Nikon View vs Picture Project vs Nikon Capture

Can anyone give me a brief description of the differences between these
programs? I think Nikon Capture is the $99 program you can buy. If not,
please substitute the correct software name.

Thanks a lot.

Sheldon

 

See
http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bi...nl_JnBfY2F0X2x2bDI9fmFueX4mcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li=

and


http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bi...W55fiZwX2NhdF9sdmwyPX5hbnl_JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=
for current versions available.

If the choice is between the two free versions, PP and NV, it's a no
brainer for me, NV.
Capture allows batch processing of NEF, more controls to process, the
ability to upload custom curves to the D70 and remote control of the
camera.

 

You can download a 30 day trial for Capture. It has a lot more control
for RAW import adjustments including tweaking a curve. Nikon view is
really very basic and limited. The Capture remote control is handy if
you are into tinkering connected to a computer on tripod to learn the
camera settings.

The photoshop plugin is very very cool for RAW conversion but as
mentioned, I think you need the latest $$ photoshop. That includes
chromatic abberation purple fringing removal, I don't know any other
simple way to deal with that and it's super easy this way.

 

For the same price you can get PS Elements 3 with support for raw images and
a full image processing program.

 

Does that mean PS Elements will open and process NEF files?

 

All you need for RAW is the inexpensive Photoshop Elements 3.

Merritt

 

(RAW as in NEF, right?) What's the going price?

 

Yes, it uses the same converter as the full Photoshop.

 

Yes, RAW as in NEF. PS Elements 3 is $90 for the Mac, and $100 for
Windows. I don't know why there is a difference in price. I have used
PSE 2 (on a Mac) for quite some time, and PSE 3 is a big improvement.

Merritt

 

No it doesn't.

Or, at least, it doesn't give you as much control over the process
as the interface in full Photoshop does. The interface in Elements
is much closer to the interface in previous versions of Photoshop;
the new interface in Photoshop CS has far more adjustments available.

 

Bah, sorry. I'd have sworn I read that it did.

 

Well, as I said, it sort of does. The latest Adobe Camera Raw
update (version 2.4) is for both Photoshop CS and Elements 3.0
But if you use it through Elements you don't get access to all
the controls you get in Photoshop CS; effectively you only get
to use a lot of the settings at their default values.
That's generally the idea behind Elements. It uses many of the
same algorithms, etc., as Photoshop CS, but with a simplified
interface (sacrificing some control in favour of ease-of-use).

It's still a good replacement for most of the proprietary RAW
file converters - I bought Elements just so I could get access
to Adobe Camera Raw (I have a Pentax *ist-D, and the supplied
RAW converter leaves a lot to be desired). But I've also seen
how much additional control there is at RAW conversion time in
full Photoshop CS (upsizing and applying your own tone curves,
amongst other things).

 

What about Photoshop LE?

 

Didn't Elements replace Photoshop LE in the product lineup?

 

Yes it did, but I found that Photoshop LE looks and feels exactly like
Photoshop. Just missing some high-end features. If you can use one you can
use the other.

 

My point is that there isn't a "Photoshop LE" that corresponds
to Photoshop CS (execept inasmuch as Elements 3.0 fills that role).
And in some places (including the interface to the Raw converter)
Photoshop CS presents a very different interface to the one found
in those earlier versions.

The Camera Raw plugin for Photoshop CS/Elements 3.0 doesn't work
in those earlier versions of Photoshop, either. You can use most
plugins built for Photoshop 7 in Photoshop CS, but not vice versa.