
I hope this helps some others like me who want to convert a whole bunch of files from RAW to some other format. Darktable will then export the files in TIFF (or whatever) format. Click the EXPORT button in 'Storage Options' - see Step 1 above. Beginner NEF Processing In-Camera Processing Nikon's RAW files in your digital SLR camera Glossary Off On NEF Processing In-Camera Watch the video to learn how you can process NEF files in-camera on a Nikon DSLR, adjusting such things as color or tone before saving as a processed JPG.Alternatively, use the SELECT ALL option near the top-right of lightable UI.Sadly, you can't see this very well on the screenshot, but I hope the reader understands the strategy. Use CTRL and LMB to multiple-select RAW images. Select all of the images you wish to export / convert.Set the desired path for file export to disk, and conflict options. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. Open up 'Storage Options' in 'lighttable' section of Darktable, set the required settings. NEF to JPG This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below.


The process can be adapted for your own conversion requirements, but I wanted 8-bit TIFF - the reason why is irrelevant. I wanted to convert a bunch of NEF (Nikon camera RAW files) to JPG with IrfanView (I remembered it had such an option), but it wouldn't workit started the batch but just gave errors like: Error Can't load file name here Without any further explanation. After some exploration, it is actually quite straight-forward.
