Opening NRW Files

The NRW file type is primarily associated with ViewNX.

NRW	File extension: NRW
	File type:	raw image

What is an NRW file?

NRW files mostly belong to ViewNX by Nikon. NRW filename extension is associated with the RAW image format used to store high-resolution photographs captured with Coolpix digital cameras manufactured by Nikon. NRW images contain minimally compressed or uncompressed pixel data captured by the camera's image sensor. The camera used to capture the image does not apply any adjustments or corrections to the image before saving it. ViewNX, Photoshop, and PaintShop can be used to open and edit NRW images. Nero multimedia software suite uses a different NRW file format to save burning parameters and references to Windows Media Audio data used when burning audio compilations. NRW is also the filename extension of images captured by Nokia S40 phones such as the X2. When you capture an image on this phone, first, it saves it to a large (around 5MB) NRW file which is processed by the operating system before compressing the image to a smaller JPG file.

How to open NRW files

You need a suitable software like ViewNX to open an NRW file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your NRW file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a NRW file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert NRW files:

ViewNX by Nikon
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. NRW files are often referred to as ViewNX camera raws because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Nero (burning parameters/references) by Nero AG
Nero is a multimedia software suite for authoring, editing, and burning multimedia content (video, audio, images) to compact discs. It uses NRW files to save burning parameters and references to Windows Media Audio data during audio compilation. This file format is classified as Data.
PaintShop (raw image) by Corel
PaintShop is a raster graphics editor designed with professional photography in mind. It features a range of tools for editing, retouching, enhancing, and converting images. PaintShop can be used to open and edit NRW images captured with Nikon Coolpix cameras. This file format is classified as Camera Raw.
Photoshop (raw image) by Adobe
Photoshop is a cross-platform image manipulation software used for professional photography and graphics design. The NRW format used to store high-resolution images captured with Coolpix cameras can be opened and edited with Photoshop. This file format is classified as Camera Raw.

NRW file format details:

A file format defines how the data in the file is structured. Each file format has a unique extension and almost always a unique signature. For example, Microsoft Word documents have the extension .docx and the signature (usually the first 3 characters in this file) PK. If the file extension does not match the file format, double-clicking on the file will cause an error upon opening. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. In the following you will find our evaluation of the NRW files:

NRW is not that commonly used as a file extension. This file type includes different formats for the applicable programs. The following file formats are most commonly found in NRW files:

65% of all NRW files are Nokia RAW bitmap files. These are binary files, so they do not contain words or text. The files are often between 370 KB and 2 MB in size. The file type was developed only in the last few years. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as NOKIARAW. Files like these have the following tags: foto and photo.
30% of all NRW files are using the well-known TIFF file format to store the data. TIFF is short for Tagged Image File Format. It stores raster graphics images that support color depths from 1 to 24-bit, lossy and lossless compression and multiple layers and pages. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. The files are 26 MB to 33 MB in size, with a median of 26 MB. Such files sometimes refer to dscn.

All other NRW files (5%) have no uniform format. If you want to find out which format your NRW file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .nrw file to analyze".

Technical Data for NRW File Extension

File classification:

Camera Raw

Related files:

nrv, rnw, jpg, nef, nd2, njb

Mime type:

image/x-raw-nikon, image/x-nikon-nrw

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero\Nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CD\NERO\Nero6\Nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: TipoWMANero
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: F:\NEROBU~1\Nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\NERO6~1\nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\nero\nero\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files7.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 7\Core\nero.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead2\nero\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files7.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero 7\Core\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files7.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero Core\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroExpress.Files7.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 7\Core\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroWMAType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 7\Nero\Nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files7.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero Burning Rom\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files7.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Core\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files8.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero8\Nero Burning Rom\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files8.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero Burning ROM\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files8.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero Core\nero.exe

ProgramID: NeroBurningROM.Files9.nrw
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nero\Nero 9\Nero Burning ROM\Nero.exe

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an nrw raw image is a special file format by Nikon and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with NRW files

Associate the NRW file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open raw images. Because only the current version supports the latest NRW file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Nikon manufacturer website after an available ViewNX update.
To make sure that your NRW file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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