Nikon Capture NX 2 question

RetroGlide · RetroGlide #1 (**permalink**)

02-27-2009, 03:11 PM

I edited a RAW (NEF) file taken with my Nikon using Capture NX 2 trial software and saved it to my desktop. I then imported it to iPhoto and when it came to opening the picture in iPhoto it seemed to have lost the editing that I had done to it. Is iPhoto not able to show the editing I have undertaken?

Any help/advice appreciated.

d79cjm · d79cjm #2 (**permalink**)

02-27-2009, 10:49 PM

As far as I know iPhoto can't read the data that NX2 uses to save the nikon nef's. It's the reason that NX2 can do all of the edit's in a non-destructive matter but if you want iphoto to display properly i think you might have to save in another format. This is one of the reasons I am considering photo mechanic as a photo browser since it reads nikon's raw files so well.

RetroGlide · RetroGlide #3 (**permalink**)

02-27-2009, 11:18 PM

Many thanks, I have been playing with the NX 2 save options and found that saving the native NEF file as a JPG and TIFF in NX 2 will allow me to view the image in iPhoto. Bit of a pain having to save two images though

Phototini · Phototini #4 (**permalink**)

02-28-2009, 12:28 AM

Once you do you processing in NX2 you just save it as a .jpg unless you have a lot more retouching to do in PS. I usually just do a batch process in NX2 and save them all as .jpgs to a new folder then delete or move the .nef files to a dvd.

macwannabe · macwannabe #5 (**permalink**)

03-04-2009, 12:39 PM

save as TIFF's if you can.. they still hold original quality. JPEG is compressed

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RetroGlide #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 27, 2008 Posts: 72 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15" 2.4 Ghz 250GB 4GB RAM	02-27-2009, 03:11 PM I edited a RAW (NEF) file taken with my Nikon using Capture NX 2 trial software and saved it to my desktop. I then imported it to iPhoto and when it came to opening the picture in iPhoto it seemed to have lost the editing that I had done to it. Is iPhoto not able to show the editing I have undertaken? Any help/advice appreciated.
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d79cjm #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 26, 2009 Posts: 1	02-27-2009, 10:49 PM As far as I know iPhoto can't read the data that NX2 uses to save the nikon nef's. It's the reason that NX2 can do all of the edit's in a non-destructive matter but if you want iphoto to display properly i think you might have to save in another format. This is one of the reasons I am considering photo mechanic as a photo browser since it reads nikon's raw files so well.
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Phototini #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2009 Location: PA Posts: 95 Mac Specs: 2009 24" Imac 2.93ghz 4gb RAM 640gb HDD GT130 GPU	02-28-2009, 12:28 AM Once you do you processing in NX2 you just save it as a .jpg unless you have a lot more retouching to do in PS. I usually just do a batch process in NX2 and save them all as .jpgs to a new folder then delete or move the .nef files to a dvd.
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