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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / January 2005Software for D70 NEF processing
What I would like, ideally, is a slimline program that will open a NEF file, let me adjust saturation of the red/green/blue channels, contrast and white balance, crop and save as JPG. I don't want my images organized for me, or any auto-corrections. From what I've seen, PictureProject isn't worth loading for me. Is NikonView any better? Looks to me like it's just a previous version of PictureProject. Do I need NikonCapture? What about IrfanView, I've heard good things there but can I change the parts I want to change? What's the most basic PhotoShop I'd need, if I had to go that way?  SignatureKen Tough > What I would like, ideally, is a slimline program that will open > a NEF file, let me adjust saturation of the red/green/blue channels, > contrast and white balance, crop and save as JPG. I don't want my > images organized for me, or any auto-corrections. IrfanView will do some of that http://irfanview.com/ It's free; while it will do some editing, the level of control it gives you isn't great. TheGIMP (http://www.gimp.org/) doesn't meet your lightweight criterion, but does everything else you want, and it's also free. You'll also need a plugin, something that uses dcraw, in order to import the .nefs. http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/pepe/d70/Nikon_D70_on_Linux.html - This is a Linux page, but the plugins he mentions for Gimp, if you check their pages, also have Windows versions. SignatureJoe Makowiec http://makowiec.org/ Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe > IrfanView will do some of that http://irfanview.com/ It's free; while it > will do some editing, the level of control it gives you isn't great. Irfanview doesn't read NEF's though maybe they have a newer plugin, mine is fairly recent. It says 'invalid raw file' >> IrfanView will do some of that http://irfanview.com/ It's free; while >> it will do some editing, the level of control it gives you isn't great. > > Irfanview doesn't read NEF's though maybe they have a newer plugin, mine > is fairly recent. It says 'invalid raw file' They do have a new plugin but it is very very slow. Just a quick note: IrfanView will in fact read the D70 .NEF files (no plug-in required). The files won't be visible under <FILE.OPEN> unless you set the "Files of type" to "All files (*.)" NEFs will then be visible, preview displayed and they can be opened. IrfanView is a great program and worthy of support (my 2 cents). Thanks. >>> IrfanView will do some of that http://irfanview.com/ It's free; while >>> it will do some editing, the level of control it gives you isn't great. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > They do have a new plugin but it is very very slow. I love irfanview but it is noticeably slow with Nikon D70 NEF files for me. It took me 10 minutes to batch a dozen files on a new Dell workstation grade laptop & about 8 seconds just to display one file. It is indeed lightning fast in other file types as long as they are not really big. I continue to use it as my default image association but not with NEF's unfortunately. That means I need to keep them in special folders (which is a good idea anyways). I wish it could handle them better because that would be good for batching proofs. > Just a quick note: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >>They do have a new plugin but it is very very slow. I'd still like an opinion on NikonView for converting NEF files. I've heard it's better than PicturePerfect and as good as that $99 program Nikon sells (just for file conversions). I think it's a free download. > What I would like, ideally, is a slimline program that will open > a NEF file, let me adjust saturation of the red/green/blue channels, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > parts I want to change? What's the most basic PhotoShop I'd need, > if I had to go that way? I think Breeze Browser can do all this very well for $60 though my trial ran out before I knew what all to check. http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/features.htm It does handle color space conversion, etc. correctly & is a very fast RAW browser with some cool features. With Nikon View I only see a very very basic jpeg batch conversion tool. The editor has only preset options for white balance and exposure compensation with other options for RGB, brightness & contrast, sharpening, auto contrast. The photoshop RAW import plugin shows the actual white balance temperature it was shot at & a live preview slider to adjust (versus 5 presets) and it includes a few types of noise reduction, chromatic aberration correction, etc. The difference is big. Even nikon capture doesn't offer much more than nikon view. Capture does support adobe RGB vs sRGB & a bit more options than View but only photoshop allows > I'd still like an opinion on NikonView for converting NEF files. I've heard > it's better than PicturePerfect and as good as that $99 program Nikon sells [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>parts I want to change? What's the most basic PhotoShop I'd need, >>if I had to go that way? >I'd still like an opinion on NikonView for converting NEF files. I've heard >it's better than PicturePerfect and as good as that $99 program Nikon sells >(just for file conversions). I think it's a free download. I had been using NV to process NEFs from my 5700 before anyhow. I tried PP when I got my D70 and found it's interface to be lacking, so went back to NV. There is a limited number of variables compared to Capture in either PP or NV. NV is a free dl, in the US you will need a valid serial #, be sure to get the update as well. Note that NV and PP can NOT co-exist according to Nikon. NV will allow output to 16 bit jpg/tif, whereas IIRC PP is only 8-bit. ---------- Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet@EdwardG.Ruf.com) See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html >>I'd still like an opinion on NikonView for converting NEF files. I've >>heard [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at > http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html Are you saying that Nikon View "will" convert NEF files to TIFF files? I just need something that will allow me to shoot NEF/RAW and then send them on in a file anyone can open with PhotoShop. Sheldon > I just need something that will allow me to shoot NEF/RAW > and then send them on in a file anyone can open with PhotoShop. If you have photoshop (latest version at least) then there is an awesome plugin for opening & adjusting NEF's. Go to adobe's web site & look for 'Camera RAW plug-in'. >If you have photoshop (latest version at least) then there is an awesome >plugin for opening & adjusting NEF's. Go to adobe's web site & look for >'Camera RAW plug-in'. What sort of minimal photoshop can I get away with? I'd like to process R/G/B channels separately, desaturate, white balance, adjust contrast, maybe sharpen. Not a lot more than that really. Do I need CS* or can I get by with the slimmer version? * what's the CS for, anyway? SignatureKen Tough > What sort of minimal photoshop can I get away with? I'd like to > process R/G/B channels separately, desaturate, white balance, > adjust contrast, maybe sharpen. Not a lot more than that really. > Do I need CS* or can I get by with the slimmer version? Photoshop Elements 3 will do what you want. SignatureJeremy | jeremy@exit109.com >> What sort of minimal photoshop can I get away with? I'd like to >> process R/G/B channels separately, desaturate, white balance, >> adjust contrast, maybe sharpen. Not a lot more than that really. >> Do I need CS* or can I get by with the slimmer version? >Photoshop Elements 3 will do what you want. Great, thanks, and to all that replied. SignatureKen Tough >Are you saying that Nikon View "will" convert NEF files to TIFF files? I >just need something that will allow me to shoot NEF/RAW and then send them >on in a file anyone can open with PhotoShop. Yes.. But if you have the latest version of PS you are better off with the Adobe Raw Converter. If not when you install NV it should install it's own plug-in to allow you to open NEF in older versions of PS. If you install it after the new version of PS this plugin will conflict with the raw converter and should be removed. ---------- Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 (Usenet@EdwardG.Ruf.com) See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html |
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