RAW converter

[george013]

I'm still using Capture Nx2. I just purchased a used D750 and that gives me problems I knew before.

Let me explain why I still use Nx2.
The NEF files contain the original RAW-data, camera-settings and an embedded JPG. That JPG is of basic quality comming out of the camera but when editied in Nx2 is replaced by a high quality. So all in 1 file. The file size for a D700 is a little below 26Mb: including the RAW and the JPG.

I can't use Nx2 for the D750. But I can rename them using Nx2, in the same way I'm used to. Then I open them in Nx-D, the free RAW-converter from Nikon. Do some WB and save them as a TIF. This one I can open in Nx2 and save them as a NEF. From here on everything is as usual: one file for the RAW, now TIF, and an embedded JPG. But...now they are some less as 200MB.

I've downloaded On1, a trial version. It's slow but I think not bad. I opened a NEF and did change the contrast to max 100. Saved the image as a PSD file. But when I open that image again, the PSD version, I start with a new edit list. The contrast slider is 0, the image is the edited one.
Example. NEF 26MB. After export a PSD file of 117MB. A XMP file of 2KB and a On1 file of 52KB.
It looks like the editor is saving a TIF file and starts all over again.

My question is now, is this behaviour the same in LR?

George

[Shadowman]

George,

As you are shooting with a fairly new camera LR version is important, I think version 5 and above supports D750 NEF files otherwise you'd have to convert to DNG. You can upon import work in DNG or PSD format, you can also imbed RAW data if you prefer.

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/k...d-cameras.html

[george013]

George,

As you are shooting with a fairly new camera LR version is important, I think version 5 and above supports D750 NEF files otherwise you'd have to convert to DNG. You can upon import work in DNG or PSD format, you can also imbed RAW data if you prefer.

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/k...d-cameras.html

If it would be LR it will be LR 6, the last no CC.
I figured out my fault. I opened the PSD file and that is a raster image already, be it tiff, dng or whatever.I had to open the original NEF again and then the XMP-file is loaded together. Now my sliders are in the good, changed, position.
Now I've to solve a conflict between the program and the monitor/video card. After the first edit the image disappears. Or more memory.

There's another solution I might think of, and that's RAW2NEF http://www.bagnon.com/raw2nef/

I only shoot RAW, that's part of my problem.

Thanks,

George