![]() What sold me on Nikon's own raw software was the quality of the conversions. I think your best bet is to find a trial copy and find out for yourself. I found it nonintuitive and kind of klunky. I really depend on LR, not only for editing, but for Digital Asset Management.Īlso, probably because I had been using LR for several years, I was not impressed with the CNX GUI. For some people ADL may be useful, but I don't really feel I need it. Currently when I need to expand my dynamic range, I bracket. I have maybe used ADL twice to see what it does. Similarly, Active D-Lighting can be turned on and off in CNX, not in other editors. Any adjustments are then applied in post. I have my camera set to pretty much generic settings so I can take the shot when it's presented to me, not stand there diddling with camera settings while the shot evaporates. The proponents of CNX make a lot over the fact that, being designed by Nikon, it can read all the proprietary tags in the EXIF data so it knows what all your camera settings are and can reproduce the SOOC jpg from a NEF without any effort. I kept it installed on my computer for several years, but used it less and less as time passed. I had been using LR for a while but tried CNX to see what it was all about. I got CNX about 5 years ago when I picked up a D3 (CNX was included back then). Indeed, all stuff that comes integrated in Lightroom. I've added IDImager PhotoSupreme to the mix - it collaborates well with CaptureNX2 and allows me to properly manage keywords, and perform searches across all my photos based on metadata etc. This also makes switching a pain (to put it mildly).So, probably all in all, if you worked for years with Lightroom, you're really better off sticking with it.Īs for workflow, indeed if you use the CaptureNX2 route, ViewNX2 is a very useful companion, but it still misses a lot of features for managing lots of photos. A mixed environment therefor is quite inconvenient. I think Steve made a very important point: the way Lightroom saves edits to NEF files is not compatible with CaptureNX2 and vice-versa. $149 for those plugins is really good value for money, I think (given my workflow, I'll pass, but would I be on Lightroom, I would already have ordered the package). The Viveza plug-in indeed might be the best way to add CaptureNX2's nicest feature (colour control points / masking tools based on this U-Point technology) into Lightroom, and have the best of both. Double threshold enables you to determine the darkest and lightest colors within the current image. I do not remember if this tool or feature is available on any Adobe product. ![]() There is one feature in NX2-Double threshold, on the histogram, that I use all the time and really like. If for you that is LR, great if it is NX 2 or PS that is great too. If you "get the exposure right" in the camera most of the time, I think the most important thing is to fully master one raw processor that is organized the way your mind works. To get control points in LR you need to purchase NIK Viveza to make it comparable to NX2. I have added the full range of NIK plug ins to both NX2 and LR4.3. NX2 has Control Point technology that I will not give up. LR's main advantage over NX2 are its catalogue features. Now I have LR 4.3 and need to do the same comparisons again. When I first got LR 3 I used it on the same (copied) NEF images and I could not get better results with LR 3 than with NX2. I learned and mastered NX2 first and it remains my primary raw processor. ![]()
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