-raw-files-show.html

PS: Has anyone else noticed the tags on this thread?

jonnyapple said:
Paradoxically, the longer you D600 buyers wait for support, the more likely it is that you won't have to wait as long for support.

Yee-ikes, my head is going to blow up!

I think it's looking more likely that the D600 will be supported in version 4.2 of lightroom since there hasn't been an update yet. Paradoxically, the longer you D600 buyers wait for support, the more likely it is that you won't have to wait as long for support.

I used viewNX and corel paint shop pro x2 for a while. It was OK. I used NX for the RAW and then messed with the jpegs in paint shop.

I eventually broke down and got lightroom though and use that exclusively now. I wouldn't do without now.

PB PM said:
Not looking for an argument either, sorry if I came across that way. :)

You didn't. I was just making sure you knew I wasn't angry. Thanks for the info.

Not looking for an argument either, sorry if I came across that way. :)

The NEF format was developed years before Capture NX came around, and was used in "Nikon Capture", the original software that shipped when the D1 series was released in 1999. Nik helped Nikon make Capture NX2, for the control point system Nik developed. Nikon developed the original Capture NX in house several years before that. Nikon took over development again some time in 2011, so Nik hasn't had any active roll in the software for a while now.

I'm not looking for an argument, Rob, but Nik does have at least something to do with NEF because they produce Capture NX, which is Nikon's proprietary raw converter. Maybe the acquisition by Google won't change anything. I was just speculating that some google might rub off to make Nikon feel less evil...um...proprietary.

Do I have the relationships wrong here? I'm not very clear on all of this, which is why I asked the question.

BTW, in my previous post I should have said 'monetary interest in NEF.'

Edit: I think it's a bit wrong to say DNG doesn't play nice with everything. A better way to say it would be that not everything supports DNG. Is it the right format to be a standard? I don't know, but I think it is a step in the right direction.

Nikon was using NEF long before Nik was around, Nik has nothing to do with Nikon's RAW format.

It would be even nicer if there was a real open RAW format, not one created/maintained by Adobe. Not everyone uses Adobe products, and DNG doesn't play nice with everything.

OnTheRopes said:
Actually it is about time that Nikon and Canon recognised DNG

+1

I wonder if Nikon will be first of the big two to switch now that Google bought Nik Software? I don't see Nikon having an interest in NEF anymore. Am I missing something, though?

It sure would be nice to unbox a camera and have lightroom support its raw format natively, and dng seems like a nice format to have that happen.

Actually it is about time that Nikon and Canon recognised DNG

I just spent some time reading up on this, and it looks like my observation might just be due to chance (and may not even be accurate).

The updates for lightroom come out approximately quarterly, so if D600 support isn't included in the next one (4.2), it may be three months like TTJ was saying.

Welcome to the forum, Tattewonu.

I'm guessing 2-3 weeks for a D600 LR4 release. In the past it used to be on the order of months, but it seems like Nikon and Adobe have been playing nice lately (2-3 years).

Doing the TIFF to LR solution now. Thanks.

Can't you just use Adobe DNG converter and then use PS / LR as normal?

iris chrome said:
I'll just quote your last two words.

"Use ViewNX"

: )

This is how I'm dealing with the D600 right now. If I want to do any heavy editing on a picture, I export the NEF to a TIFF using ViewNX 2 then play with the TIFF in Lightroom. For non-critical pictures I just shoot JPG usually.

ViewNX2 and GIMP

Peely22 said:
Will Lr not update RAW yet? grrr. How long is the lag normally?

Depends on the codec but usually 1-3 months. Due to the huge release of systems this last week, I'm guessing it will be closer to the 2-3 month mark.