"Jim Enterkin" wrote in message
I just bought a Nikon D70 and received a free 30 day trial of Nikon Capture. I have heard that it can cause a problen with the computer. I would like to hear from some one that has used this software. Thanks.
I’ve been using Capture since v2.0, and it is my standard software for handling raw files with my D1H and D1X, which I prefer over ACR. I have never had problems with it, though others may have. There is one glitch that will nix ACR’s full screen of options on NEF files, but that can be fixed by going into \Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-ins\Adobe Photoshop only\Automate\File Formats and deleting two files: Nikon NEF plugin.8bi and Nikon &CC Tiff.8bi. If you don’t find them, look in other plug_in folders .
Other than this, I don’t think you’ll have problem with NC2, 3, or 4–and I presume you have the latter. You can always try it and uninstall if problematic. Check converted raw files against ACR and decide which you like best, and if ACR is your favorite don’t bother with buying NC4 for $100. The original version of ACR was pathetic, IMO, and v2.0 was only a moderate improvement, but the latest v2.3 looks decent–though still not quite up to NC4 standards IMO, being a bit muddy in shadow areas.
NC4 does have a nifty batch mode that’ll allow quick processing of entire folders without interaction. Not sure if ACR can do the same.