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You can then edit your photos in the new user interface, specially designed for iPad, using Styles presets or manual adjustments. Once you've finished your edits, you can export your images as JPEGs or upload them to the cloud, where you can then pick up where you left off on Capture One for desktop. Of the user experience on iPad, Capture One writes, 'Our team of user researchers, UX designers, and UI designers has studied when, where, and how you would use the iPad app and made an interface to fit.
The result of this research is features like our two-handed UI, and more subtle elements like hand gestures used to control the tools, such as long pressing on the screen to see a before and after of your photo, or the amount of space dedicated to your images on the screen.
To release the app this month, the Capture One team has had to leave out some features, including tethering. Capture One is working closely with Apple to bring tethering to iPad and hopes to have the feature available soon. There's plenty still in the app, though, including a suite of editing tools, like white balance, exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, clarity, structure, dehaze, sharpening, basic color editing with HSL, black and white conversion, noise reduction and more.
You can also crop and rotate your photos in the app. Alongside tethering, future updates to the app will add masks and layers and improved cloud support. Ultimately, the app will support image synchronization over the cloud. To learn more about Capture One for iPad, click here. With the monthly fee plan, do I have to login over a live internet connection to a C1 webpage every time I want to use the software? As a recreational camera enthusiast that only posts on the Internet, I've been waiting for this and have my new iPad mini 6 ready to go.
Dumped Adobe after the better part of 2 decades too. Totally mobile going forward, no more need for me to sit at computer screen 'tweaking' although admittedly that's been a longtime passion as a hobbyist.
When you turn the C1 dial clockwise, the image gets darker. I have hopes for this app, but the current version is basically useless. It's missing so much of the basic functionality, that I find myself getting quickly frustrated that one can't do this or that in the app. Too bad, since I much prefer C1's image quality over Lr. If the tone of the comments mirrors the acceptance of this app I see, in the very near future, a carefully worded release indicating that the mobile app is now part of the basic subscription.
How is this a companion app when it has its own subscription? Imagine Netflix asking users to pay another subscription fee to use the app on the phone. I was a beta tester and the app is good as a companion app. Should have been free for subscription members imho. Compared to Adobe's Photography offering this CO offering is more than bad imho.
This is a really rudimentary UI, no better than a half dozen similar iPad photo editing apps. Capture One needs to do better to justify the monthly fee, especially at the same cost as Lightroom which is one the best iPad apps out there. As a Fuji user the app is interesting for processing X-Trans files, but as bad as this looks for a monthly fee, it's a hard pill to swallow.
I'll probably keep using Lightroom mainly, and C1 Express on the desktop for processing high detail hero shots. I'll file this one under "maybe someday. Oh no! Not yet another subscription. With Adobe I have access to LR on my mobile devices for no extra fee. Just let the companion iPad version be a part of the already premium priced C1 for desktops.
Capture One really pushing me into the Adobe ecosystem with that additional subscription fee. Too sad! I bought Affinity Photo, but can't be bothered with it. RAW editing is cumbersome and learning to use it is a complete and deep learning curve as near to nothing works the same as Photoshop. I think it's going to have a difficult time gaining traction as a "companion app" when it comes with a separate price. They really should have taken Adobe's lead here—if you pay for a C1 subscription, the app should be included.
Affinity photo for ipad will do the trick. I don't work for them btw, just can't stand subscriptions. Capture One should not be used on an iPad. It is a powerful tool that should be used on a REAL computer.
Anyone using C1 on a toy like that, should have their head examined. But it actually has some rather obvious advantages as you can use pen to correct images that is far more natural and intuitive way of editing then the way we mostly do it today. In fact, I would actually buy one if this app wasn't subscription based and it's halfway decent. You've clearly never edited photos on a The screen is magical and the processing power is more than sufficient to edit photos.
Obviously the desktop is still superior for hardcore editing, but for the simple editing most people do the iPad is more than enough. An iPad Pro has more processing power than my 11 year old notebook computer, which is what I've been using to edit my photos for 11 years so it obviously works fine.
Heck, I feel like my iPad Pro has more processing power than my five year old fully loaded 5k iMac. Maybe, not for all things, but it definitely feels like it handles photo editing better. What a ridiculous comment. Plus a nit We should all send a simple message to the software companies that wish to rip us off with monthly charges -- NO!
