Other photo processing software suppliers the minimum requirement in my experience is,Īn i5 or i7 processor (or equivalent) with at least 8Gb of RAM. Despite what Nikon say and I might add, the Most of the complaints are about speed and this is usuallyīecause it's used on a poor spec PC although this is not so critical on a Mac. I would like to address the reasons why it appears that Nikon Capture NX2 is losing favour, with many Nikon stalwarts. This gives a slight HDR image effect and enhances fine detail.
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Finally, because I like photo images with punch, we use the Nik Color Efex Pro 3, "TonalĬontrast Filter". But if required, use the "Crop Control".Ħ. I rarely crop a photo image, because I used transparency film for many years and still try to If there are people or small objects that detract from the overall photo image, they are editĥ. The Nik "U Point Control function" is a photographer'sĭream and if no other adjustment was available, I would want this!Ĥ. To set a variable circular area, in which you can increase or decrease brightness, contrast, Next, we use "Color Control Points" in parts of the picture that it's required - this isīuilt into Nikon Capture NX2 and was developed by Nik Software (Now owned by Google) It'sĪlso available via Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 & Lightroom 6, using Nik Viveza 2. In many cases you don't need to do anything else, to the photo image.ģ. Then adjust light, to "Auto Levels" - this is remarkably good to correct for everything First, use the "Distortion Control" - this corrects lens distortion, particularly on zoomĢ. Note that the effects of Active D-Lighting are not visible in the sample image, and that NEF (RAW) images edited and saved in Capture NX or Capture NX 2 can not be used. My workflow to produce the photo image is as follows : -ġ. When launched from Capture NX 2, the Picture Control Utility displays a default sample image to choose a different image, click Sample Image and select an NEF (RAW) file.