Nikon’s photo encryption reported broken

“Because Nikon scrambled a portion of the file, legal worries have kept third-party developers like Adobe Systems from supporting Nikon’s uncompressed “raw” photos in their software. Nikon sells its Nikon Capture utility for $100.

“Because Nikon scrambled a portion of the file, legal worries “It’s an open format now,” said programmer Dave Coffin, who posted the decryption code on his Web site this week. “I broke that encryption–I reverse-engineered it.”

Good work Dave! I could not imagine buying an expensive camera, like a Nikon, and then not even be able to use the photos in Photoshop. Read more here.