They may argue that you get all the updates, but if you buy software instead of renting it, you can still choose to buy updates, and when to buy them, or not to buy and keep using the original. As others have said, this app depends on cloud storage to communicate with the desktop. That's what you'll be paying for, basically.
Not sure how you can come up with a one-time payment for cloud storage I fail to see the scam here. David - Correct me if i'm wrong but I don't think any cloud storage is part of the the ipad app?
From my understanding you use the iPadOS sharing to export it to your desktop or to your own cloud service. The only cloud infrastructure C1 has is for their Live service and that's another subscription on top of this. Apparently the roadmap includes two-way sync in the future.
You can also export individual EIP files to, er, Files, and then import them on the desktop, I assume to a session. No idea how that inter-relates with Live cloud space. Or even better, make the app free as an entry drug. They dont want you to decide on your own :. Totally, affinity photo on ipad does it, check it out - not a subscription.
It's 20 quid one off payment. People have been copying files from one computer to another without sending them to a middle man for many decades now. If their cloud storage is the only way to move photos, then the app is broken. It was probably designed that way to justify a monthly fee. Rather a different concept - but of course you're not obliged to want it or like it. YesYesYes - give it a rest with the same comment everywhere. Affinity is great, and a bargain, but has very sub-par Raw development, and has no concept of synchronisation.
Note, IMHO what C1 is managing to illustrate so far is just how good and flexible Adobe's approach to cross-device synchronisation is. And I speak as primarily a C1 user.
The problem of having baked-in edits has nothing to do with file synchronization across multiple devices. As for such synchronization, there's no reason for that to require sending your file to a third party either. There are already a couple of videos online, demonstrating the UI and features. Have you ever tried to get bugs fixed or even acknowledged, you'll have to go through 'support' first which is basically impossible.
I reported a bug on v I got a very courteous reply in under a day from a developer confirming the issue and asking me if I could generate a bit more evidence. I was told that a fix had been identified and would be in a subsequent dot release as soon as it was tested. The fix indeed turned up in the next update, and the same developer followed up with me to check that it was working for me.
I've contacted them a dozen times and it's like talking to a wall. I've been a user since Capture 4. Usually they claim no one else has this problem or say they will add it to the list of bug fixes and never do. Also asked them to give us the option to not have to click on "Pick All" when ingesting and they said they won't fix since people want it that way. What a bunch of arrogant -hoals.
Their support used to be good before the war started in Ukraine. I read somewhere their support and help desk was done from that country so that could explain the lack of support now. Jethro B-UK It might be similar, but way overpriced. Plus a little bit of cloud storage. I switched from Adobe to C1 because I liked the output better off my Fuji files, but I have to say that the Adobe suite offers the better deal by far off you look at value for money.
The premium you pay for C1 is substantial, but i can understand that a more niche player often is not the cheapest option. In the last year though I see a transition towards a direction I don't like. I am Testing the beta and not really liking it compared to Lightroom or Pixelmator. A new CEO will do that What evidence do you have? In both cases raw adjustments on iPad correspond to raw adjustments on desktop.
Apple raw engine, this would not be possible. This App lacks basic features, like curves and advanced color adjustments! What the hell! This means styles that use those features will not work and look vastly different when applied. How is that usefull? It's basically a rating and culling app for later editing on the desktop.
But even there it lacks proper workflow Integration with self hosted sessions or tethering. The engine to apply the styles is already integrated in the app though. Also I usually apply a style on a layer so I can adjust how strong the style is applied. Not possible in the iOS app so far. I use format. They want to be the most expensive photographer software ever? They are really not comparable in overall purpose. It's free in the same sense that firmware updates for cameras are free; that is, if you forget that it's baked into the price you pay for the product.
Totally, Photoshop is good, but over priced. Adobe Photoshop touch was ok for basic stuff and it worked on android android 8 and ipad.
Why overpay for it if u can do it in affinity on ipad for 20 quid, they also do 50 percent discounts, and i got it for 10 quid. U can use demo for 3 months. Check it out. C1 pricing and product offerings. Adobe products offer far more for the money IMO, but it also seems like C1 has gotten awful greedy these days.
Since captureONe offers a subscription now which it seems a reasonable number of people use it over buying the perpetual license it no longer really matters which program you use. You still have the same advantages latest version all the time for a monthly fee , so at that point, people should just pick one and go with it. Photo editing software debates are getting to be about as boring and old as camera brand debates.
