Sometimes, the online help files provided with computer software are totally inadequate as a learning material. That’s why there are usually books available with much better organization and examples to illustrate the real world applications of the software.
For Nikon Capture NX, there are only two books available. One is The Photographer’s Guide to Nikon Capture NX by Jason Odell, another one is Real World Nikon Capture NX by Ben Long. Jason’s book appears to be available as ebook only, that is probably why he was quick to publish an updated version of his book for the recently released Nikon Capture NX2. I have just found the updated version of Ben’s book on Amazon. Published by Peachpit Press, the new book, titled Real World Nikon Capture NX 2 (Real World) will be published on October 13, 2008.
I am trying to create a complete collection of available Nikon Capture NX and NX2 resources on the web. Here is the current list of how-to guides, tutorials, other information. Please consider it work-in-progress. If I missed anything, please let me know by using the comment box below. Read More…
Nikon has released Capture NX 2 v.2.1.0 update and the Camera Control Pro 2 v.2.3.0 update. The new updates add support for the new D90 DSLR camera and some bug fixes. Complete details and download links after the jump. Read More…
Getting punchy colors in Capture NX is an easy task. In this tutorial, I will show you some tips for getting more vibrant fall foliage colors and contrasty blue skies in Capture NX. I am using Capture NX2, but you should be able to get the same result from Capture NX as well. Read More…
Nikon has released Capture NX2, an upgrade to the award wining, powerful, easy-to-use, and non-destructive photo editing and raw (NEF) conversion software.
One improvement I like very much is better integration between View NX and Capture NX. Users can now download images using Nikon transfer, sort, rate, and label images in View NX. The ratings (stars) and labels (0-9) are now visible in Capture NX2. Unfortunately Capture NX2 still does not support full screen viewing in browser.
Just a friendly reminder: if you edit and save files in Capture NX2 and decide not to purchase the upgrade, the saved NEF files might fail to open in older version of Capture NX. So keep a backup!
NX101 is a new site on Capture NX created by Jerry Jongerius. It has a nicely organized collection of NX tips and tricks. DPTnT is mentioned in section 8 “Other Sources of NX Information”. Check it out at http://nx101.com/.
I was forum surfing at DPReview and found a nice Capture NX tip to remove dust spot. Nikon Capture NX does not have a healing brush or clone tool like Adobe Photoshop. Typically dust spot removal in Capture NX involves selecting the dust spot using lasso tool, colorizing the selected area with color that is the same as the background, blurring the edges with some feather on the selection. This neat new technique uses distortion control (Adjustment -> Correct -> Distortion Control) instead of the Colorize tool. And it works!
