"RDOC" wrote in message
On Jan 29, 3:10 am, "N" wrote:
"RDOC" wrote in message
If I am shooting in raw, and working on an NEF file now that I have opened it in Photoshop what is the best bit size to work on it, 8 or 16? Also should I work on it in PS as a NEF file or immediately convert it to a psd file.
Why not use Nikon software? It’s a lot cheaper than Photoshop.
I already have Photoshop, is there an advantage to using Nikon software in your opinion besides cost?
Difficult to say without knowing what you like to do with your files. I always use Nikon for conversion from RAW. I set the camera so it gives me a reasonable jpg conversion to view on the camera LCD, but that isn’t always the conversion factor I want, and that’s why I shoot raw.
Nikon raw conversion starts out looking like the JPG because it reads the camera settings from the raw file. For landscapes I use a landscape picture control, which of cause is just a predetermined bunch of settings.
When I was using ACR I could never get the same result as the Nikon JPG, maybe I didn’t know enough about ACR, but I gave up.
I still use Photoshop and I always use Bridge for keywording.