They all have their pros and cons, and one may be better than the other for your specific needs. It gives companies like Adobe some competition and moves everything forward. Same for camera companies. Competition is good. Technically you never really 'owned' your old software either. You owned a license to use that software, but in almost all cases there are situations where the company can revoke that license for various reasons.
Every piece of software I purchased is mine. I own it and use at will. Nearly all of them receive updates for free also. Just right, Gannon. But many people aren't looking over the plate. And don't understand, anyway. Therefore the reaction, as above your comment. SteveAnderson you can fool yourself into thinking own your software but if you read the licence agreement it will confirm you do NOT.
SteveAnderson when was the last time you sold a used software license on a legal used software license market? If you own it it would be your right to sell it.
Gannon -- I really do not think you are right. It would be very difficult if not impossible for a company to in practice revoke a person's ability to use one-time paid software, mainly because the vast majority of those installations did not have any technical mechanism to do so. Or maybe the 18mm lens? What about the 35mm lens?
Not enough, Mr Pro? To small for my hands. Not my style, to retro and to ugly. I like the X-T1 a lot more - it is more Contax, more good propositions. If they'd have kept the ISO dial, this would be perfect -- but I completely undestand why they didn't. Price and size say a log about the intended audience and this rig is probably a great move for Fuji. Kinda their spin on the EM10 formula. It's a near reincarnation! And this is why the X-E2 never received any of the meaty firmware updates.
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Tags: camera-news , fujifilm. Fujifilm X-T Discuss in the forums See full product details Read our review View sample images. We are retrieving offers for your location, please refresh the page to see the prices. View Comments Comments All Nikita66 so it's smaller than X-T1. Mann DPR I hope this camera does well, it provides a good entry point into the system, which above else stands out because of its excellent lenses.
NYCman 3. Sorry, not impressed! How do you find the re-designed grip? Also, When you shoot bursts, Are you able to preview the images even when the card is not finished writing all of it? The grip is excellent, feels perfect for my hand.
Suggest you to try it to see whether the camera fits your hand size. As for burst shooting, I do not think you have time to preview the images as the buffer is usually clean with in a second.
This applied to zoom settings as well. Has anyone else experienced this? I seldom, if ever, used the limited video on my D Informed views, please. With thanks to AwsomeIan. The D is a much smaller camera than the D90, D and D So unless you need the flippy screen or the smaller body get the D or D I'm contemplating of getting a D over a D as a 2nd body for my D, to be particularly used with my so I get more than mm at 24MP.
I know the D is "better," but the D is cheaper, smaller, lighter and has a flippy touchscreen. The one test the reviewers have not done is to try it in Lightroom 5. The one factor that is very important, when you shoot with RAW generally, you have to edit and review the photos. I tried viewing Picasa.
It puts a red filter over the photo. In LR it will not give a preview nor will it import. I have tried installing camera raw 9. The rest of the camera works great. I would suggest if you are a RAW user to check this problem out first.
Try that, might be ok. I'm using it with my D and it's fine. Yes I have. It is a very poorly written program. I have since upgraded to version 6. Live view without showing the true exposure isn't actually live view and is almost useless.
Nikon really needs to fix this on all their cameras as well as providing a decent buffer why so stingy? I'm confused a bit It may be uncompressed 8 bit Yea I'm a bit confused on this as well. I watched the video you mention. At about the mark she shows the external monitor she is using via the HDMI port and clearly states you can't get rid of the camera information overlays so its pointless to record the signal.
At the mark is where he says you can use an external recorder. So I just don't know who is accurate on this. Id love to know since I'm interested in purchasing the D Does d sensor capable of hybrid or duel pixel AF like some of the competitor offerings Sony and Canon or is it still old sensor. How much time does it take to acquire focus in live view. Is there any improvement compared previous model which users where slow contrast focusing. Are there any specific lens which are good at video AF.
I tried this camera in the store, really liked the grip, solid build and image quality. But coming in as a Canon and Sony user, I find the clunky interface infuriating. I was hoping for the D's touchscreen to finally rectify this, but it's still slapped over the same menus, making it a novelty than a real time saving feature unlike on the Canon.
On my D, there's a dedicated ISO button, which I tap, then flick the front dial to change it without taking my eye off the viewfinder. In short, it's a consumer level body I can use professionally, whereas with Nikon, I'd have to start with a D at least just to have all the manual controls at my fingertips.
