![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For those initial steps of detail extraction, colour interpretation, global exposure adjustment, and noise reduction – it is a great tool. Updated on 5 October 2016 to include more details about the Picture Controls and adjust some grammar.Ĭapture NX-D is a great RAW converter for Nikon NEFs, no matter how you feel about its in-sufficiency for everything else. Also included amended recommendations for noise reduction. Updated 25 November 2016 to include reader observations and suggestions. Updated 2 December 2016 for revised recommendations. Updated 22 June 2017 for information about astro noise reduction. Clarified recommendations for colour profiles. Updated 2 August 2017 for recommendation about colour noise reduction. Updated 29 April 2018 regarding recommendation for colour moire reduction. Tagged Capture NX-D, free, google, nik collection, Nikon, post-processing, software Leave a comment Guide And Tips For Working With Nikon Capture NX-D So hit the link and give the software a try. However it is still very good software that deserves a look by everyone. Granted, the Nik Collection has not undergone a lot of updates in recent years, and it will not be surprising if further development has ceased. So now you can appreciate how ironic this is, and how bitter Nikon might feel about this whole situation. So no, Nikon still can’t put Nik technology back into Capture NX. Note that Google is only giving the software away for free, not giving away the licensing rights or technology know-hows. Now that Google is allowing free downloads of the Nik Collection, the whole situation just feels ironic and surreal. Or if getting the best image quality from a NEF is most important to you and you have time for a somewhat more troublesome workflow. The only reason why anyone still uses Capture NX now is when the RAW converters from Adobe and Phase One can’t interpret a Nikon NEF optimally. Hence we have the current horribly feature-reduced Capture NX-D today. Nikon’s Capture NX suffered greatly feature-wise when Google bought over Nik Software and Nikon was no longer able to license the Nik plugins. I’m still in the process of moving and bringing up my new PC online, so it will be quite a while before I start posting regularly. Yes the “totally 100%” in the title is unnecessary and grammatically repetitive – but I’m using that just to emphasize how real this is. In case you did not get the news yet, the Google Nik Collection is now absolutely free for download and use, no strings attached. ![]()
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