tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post7040517054011870031..comments2024-03-25T03:34:38.821-04:00Comments on About Photography: Combining Nikon Capture NX-D with Photoshop for ultimate control of dynamic rangeTom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-72941268402743032022015-04-01T04:49:39.157-04:002015-04-01T04:49:39.157-04:00Tom: I clearly had grabbed the wrong end of the st...Tom: I clearly had grabbed the wrong end of the stick, thinking you had a well worn RAW path from Capture NX into the Adobe system. That was my interest. I haven't kept up with the various iterations of NX, but I clearly remember that in the D2X days, whenever I compared the out-of-camera RAW in NX with that in ACR/Lr, the former won hands down in terms of colour definition, particularly in the min-tones. But NX was so clunky; not enough to make me adopt for the whole post process. Anyway, thanks for your response. Yours is one of the must-reads in the sphere of our mutual interest. Cordially, Dick Kenny (anon!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-69563115009934185072015-03-31T16:36:29.047-04:002015-03-31T16:36:29.047-04:00Dick, the problem is that neither Photoshop nor Li...Dick, the problem is that neither Photoshop nor Lightroom can make changes to all of the in-camera options that Nikon has. In particular, I am referring (in this article) to access to Active D-Lighting controls. These can only be changed in the camera itself or by using proprietary Nikon Capture NX-D software. This blog post shows a way of getting around that limitation by first processing an image in NX-D to correct the Active D choice. Both Lightroom and Photoshop rely on ACR for RAW processing, and ACR, as good as it is, does not have access to Active D changes. <br /><br />I find it quite rare that I need to go to the extreme of using two RAW processing programs to deal with a file. <br /><br />I do most of my necessary post processing correction in ACR before the file ever comes into Photoshop. ACR is a very powerful program for adjusting a RAW file, and most of the time can take me where I need to go, especially given the extreme latitude provided by modern digital cameras. Tom Grill:https://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-70575053221722277962015-03-31T13:11:00.759-04:002015-03-31T13:11:00.759-04:00Tom:
I was the (Anon) who urged an amplification o...Tom:<br />I was the (Anon) who urged an amplification on your workflow from NX thought ACR after your March 5 post. Here you mention using a TIF as vehicle between the two. I have long pondered if there is a clever way to have the Nikon software read the NEF and then move it into - in my case Lr - to do any neccessary post manipulation. In Lr that would optimally have to be on a RAW (NEF) file. I (think) I can see that by converting your TIF into a Smart Object in ACR gets around this. You don't mention that detail. maybe you could expand? And on any other thoughts re. Lightroom. It was your earlier comment that Adobe was less than ideal partner for NEFs that triggered all this. Since the D2X (+ D3 & D4) I have had a constant nagging thought that my NEFs are missing something in the initial translation. Cordially, Dick KennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com