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Nikon Capture NX 2 Full Version by Nikon
Digital product summary informationManufacturer: Nikon Format: DVD-ROM Platform: Windows XP Professional Model: NX 2 Full Product features: - Full-featured photo-editing software for quick and easy image editing
- Color control points let you quickly change the colors of select images
- Automatic retouch tool for removing blemishes, dust, and other distractions
- Redesigned interface with customized workspaces and new image browser
- Supports Windows XP or Vista, 32 bit, or Mac OS 10.4.11 or 10.5.7
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon Capture NX 2 Full VersionDigital camera Review: A Must Have for NEF Shooters Summary: 4 Stars
I've been a Nikon shooter for the past 30 years and have been using their digital gear for a little over two.
If you shoot NEF (and you really should if you're serious) Capture NX2 can save you a lot of grief. I downloaded the trial version a few weeks ago after not being satisfied with the NEF conversions that I was getting from Bibble and ACR.
I didn't even wait for the trial period to expire and I ordered the software today. No, I didn't activiate the trial download as I want the actual disk. Call if my security blanket, if you will, but that's just my preference.
Not only did I order the software, I have been reading Real World Capture NX2 (highly recommended) which is a lot more understandable than the manual supplied by Nikon. I also ordered a new PC last week just so that I would be able to make the most efficient use of this software.
Yes, I think that it's that good. No more fooling around with what other software publishers "think" Nikon has in mind. Capture NX2 is designed to merge seamlessly with Nikon NEF files and it does just that. No backwards engineering and guesswork. Just the cleanest files possible from NEFs.
OK, if I love it so much, why not the fifth star? Simple. Nobody seems to be able to print from the damn thing. After I convert from the original NEF, I open Photoshop and print from there. It's a PITA and something that should have been fixed in beta.
Summary of Nikon Capture NX 2 Full VersionRE) NIKON CAPTURE NX2 FULL VERSION Nikon's Capture NX 2 software is a full-featured, nondestructive photo-editing program that gives photographers all the tools they need to quickly and easily edit their photographs. Also available in a reduced-price upgrade version (requires a valid serial number from v1.x), the software offers such editing features as color control points, selection control points, an auto-retouch brush, and shadow/highlight adjustment. Enhancing the hue, brightness, and saturation of an image is as simple as placing a color control point on your image, then adjusting the length of the sliders. For example, color control points are a remarkably convenient way to change the color of flowers to look better against green surrounding foliage. As an alternative, editors can take a dull gray sky and add blue to change the mood of a captured scene. The selection control points, meanwhile, let you selectively edit photographs without manually outlining or masking the area for editing. Simply place a selection control point anywhere on the photograph, and then choose from almost any adjustment, including D-Lighting, Unsharp Mask, or Noise Reduction, while limiting the 'reach" of that adjustment to just the selected area. Capture NX 2 also adds an automatic retouch tool to its image editing toolbox, allowing users to seamlessly remove blemishes, dust, and other distracting elements from photographs while maintaining the integrity of the image. And thanks to the shadow/highlight adjustment, you can easily open up shadows or recover blown-out highlights. Highlight recovery is most effective for RAW (NEF) files; however, it will work with JPEG and TIFF files as well. The software's redesigned v2 interface includes such features as customized workspaces, an improved toolbar function and layout, improved edit list functionality, a redesigned image browser with a favorites folder, and improved image resolution adjustments. The software's holdover features from v1.x range include black/white/neutral control points, color management control, color aberration control, distortion control, a color booster, contrast/brightness adjustment, a saturation/warmth adjustment, black-and-white conversion, straighten and crop tools, and much more. Finally, Capture NX 2 features award-winning U Point technology for precision selection and application of enhancements without complicated selections or layer masks. Designed to closely match the way photographers work with their images, Capture NX2 is easy to learn and creates the highest-quality results. Note that the software fully integrated with all Nikon software, including Camera Control Pro 2, Image Authentication Software, Transfer, and ViewNX. Capture NX 2 System Requirements Windows - Preinstalled version of 32-bit Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate (Service Pack 1) editions or Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) editions
- Pentium 4 processor or better
- 768 MB RAM minimum (1 GB or more recommended)
- 200 MB free hard disk space for installation
- 1,024 x 768 or higher monitor resolution (1,280 x 1,024 recommended) with 16-bit color (32-bit color recommended)
- CD-ROM drive; Internet connection; approved memory cards for importing/exporting custom picture controls
Macintosh - OS Macintosh OS X v10.4.11 or 10.5.2
- PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Xeon, or better processor
- 768 MB RAM minimum (1 GB or more recommended)
- 200 MB free hard disk space for installation
- 1,024 x 768 or higher monitor resolution (1,280 x 1,024 recommended) with 64,000 colors (16.7 million colors recommended)
- CD-ROM drive; Internet connection; approved memory cards for importing/exporting custom picture controls
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