PS RAW plug-in vs Nikon Capture

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Dec 31, 2004
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Any opinions about which is more useful in the long run? I am trying the Nikon Capture trial version and I cannot yet see that there is any significant functional benefit overall to using the Nikon capture software compared to the Photoshop CS raw plug-in. I am surprised that the Photoshop plug-in is deactivated by default by the installation of the trial version of Nikon capture.
I have run a few NEF files through Nikon capture and compared them to what came out of the CS raw plug-in earlier and I only see minor aethetic differences I attribute to eyeballing different adjustment settings. However I may be missing something here and other opinions, etc……….
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dfettero
Jan 2, 2005
The real benefit is that if you use custom curves in camera they are ignored by ACR but not NC.

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Any opinions about which is more useful in the long run? I am trying the Nikon Capture trial version and I cannot yet see that there is any significant functional benefit overall to using the Nikon capture software compared to the Photoshop CS raw plug-in. I am surprised that the Photoshop plug-in is deactivated by default by the installation of the trial version of Nikon capture.
I have run a few NEF files through Nikon capture and compared them to what came out of the CS raw plug-in earlier and I only see minor aethetic differences I attribute to eyeballing different adjustment settings. However I may be missing something here and other opinions, etc……….
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William Kazak
Jan 25, 2005
Nikon’s spin is that the program is made specifically for their cameras. Therefore; better results.
Adobe is somewhat "generic" in comparison.
Nikon won’t "play ball" with Adobe, as the other manufacturers also choose not to.

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