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#Nikon capture nx2 photo editing software free#

The problematic one (for many) was Capture NX2, which was not a free piece of software, much more competent though, but also much more touchy. It has its clear limits, as Lex pointed out, but on most PCs and Macs it did seem to work quite alright.

ViewNX2 was not that much of a buggy program (relatively speaking anyway).

At times ViewNX 2 locks up in my PCs and I have to uninstall and reinstall it to get it working again.

It's occasionally and inexplicably glitchy.

D-Lighting is handy in the camera, but can't match Lightroom for accomplishing the same effects. Sharpening is hamfisted, emphasizing noise and producing halos even at the lower settings. It cannot match Lightroom for subtle rendering of highlights.

#Nikon capture nx2 photo editing software windows#

Very handy on odd occasions when tags, keywords and other stuff fail to link to both the JPEGs and NEFs via Windows Explorer, Lightroom and other photo viewers.

#Nikon capture nx2 photo editing software software#

Only Nikon's own software can read these meta data changes.

But it does store some meta data in the NEF rather than only as a sidecar file. It doesn't alter the raw file in a way that changes the image permanently. Nikon's own software writes some meta data to the NEF raw files.(Jeffrey's online EXIF viewer can read a lot of meta data, but it can't convert it to plain language tags that are easily understood - such as whether the photo was shot using Nikon's Vivid, Portrait, Landscape or other in-camera JPEG settings.) Lightroom doesn't display some meta data that ViewNX 2 can, such as the specific in-camera JPEG settings used. But you can use ViewNX 2 to create the same look, if you happen to like it, and save to 100% quality or TIFF to ensure maximum quality. This can occasionally result in some posterizing in blue skies. For example, Nikon's in-camera JPEGs save at what appears to be equivalent to 85% quality. Only ViewNX 2 can duplicate Nikon's in-camera JPEG looks, and it does it better than the camera itself.However I still keep ViewNX 2 handy for what it does well: It also interfaces nicely with editing software from Nik, DxO, Perfect Effects, Photomatix and many others. I'd suggest Lightroom as an all purpose viewer, organizer and editor.

#Nikon capture nx2 photo editing software how to#

But with NX2’s flexibility, could this not be done within NX2? The answer is yes and this series of tutorials will show how to retouch the eyes within NX2.ViewNX 2 is good for only a few chores, and is very weak as a photo editor. However on portrait touch ups, even the most avid of NX2 users still end up exporting to CS3 to perform “digital eye surgery”. It’s just as easy to spot correct items in an image with NX2 (dare I say even more easily than Photoshop!). Those who are somewhat familiar with Capture NX2 know first hand how easy it is to color correct images with this great piece of software. No really, its true! Once you stop laughing, I can tell you that there are folks who do use other photo editing/correction tools one of them being Nikon’s Capture NX2. But believe it or not, there are actually people out there who use image editing software other than Photoshop. No denying photoshop is great for this and I am definitely not claiming that you forsake your Adobe ways. From the simple red eye correction to going all out to make eyes “pop out” in an image. Those familiar with photo retouching will be able to spit out no less than half a dozen techniques on touching up the eyes in a portrait with good ‘ol trusty PhotoShop.