You can use the fn button on the side of the camera, along with the command dial on the back to change the ISO. It's quicker than using the touch screen on the D I then press that button and turn the dial and it would change the ISO instantly. It was the fastest way to change ISO on any camera. Even if that is not a tragedy: it would be nice if the WifI connection would support amon other the Downloads of Photos to PCs.
With such a support, I would not need to catch the quite short! Too bad that you haven't yet heard of DSLRdashboard, a free Android app that offers wi-fi control of each and every camera setting, but then again, I guess that everyone has a right to freedom of religion.
More expensive yet smilar image quality with entry models, yet more expensive and bulkier! I like electronic viewfinders, but they can be exhausting to the eye for long shoots, which is why I still use a DSLR for my work shoots. I had a severe headache for 3 days after shooting for 6 hours straight and manual focusing to boot with my Sony A I have just bought this camera and very impressed with it, very comparable to the D picture quality wise and the tracking is also very good much better than my fuji x-T1 tracking.
Now we have flat profile for video I'm wondering why but still we can't change aperture in live view. Not to mention waveform, zebras, false color. Like they don't want to sell theirs products to people with video needs. The Flat picture style really does a great job capturing the most dynamic range of the Nikon D Using an EVF or a monitor and lenses with aperture control help when shooting video with this camera.
I might be biased though as I don't have large hands. Nikon D is missing dept. I checked the out at BestBuy today and compared it with the , and I think I like the grip on the better. There's more space for your hand between the grip and the lens on the And the size difference is barely noticeable if at all. Anyone who isn't a complete novice will probably want the which isn't much bigger than the though way more versatile. But all in all, a really nice camera. That's true, I went for the D only because I didn't have the cash for D But it's also a good start for a first time dslr.
Especially because of nice image quality, similar or same like more expensive models. I am waiting for Nikon to make a dx dslr that has articulated screen with buit in motor drive. Something like a D with the articulated screen. Lots of luck ever getting a built-in motor drive on a D class body. I wouldn't hold my breath. I guess I used the wrong word, not so much a motor drive as in shutter releases.
But a built in focus motor I guess is what I mean. I was refering to the I would like a Nikon with built in focus motor and a articulated screen, thats a dx camera. I can't afford an FX model. Sorry for the confusion. Yes me too! I have a three AF screw lenses they were a gift. Still a newb though. WE ARE waiting for it!!!!! One good viewfinder away from being a really good deal for its class.
Pentax historically have pwned in this category- much larger viewfinders in their class. Sorry with EVFs being so good, a lack of a really good optical finder like this is a big issue with me. These small viewfinders rebel cameras too are so half a decade ago old. Does anyone have any insights on the lack of a front control dial? Surely it can't cost a great deal?
I imagine there are many photographers who would be absolutely fine with the AF, FPS etc of the D, and may not even care about a second LCD, but would have to really consider going up to the D7xxx just for that extra manual control.
I'd like to think it's not an entirely cynical move, maybe some people are afraid of the extra controls? But honestly can't those people just keep using auto and ignore an extra dial anyway The reason is they want you to go to the more expensive model for that extra dial.
They try hard to make a distinctive difference between their models. It's just a software feature. What I ended up doing with the D is dropping the exposure compensation by that amount and then bracketing, which worked fine in most situations. I too Encounter with my D the overexposure problem by the way, it was a Problem, that i did not Encounter with my beloved but old D Can I please ask you a question: When bracketing with the D Around one 10th of the times?
Or less? Does the D have a way to bias the meter, like you can with the D, D, etc. Momentarily forgetting. Can check tomorrow It'd be in the metering menu, btw. Rishi: my sincere apologies. It is only now, that I realized that you were answering my question to another team-member of the excellent dpreview team.
Yes, with the D too I can bias the meter; either through the "exposure compensation" button as Jeff described in his review; or through the "Brightness" Option of "Picture Control Settings". The Problem however, is that such biasing will also affect those many fotos that would otherwise be correctly metered. This is just shifting the problem from one subset of photos that would be otherwise overexposed to another subset of photos that would otherwise be correctly metered.
In his review, Jeff therefore suggested use of Exposure bracketing. Hoping Nikon will address the problem. Pretty sure Jeff was commenting that the camera in general overexposes by a bit. You should be able to fix this by biasing the meter, but honestly I can't remember if the D has this option.
