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Capture NX2 v. Lightroom
Tyson Trish, Photographer
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Blairstown | NJ | | Posted: 8:59 PM on 08.15.09 |
| ->> I am looking for software to quickly tone/color correct batches of images shot under similar circumstances, any thoughts about which program is faster, better and or easier to use? |
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Jeff Mills, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 9:39 PM on 08.15.09 |
->> Both have functional demo's so you could download each and give them a try and see what works best for your workflow.
I've never gotten on well with NX2. Results look great, and I've often read its the best of the bunch in terms of IQ, but I just don't find it works for my workflow.
Its really 6 of one, half dozen of the other though as both can do a great job and it really comes down to personal preference.
So give both a try and see what works for you. |
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Michael Clark, Photographer
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Santa Fe | NM | USA | Posted: 2:01 AM on 08.16.09 |
| ->> Lightroom will be much much faster. Though Jeff is right, for the best quality at the pixel level NX2 is superior - though unless you are really pixel peeping you'll never see the difference in print - we are really splitting hairs here. And Lightroom will allow better creative adjustment in my opinion. |
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Tyson Trish, Photographer
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Blairstown | NJ | | Posted: 10:31 AM on 08.16.09 |
| ->> Thanks for the input, I have tried both trials, any advice on where to find quick tutorials, also curious about people's workflows. Currently I use photo mechanic to edit, and can't see any of these programs being faster in that respect but maybe I am missing something. |
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Derek Montgomery, Photographer
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Duluth | MN | USA | Posted: 11:28 AM on 08.16.09 |
->> Tyson,
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals has a great page with a lot of tutorials and informational videos on Lightroom 2. You can find it here...
http://www.photoshopuser.com/lightroom2/
Also, Scott Kelby's Lightroom 2 book is awesome. I bought it after getting the program and it has helped me out a ton. You can find that one here...
http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Lightroom-Digital-Photographers-Voices/dp/0...
I have used the demos of all three and find Lightroom 2 to be the superior one of the bunch. It took a bit to get accustomed too changing your workflow, but once it registers and you realize all the time you could have been saving, you will be kicking yourself for not switching earlier. I know I did. |
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Tyson Trish, Photographer
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Blairstown | NJ | | Posted: 6:34 PM on 08.16.09 |
| ->> Thanks for the help Derek, I will check out the book and tutorials, in terms of workflow, does lightroom replace photo mechanic and photoshop for most people? Is it the first stop for your images/last stop for your images? |
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Joshua Prezant, Photographer
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North Miami Beach | FL | USA | Posted: 9:48 PM on 08.16.09 |
->> Tyson,
You might also want to check out doing it in Photoshop bridge. Really easy if you shoot RAW.
A long way from our days at GW souping film!!! Hope all is well.
Joshua |
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Michael Clark, Photographer
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Ernie Rice, Photographer
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Paragould | AR | USA | Posted: 8:24 PM on 08.21.09 |
->> Capture NX2 is by far a better RAW converter than Lightroom as far as image quality goes.... but it is slow and clunky with a horrid workflow. Capture NX actually had a better system of doing things than NX2 does.
Lightroom kicks Captures butt in workflow and ease of use though. With it's built in sorting, developing, printing and web gallery features and it's streamlined and fairly easy to understand layout you can breeze through photos like never before.
All that said, even with the camera profiles you can download for it, Lightroom has serious RAW converting problems. My biggest gripe is serious color banding problems... especially in neutral tones along gradients and your in-camera settings like color, sharpness, saturation, contrast, white balance and noise reduction are only loosely approximated by Lightroom. Oh yeah, and active D-Lighting doesn't work in Lightroom either.
With really picky work where it has to be absolutely perfect, I use CaptureNX for my RAW conversions to 16bit Tiff's then I import them into Lightroom. For everything else I use Lightroom for the RAW conversions because it's easier and quicker. I consider it a Love/Hate relationship where I hope that Nikon and Adobe start working together. |
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Michael Myers, Photographer
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Miami Beach | FL | USA | Posted: 11:58 PM on 08.30.09 |
->> I've just updated a lot of my software including Capture NX and also got the latest version of Lightroom. Since then, I've noticed something rather strange - whenever I plug in a USB drive, Lightroom fires up automatically, and wants to do something with/about all the new images it has found.
Is there a way to turn that function off, or do I just remove the program. I find this very annoying. To my way of thinking, programs should not start unless I tell them to do so. |
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Joe Andras, Photographer
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Orange County | CA | USA | Posted: 12:36 AM on 08.31.09 |
->> Michael, do this:
(1) Select the “Edit-Preferences” pull-down menu
(2) Click the “Import” tab
(3) Uncheck “Show import dialog when a memory card is detected.” |
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Michael Myers, Photographer
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Miami Beach | FL | USA | Posted: 11:45 AM on 08.31.09 |
->> Thanks, that was very annoying.
I was wondering how Lightroom compares to the Nikon software (for the D3), and Capture One (for Leica) for dealing with RAW images. If they all produce essentially the same results, it would be nice to be able to use one program for both cameras. |
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