# ADJUST LIGHTING and BALANCE COLOR unavailable NEF file

**URL:** <https://community.topazlabs.com/t/adjust-lighting-and-balance-color-unavailable-nef-file/65522>\
**Category:** Bugs and Issues\
**Tags:** in-progress\
**Created:** [March 17, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/adjust-lighting-and-balance-color-unavailable-nef-file/65522 "2024-03-17T13:10:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![iemail2-261150](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/90db22/32.png) [@iemail2-261150](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/iemail2-261150)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/adjust-lighting-and-balance-color-unavailable-nef-file/65522/1 "2024-03-17T13:10:46Z")

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Topaz Photo AI verison 2.4.1  
Windows 10  
The ADJUST LIGHTING and BALANCE COLOR features are grayed-out, thus not available for use on an original unretouched Nikon NEF file. When I click on the grayed-out feature the balloon states that they are not available for use on RAW images. I’m confused, why wouldn’t I want to use the original file to apply changes? Rather you want me to use a heavily “photoshopped” image which contain app-indused artifacts into the mix…crazy.  
Thanks for listening.

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**Author:** ![gordon.runkle](https://community.topazlabs.com/user_avatar/community.topazlabs.com/gordon.runkle/32/167929_2.png) [@gordon.runkle](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/gordon.runkle)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/adjust-lighting-and-balance-color-unavailable-nef-file/65522/2 "2024-03-17T17:45:19Z")

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I think I read that it’s something they’re working on or planning to work on? I hope they do, as I’d rather apply those to the RAW as well.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community-cdn.topazlabs.com/original/3X/0/1/01f3a81387b26ce3eb3484b6327ee7b3988ca47e.svg) [@system](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/adjust-lighting-and-balance-color-unavailable-nef-file/65522/3 "2024-05-16T13:11:45Z")

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