The higher end cameras do. Just kidding, of course :. I was considering the D and even the D's still lying around just to save a little coin. But no, once I held the D in my hand, the decision was made instantly.
Please stop speaking about a product you didn't even handle. I bought D though I was reluctant in the beginning. The articulating screen is another boon I'm not going to pass, this is why I discarded D Actually, D competes with my Sony RX10 for street photography and events.
I took the kit, and I'm satisfied with the new kit lens that is way better than the I had with my D Read more. Nikon has released firmware version 1. But what about sports photography? We decided to bring it to the soccer field and pit it against a DSLR to see if it could keep up.
The results? Find out here. We were also able to ask pointed technical questions regarding innovative technologies in Nikon cameras, and the answers were very enlightening. Click through to read the interview. The Sigma 20mm F1. Does it take pretty pictures though? We have the answers. Sigma's been on a roll with their mirrorless Art series lenses.
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Nikon capture nx2 youtube free. NIKON RELEASES FREE NEW NX STUDIO SOFTWARE TO VIEW, PROCESS AND EDIT STILL IMAGES AND VIDEO
A minimum of 1 GB of free disk space available on the start-up disk at installation and when the software is running 3 GB or more recommended. Subscribe ». Contact ». RSS ». Search the Press Room. It's essentially a replacement for both applications, offering almost every feature of the pair in a single program.
Capture NX-D and ViewNX-i will remain available for download, but are unlikely to be updated to add support for new cameras or compatibility with future operating system updates. It comes bundled with a new version of Nikon Transfer 2 whose sole change is to add support for NX Studio itself. Although with that said, AVI-format movies from a couple of dozen Coolpix models released between and can't be played back in the app. The user interface is aesthetically similar to that of both earlier apps, but it's now cleaner, friendlier and more standards compliant than before.
Icons are monochromatic, with a bolder yellow accent color used to call attention to enabled options, rather than the more muted yellow of the Capture NX-D and ViewNX-i. And unlike both earlier apps, there are no drop shadows or gradient effects, giving NX Studio a cleaner, more modern look. Adjustment panels are no longer hidden behind toggle buttons, expanding a new one no longer causes a previous one to vanish from the UI, and nor do conflicting variations of a single control appear in multiple places as in the earlier app.
If you only use a subset of the controls on offer, you can also create a custom panel containing just those specific controls, which helps made them easier to find. And unlike in Capture NX-D, Windows conventions are now properly followed, so you can tab or shift-tab to switch back and forth between fields when typing in values directly, saving some wrist strain in having to reach for your mouse or touchpad repeatedly.
One slight shortcoming is that while keyboard shortcuts are supported — for example, the F key toggles full-screen mode — there's no list of shortcuts to be found in the otherwise-excellent user manual, and nor are they listed in the app's settings. We've sent a query over to Nikon about the keyboard shortcuts, and will update this article if and when we receive a response.
There are relatively few downsides to the new UI. You can no longer undock and float panels to place them wherever you like on the screen, nor can you dock them in different locations to their defaults, other than for the film strip. This defaults to a horizontal bar at the bottom of the screen, but can be switched to a vertical column at screen left instead.
The navigation panel, folders and albums controls are all fixed at screen left, while the histogram, adjustments, EXIF information and keywording tools sit at the right of the screen.
Both of these side panels can easily be resized, or hidden with a single click on their centrally-located arrow buttons. The film strip lacks a similar button to allow it to be hidden, but you can hide it by dragging downwards when resizing. In most respects, NX Studio's editing controls are identical to that app, although it does add the Color Booster control from ViewNX-i alongside NX-D's saturation tool, giving you access to other method. But what else do you gain by switching from NX-D?
If your images are geotagged, you can also add location-based tags semi-automatically, choosing from a list of app-selected location name suggestions, or even from place names suggested via Wikipedia. Confusingly, though, this functionality is available only when in map view, even though the 'Set from location data' button remains visible — albeit grayed out — in other views.
I'd like to see Nikon correct that to be clickable regardless of your chosen view. Speaking of the map view, that's another new addition, and it allows you to see geotagged images from your currently-selected folder or album on an interactive world map.
You have a choice of map, satellite, hybrid or physical views provided by Google Maps. Each individual image shows up as a yellow pushpin on the map, with the currently selected image being shown in red.
