Nikon Capture 4.0 versus Photoshop Elements

[kenneth_swain]

Does Capture 4.0 do it all or is there a reason to use Photoshop

Elements or even the bigger Photoshop ? Thanks

[discpad]

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Kenneth,

<br><br>

You can download a free time-bombed 30 day trial of Photoshop

8, err, CS, from Adobe's web site: I highly recommend it, since it

has the RAW file converters for Fuji, Nikon and Canon; and the

Advanced functions are <B> superb! </b><br><br>

 

After you try Photoshop CS, the question you need to ask yourself

is that are the photos you shoot simply for individual photo

output; or are they destined for print output?<br><br>

 

The key is whether you're comfortable with a graphics (prepress)

workflow; or are you simply looking to crop and do basic

enhancements?<br><br>

 

Cheers!<br>

Dan Schwartz<br><br>

[Carl Stone]

Capture and Elements, or even full version Photosop, don't compete with each other

as much as they compliment each other. Full version Photoshop runs $650.00, or for

those of us already have Photoshop upgrades to CS are $170.00. You can get both

Capture and Elements for $200.00. Not everyone needs the capabilities of full version

Photoshop, although if you do, there is no substitute. I would not have just one, I'd

have Capture and Elements for myself, and I already have several versions of

Photoshop up to 7.0.

 

In the end, it depends on what you are going to do.

[sundaram_venkatachalam1]

What does Capture do that Elements does not? I have Elements and am wondering if I need to get Capture when I get my DSLR. Also, what does Nikon View do?

[Carl Stone]

Elements doesn't handle RAW, Capture does, and the two are a great combination.

There are other differences between the two programs, even though there are also

similarities. First Nikon View is a browser, that is it's basic function. It's a program to

use in downlaoding your images. Nikon Capture is an editing program, as is

Elements. You will also need a program to archive your images. I use iPhoto to browse

and archive, but there are others. iPhoto can browse, it has limited editing, and it also

archives. It a free program, and not as sophisticated as some others that are sold. I

may download Nikon View 6 when I get the time play with it.

[webcress]

We haven't upgraded to Nikon Capture 4, but version 3.5's only value has been for

real time tethered firewire capture. If you are saving to CF cards, Photoshop CS is the

best all around software choice for RAW files. You gets 16-bit RAW file

conversion and more bang for the buck editing capabilities. It is your digital

darkroom. Heck, my Omega D-2V enlarger cost $375 way back when. If you are doing

digital do it right.

[dave - eyesushi]

Just got the D70. My Elements 2.0 reads the raw NEF files just fine... So why do I need Capture?

[todd j]

In the last post in this thread, Dave Rossi wrote that Nikon Capture was not necessary because Photoshop Elements recognized his RAW images. I'm purchasing the D70s tomorrow and wanted to confirm this before making my purchase. From what he wrote it seems that I would not need Nikon Capture software. Is this correct?

[fred_mcnulty]

I just upgraded my Nikon D100 to D300. I shoot in RAW format and have been using Photoshop Elements 5 for years without a problem. Photoshop Elements 5 will not open the new photos but Capture NX does. I enjoy using Elements and was wondering if Elelmets 6 will open the new RAW format on the D300