And, welcome back to our program Ladies and Gentlemen.
In our last discussion, we were able to alleviate a lot of the lies and garbage rumors surrounding Nikon's wildly popular and no doubt INSANE D200 that have caused us to actually ORDER the machine and have dreams of taking photos of the cows coming home, at home, and leaving home the next day!
On Today's program, we're hoping to destroy yet another nasty "rumor" found on the sometimes helpful Internet...
So, the question for the day folks, IS... Can one edit an .NEF file in Adobe's Photoshop CS2 or is this an impossibility reserved only for Nikon's proprietary software?
the1sen wrote:
And, welcome back to our program Ladies and Gentlemen.
In our last discussion, we were able to alleviate a lot of the lies and garbage rumors surrounding Nikon's wildly popular and no doubt INSANE D200 that have caused us to actually ORDER the machine and have dreams of taking photos of the cows coming home, at home, and leaving home the next day!
On Today's program, we're hoping to destroy yet another nasty "rumor" found on the sometimes helpful Internet...
So, the question for the day folks, IS... Can one edit an .NEF file in Adobe's Photoshop CS2 or is this an impossibility reserved only for Nikon's proprietary software?
D200 RAW files are pretty cool, if you have the storage and horsepower to tame them. I use the compressed NEF option, so they're not as bad on storage.
I have been using the Bibble Pro plugin and the recently released ACR 3.3 for CS2, both of which work just fine in CS2 for D200 files. If you own CS2, I'd suggest downloading ACR 3.3, it might be all you would ever want/need.
Alternatively, you can use nikon's plugin for CS2, which works "okay", but compared to the 2 I mentioned, it's rather slow and certainly doesn't have the capability that they have. YMMV
Oh I get it now!
1sen you already know the answer to this.
I would be interested in how many people enjoy using it though.
I hate the Auto thingy it does to my images, kinda defeats the purpose of shooting raw in the first place and I find that the colour is much more priettier in Nikon Capture.
Cheers,
Jasin.
I convert my NEF files to DNG files so I can open them with CS2. Time consuming, but I get to improve the image (including change white balance and temperature, etc.) prior to opening the file in CS2. I also noticed that the files are smaller in size when converted to DNG.
the1sen wrote:
On Today's program, we're hoping to destroy yet another nasty "rumor" found on the sometimes helpful Internet...
So, the question for the day folks, IS... Can one edit an .NEF file in Adobe's Photoshop CS2 or is this an impossibility reserved only for Nikon's proprietary software?
Strange post. Sounds like you are the source of the "nasty 'rumor'". ACR 3.3 beta has been available publicly for a long time; and, more recently, the official version was released. Why are you stirring the pot?
jbn13 wrote:
I downloaded ACR 3.3 and use it to edit my D200 raw files, but I am unable to see the thumbnails in Bridge. Any ideas
JB
Not that I've tried it, though I did just download it, BUT, there are directions on how to clear the cache for bridge in the installation instructions on Adobe's site.
I want to thank all of you for responding. I appreciate all of your help in this matter. This will be my last post on the Internet.
While I do agree that I am not an expert with working with .NEF files, I resent Rick2's comment that I am starting a rumor or stirring any pot(s). Additionally, I want to apologize to Rick2 for my "strange post," as it was not my intention to start a rumor or harm Nikon in any way since I am going to be receiving mine soon.
I am a competent, qualified, expert user of Photoshop. I have been using film cameras for years. I am about to receive my D200 soon - my 1st venture into a serious Digital SLR of my own, and as I was reading through some Nikon Forums, I noticed some complaining about being unable to edit in Photoshop. As this web-site is famed for being FACTUAL, and has helped me in the past, I asked a question in an entertaining manner.
Again, apologies to all for my "strange post." Especially to those who I have offended in such a vehement manner, like Rick2, and given the impression that i am some anti-Nikon-bastard.
I think I will leave the Internet Forums to all knowing people like Rick2 and stick to in-person dealings at my local camera shop when i have questions. Thanks to all who wrote back and tried to help, and best wishes.
...And to Rick2, and the people like Rick2; you really should find something to do with your time that does not include dragging decent, honest, forthright people who are asking a QUESTION down into your cesspool simply because you don't like the way something is written. Thanks for showing me who you are.