If your camera recorded a compass bearing at capture time, that direction is also indicated on its pushpin when selected as shown in the screenshot above left, but not otherwise. If you have an NMEA or GPX track log recorded by the camera itself or a compatible device, these can be imported and shown as a red track line. And once imported, they can be used to approximately geotag selected images based on their capture time as compared to the times recorded in the track log.
Another new addition is support for movies, both in terms of playback and basic editing. The editing functionality allows you to quickly trim the start and end of clips, or splice multiple files together. You can also combine multiple movie clips and images to make a new file complete with titles, captions, and overlaid music. There are, however, only three transition effects, three still image durations with optional motion effect , and three brief music samples provided.
You can also add your own music in. WAV or. M4A formats, and process movie clips to remove autofocus noise. Unfortunately, you'll need quite a beefy processor and GPU for smooth playback if you shoot in 4K, let alone editing.
On my Dell XPS 15 laptop running Windows 10 version , I found p clips from the Nikon Z5, for example, played smoothly but those at 4K resolution stuttered badly. And that's not down to the hardware, as VLC Media Player played them perfectly smoothly on the same computer, while Windows' own Media Player and Photo apps only dropped a handful of frames. For one thing, you can now upload images and movies directly to Nikon's Image Space service and YouTube, respectively.
You can also view slideshows with optional, user-provided background music, and the new program adds support for more obscure file formats such as 3D Multi Picture Object files or voice notes recorded on older Coolpix cameras. Really, I can only find a couple of omissions. As mentioned previously, you can no longer undock interface panels, nor can you change whether they appear in the left or right-side palettes.
Other than that, I couldn't find any other missing features this time around. However, on testing the program I've found its results with identical settings to be visually indistinguishable from those of NX-D, even though precise file sizes do differ fractionally at the same compression level.
With that being the case, I'll refer you to the second page of my earlier article , instead, for a more detailed analysis. NX Studio is capable of delivering good image quality with very pleasing color and impressive shadow recovery, but feel Adobe still has a slight edge when it comes to fine detail at low sensitivities, which increases at higher sensitivities thanks to significantly stronger noise reduction from Nikon.
The good news is that with no noticeable change in image quality, and with all the same controls on offer as in both predecessors, NX Studio will read and apply all the same tweaks as did either earlier application, meaning you can upgrade without fear of having to rework all of your adjustments. As for performance, which was already a strong point of Nikon's software compared to that provided by many manufacturers, things are also pretty similar to before.
Adobe still has a small but noticeable edge in the speed of final output processing, and a more substantial advantage in terms of preview performance. Using the same six comparison images as for my previous article, it took 28 seconds to complete the batch.
By way of comparison, performance leader Adobe still holds the crown with a time of In my time with Nikon NX Studio, I've found it to be very stable, but that's not to say it's perfect, nor would I expect a brand-new app to be. I've run across a couple of bugs, although only one strikes me as particularly significant. And both are related to issues I found with the previous apps, as well.
Firstly, there's still an issue with detecting dragging of the right-panel scroll bar, regardless of whether the program is running maximized or not.
But where this only happened with my Dell Active Pen, it now also happens with both the touch screen and even when dragging with the mouse. Simply using the scroll wheel or a two-fingered touchpad swipe works around this, however. The program also ignores Windows' scaling settings entirely in mixed-resolution monitor setups when running on an ultra high-def screen. That makes it extremely difficult to use on a 4K display unless you either lower the resolution or disable your lower-res screen s.
The good news is that Nikon is aware of this problem and working on a fix. In the meantime, desktop users with mixed-resolution displays can work around it using a scaling setting built into NX Studio, but notebook users will find that they constantly have to change this setting — which also requires an app restart — every time they disconnect or reconnect a display of differing resolution. I have to say that it's a big step in the right direction, giving photographers that use Nikon cameras a powerful editing application where they can perform most of the edits they'd want to.
The most important thing here is that the new program provides basically everything of any significance from its two predecessors, allowing you to ditch one of them altogether. Its new interface is noticeably better and easier on the eye, and its performance and image quality are just as good as before.
I think this first iteration of NX Studio is a great replacement for Nikon's earlier apps. I like NX Studio a lot. I do my selections and most of the editing here. I want to see the difference between pictures, and before and after editing changes. But this is really difficult because between viewing the two results, the screen blacks out for several seconds. By then it's hard to see the difference. There is a before and after function where photos are side by side with a scroll function, both showing at the same time.
