File extension NITF
| File type | National Imagery Transmission Format |
| Developer | U.S. Department of Defense |
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What is a NITF file?
Files with the NITF extension are used by government institutions and the US military. A NITF file contains digital graphical material, but may also contain text or metadata about the stored data. Often these files are a format for the exchange or transmission of graphic data.
NITF files are also used by the Federal Intelligence Community. They are often used to store satellite and aerial images. Currently, this format is rarely used.
Program(s) that can open the .NITF file
How to open NITF files
If you cannot open the NITF file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports NITF among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the NITF file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the NITF format files
The inability to open and operate the NITF file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the National Imagery Transmission Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a NITF file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the NITF file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the NITF from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the NITF format
- The NITF file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the NITF file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a NITF file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the NITF file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the NITF file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the NITF file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 09/24/2022
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.NITF) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected NITF file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the NITF file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. NITF) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.