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Of course there are all sorts of other approaches one can employ in Photoshop, but all require more expertise than just moving a few sliders in Capture NX. Photoshop also has the Shadow/Highlights command (for years now), but it does not seem to be available as a (non-destructive) layer. The Capture NX2 “Quick Fix” dialog offers that winning combination of ease of use and pleasing results-much easier than learning the equivalent layers/curves/levels approach in Photoshop. Quick fix: shadow and highlightĪny feature that takes minimal effort and yields good results gets my vote. A full-blown image editor can always be used as a follow-on step, if the work required is extensive. But for retouching numerous smaller blemishes, it works great. The downside to the Capture NX 2 Auto Retouch brush is that it offers less flexibility (compared to Photoshop) in terms of brush size, source vs destination, etc. Compare that to the permanent edits one makes when using Photoshop the workaround is a duplicate layer, which immediately doubles the file size. Now that this feature is in Capture NX 2, will other vendors follow suit? We hope so, because it makes tons of sense-spotting is really a step that belongs in the first stages of image conversion, and it can be done much more efficiently and conveniently when recorded as individual actions (which can also be turned off). Mouse over for spotted image, click for larger This extension makes the effort of learning the control point approach a more worthwhile time investment, because control points can now be applied against many different image processing options. Capture NX 1.x offered a much more restricted functionality. Selection Control Points - GoodĬapture NX 2 now allows the ability to use a wide range of functionality via its new “selection control points”. New features in Capture NX 2ĭiscussed below are key features of Capture NX 2, ones that make the program worth looking at for both new users and existing Capture NX 2 users. Still, some of the features are compelling. In spite of the “any file” advantage, keeping workflow simple is a huge plus, so anyone shooting something besides Nikon DSLR RAW might not want the extra complication of Capture NX in the middle of the workflow process. I wish Nikon had chosen another file extension for non-RAW files, perhaps NCF (Nikon Capture Format). Overloading the meaning of the file extension “NEF” is something I’m not a fan of, because I think of NEF files as RAW digital camera files. It can then be exported as a (new) TIF file for further work in Photoshop. This means you can process (for example) a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III CR2 file into a TIF or JPEG, then use the features of Capture NX 2 to make non-destructive edits to the TIF file, saving it as a NEF. One big misunderstanding I had carried until recently was not understanding that most of the features of Capture NX can be used on any image file, not just RAW files. This limitation isn’t confined to strobes just try shooting at f/1.4 mid-day sunlight (if you’re a little crazy as I am).
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When shooting began, I was reminded once again why ISO 50 or 25 or even ISO 6 (!) would be a big plus on a digital camera: with the powerful strobes set to minimum output, aperture f/16 was required to not blow out highlights at ISO 100. The Nikon 16-85mm DX doesn’t “cover” the D3’s full-frame sensor, but works well otherwise.
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That means if you’re a Canon user you can benefit from its useful features, once you process your RAW file into a TIF or JPEG.įriendly banter is always fun before the real work begins, shown below are Rob Galbraith of enjoying a friendly back-and-forth with Lindsay Silverman of Nikon while Tony Corbell of Nik Software sets up the strobes for the shoot. Nikon Capture NX works with any JPEG or TIF image, a fact not previously clear to this author.
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Perhaps one day Nikon will come around to the idea that Capture NX is strategic and make it free to all Nikon DSLR users, or just free to all-comers-what better way to get mass adoption? Capture NX 2 is a distinct step forward from 1.x, and capable of producing outstanding images from the Nikon D3. It turned out that the announcement was for Nikon Capture NX version 2, which delivers several promising new features over Capture NX 1.x.
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The nature of the announcement was unspecified, but I jumped at the chance to meet some new Nikon folks at Dog Patch Studios in San Francisco.
The staff at were unable to cover a late May 2008 Nikon event in San Francisco, and asked me to attend in their stead.
Quick fix: shadow and highlight protection
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