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While I have been using LR since last October, most of my efforts have been around organizing my digital files, with the occasional editing of an image or two for printing. While I was primarily shooting JPGs from a variety of cameras before LR, the program’s raw converter, in conjunction with a Nikon D4', allowed me to move into raw in a somewhat easy manner. Now, my D4' is accompanied by a D3'', which fortunately came with a free copy of CNX 1.3. I have never been a fan of Nikon software, and CNX did not seem to be an exception to the rule. Like Nikon Scan before it, I find the GUI to be very awkward.
Nonetheless, a common sentiment often expressed is that CNX is preferred to LR for NEF to JPG conversion because of the results it offers. While I can understand the sentiment, and the possible preference for Nikon’s interpretation of their own raw data, I believe that LR also has the ability of offering up pleasing results. But, most of my experience with LR has been with single images, not batch processing. I am now finding that I need to convert batches of NEF images to JPGs for a variety of uses, like posting on the web. Unfortunately, most of my images are not shot in a studio under controlled light. I am therefore wondering about how useful presets will be for “quick”, but acceptable, conversion from NEF to JPG. And, most importantly, what presets are people using for the conversion of D4' and D3'' NEF files?
I know that there are some presets to mimic the D3'' camera settings at http://www.onethirdstop.com/ , but what “generic” presets have people been using for bulk processing of NEF photos? I will eventually create my own, but am at a loss for a good place, and methodology, to start. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. My dam is about to burst on NEF files that people are requesting in JPG format.
Thanks,
--Ken
Nonetheless, a common sentiment often expressed is that CNX is preferred to LR for NEF to JPG conversion because of the results it offers. While I can understand the sentiment, and the possible preference for Nikon’s interpretation of their own raw data, I believe that LR also has the ability of offering up pleasing results. But, most of my experience with LR has been with single images, not batch processing. I am now finding that I need to convert batches of NEF images to JPGs for a variety of uses, like posting on the web. Unfortunately, most of my images are not shot in a studio under controlled light. I am therefore wondering about how useful presets will be for “quick”, but acceptable, conversion from NEF to JPG. And, most importantly, what presets are people using for the conversion of D4' and D3'' NEF files?
I know that there are some presets to mimic the D3'' camera settings at http://www.onethirdstop.com/ , but what “generic” presets have people been using for bulk processing of NEF photos? I will eventually create my own, but am at a loss for a good place, and methodology, to start. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. My dam is about to burst on NEF files that people are requesting in JPG format.
Thanks,
--Ken
