Nikon Capture NX Software for Windows and Mac by Nikon
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon Capture NX Software for Windows and Mac
Digital camera Review: Unusual digital image editing software
Summary: 4 Stars
One of the few digital image editing software packages that departs from the "Photoshop" approach. If you want to enhance existing images without major modifications you will probably find this to your liking after you get to know it. If you want to make major modifications, such as editing out, moving elements, you will be disappointed in the current version. It lacks a rubber stamp function that is so good for removing power lines, unwanted blemishes, etc. If you want to enhance an object or area without bothering to make masks and multiple layers, Capture NX will make you very happy indeed. Worth the price if you understand its capabilities.Digital camera Review: Not yet ready for Leopard
Summary: 3 Stars
The software is powerful and can render NEF's like no other. However it isn't ready for Leopard.
Upon opening the software, a message suggesting a software update is needed, keeps popping up. When you attempt to upgrade, the update hangs and cancels itself.
Macbook 2.2 Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB Ram
320GB 5400 HD
Mac OS X 10.5.3
Digital camera Review: Great for quick fixes
Summary: 4 Stars
Capture NX with the new U Point technology makes it easy to correct the most common errors with raw format (NEF) pictures. All the standard adjustments are there including exposure, white balance, color balance, noise reduction, and sharpening plus cropping, straightening, brightness and contrast. What sets it apart in my opinion is the U Point technology, where you can make adjustments to small (or large) portions of the picture without affecting the entire photo.
Whether it is to brighten a face that is a little dark or make the sky bluer, it is easy to do with Capture NX. If you are looking for a product to edit a picture, such as removing pimples, wrinkles or any major modification, this is not the program for you.
Digital camera Review: Nikon Has Done It For RAW Pictures
Summary: 5 Stars
The primary advantage of Nikon's Capture NX is it allows you to handle RAW pictures out of the camera; where as a lot of software does not 'see' RAW data. The program allows you to do some 'basic' editing to the RAW pictures that other software does not do. It also handles pictures taken in JPEG. And if you wish, you can even print from the program as well. One of my greatest pictures 13 x 19 was taken and printed in the RAW mode, with incredible quality. Capture NX allows you to export the pictures into various Adobe Photoshop programs for final editing. Digital camera Review: Nikon Software
Summary: 4 Stars
This software is less useful than Photoshop CS3, but it has one interesting feature that I found useful. It allows you to pick spots and adjust the color, contrast, size, lightness/darkness of that spot. I find Photoshop much easier to use (I've been using it for years, so I guess I am used to it), but when I got my Nikon D300, Photoshop CS2 would not handle the RAW images and I needed to work in RAW. Once I upgraded to CS3, this product basically sits unused.