No black out. A 12 MB file gets shrunk to about 1. That should be addressed, as it is a real drawback. No dual display support? Everything else seems so far to be an improvement, or at least an equivalent to ViewNX-i, but not being able to open the selected image on my second display is very disappointing indeed.
I run it with dual displays with no issues. I did have to figure out the settings to make it happen however. Do a search on-line and you will find the directions to make it happen.
What I was after was menus on one smaller screen and image alone on the other. How have the fixed menu locations on Studio affected the dual screens? For people with large numbers of files, should offer the option of showing file names in a compact format rather than thumbnails taking up huge amounts of the screen. The results are excellent and the software is quite speedy and the new workflow is much quicker. Thanks Nikon for a great professional grade, free, software.
So far, it has crashed on my Win 10 PC several times, and it often refuses to actually execute things like Retouch. Convoluted to say the least. Nice freebie for a light user but definitely not in the same league as a professional tool like Lightroom, either cloud or classic.
I have a decent setup, recent i7, 16GB ram, but NX studio runs kinda slow and my computer is churning away just to go through photos. Strangely, when accessing photos via memory card, it's much faster, so it doesn't like pulling from my folder on the computer.
Wondering if I set it up wrong or something I have set up the colours spaces so they are identical in NX and Affnity. When I export a tiff file to my harddisk and then open it in Affinity, the colors are spot on. I have never had this problem when exporting from Capture One Pro 10 to Affinity. Any ideas? Other than that I really like the programme. But if I have to go the tiff route every time, I have to transfer a raw-file to Affinity that is definitely a "deal breaker" even though the programme is free.
Finally figured out what happened. NX studio simple throws the raw-edit, I have done, away when it sends the raw-file to Affinity. Nice work Nikon or something Bye Bye Nx Studio. I am used to that possibility in ViewNX Yes but you cannot specify the required file type. If you edit a raw file in studio and then open in something else from studio, the raw file is passed to the other program. NX-D allowed one to specify 16 bit for example. I'll stick with NX-D for now, hopefully they will fix this.
Would not consider it a deal breaker, but agree that it complicates the workflow. I already posted it to Nikon and hope for an update in a not so far future. Another issue I found is noise reduction. The advanced settings which I could apply for my D files are not available. I hoped for an update within NX-D or at least enhanced settings in NX Studio, but regrettably this has not been remedied yet.
Come on, Nikon, you can do better Looked good for a couple of days but now constantly crashing my Windows 10 machine with 'Page Fault in non-paged area' - very disappointed :.
Yes, I've experienced similar issues and others as well posted below. I don't think this is ready for use yet. I'll be sticking with NXD for now for my initial processing of nature photos. One challenge I'm going to have is figuring out how to revert back to View NX-i, which I find easier for tagging and meta data. With all the problems with NX-Studio, I can't trust that it won't mess up my edits if I try to use it for geotagging. Anyone know of a way to have something similar to the Photo Tray with this new program?
I used it to sort out "keepers" then edited and exported them. Expected focus stacking in NX studio so that a paid application altogether could be done away with. Using it, and colour me impressed! Needs fine-tuning. One important note for me is that when it first opens the unedited the RAW files, I find that edges and details especially on fabrics and faces are not as good as Lightroom. Is it because Lightroom uses Sensei as a demosaic method? The processor was struggling on the MacBook Air but the new M1 processor on makes it a breeze.
After I downloaded and installed the new NX, my Photoshop stopped working. Does anyone else have that problem too? I downloaded NX Studio not expecting much -- not a fan of Capture. But Studio is pretty impressive. It loads quickly and has a good range of basic tools. I see myself using it a lot.
So I notice the Photo tray is gone. Is there any way to do the same thing? I used it to hold all the images I wanted to edit. It looks good, but I don't think I understand the color management options.
Without getting weird results. The removal of access to the downloads seems to be just a formality as the Nikon UK website already lists all four apps as being discontinued.
And while Nikon UK lists them all as discontinued, the files are still currently available for download. Probably not for long, though, as it appears the removal will be global. Nikon Europe also made a similar statement with regard to removing downloads. For right now, though, if you do want to grab those installation files before the opportunity disappears, here are some links….
John Aldred is based in Scotland and photographs people in the wild and animals in the studio.
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