Nikon ViewNX is Launched
Last update: Added software download links
September 11, 2007: Nikon has finally released a new version of their image browsing and organization software that is an update of the old Nikon View browser.
Where to Download?
support.nikontech.com has the latest version of Nikon ViewNX, which is 1.2.1 for the Mac, and 1.2.2 for Windows as I write this.
Features
Rating system – Nikon View NX uses the XMP field for storing image ratings. This is in line with the system used in other software, such as Adobe Lightroom.
Picture Control Editor and Manager Utility – This feature caters to the new Picture Control features found in the Nikon D3, D300, D700 and D90 digital SLR cameras.
With this utility, you're able to create and store unlimited Picture Control files.
You can then upload up to 99 picture control files per memory card, which can then be imported into any 9 custom picture controls on your D3 / D300 camera.
Picture Controls allow you to create profiles that control saturation, sharpness, tone curve, brightness, monochrome filter and toning values which are then applied in-camera to the image being captured.
Read my how-to series:
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
[...] February 03, 2009 update: I now shoot only in RAW mode, and process the files through either Nikon ViewNX or Nikon Capture NX 2 (there's a 60-day, fully functional, free trial available for download). The [...]
February 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am
[...] information that can be read by the D300. Douglas adds: … it is all done automatically and with ViewNX or PhotoME, I can automatically jump to Google earth and see my location, then download the google [...]
February 21st, 2009 at 5:16 pm
[...] View NX is free, but you'll have to download it (refer to the ViewNX download instructions) as it doesn't come in the [...]
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
[...] then, are the links to the photos and screenshots of the EXIF data as displayed in Nikon View NX (click to read an article that has download links for the program). Use this method to determine [...]
March 6th, 2009 at 2:09 am
[...] to the EXIF of one of the images (right-click to download this original photo), as viewed in Nikon ViewNX, the D3X was set in DX mode. The dimensions of the resulting image is 3968 x 2640, or approximately [...]
March 30th, 2009 at 10:26 am
[...] Note: The RAW / NEF files can only be opened with Nikon Capture NX 2 or the latest version of View NX. [...]
March 30th, 2009 at 10:41 am
[...] The D700 RAW files can only be opened in Nikon Capture NX 2 or View NX. [...]
June 5th, 2009 at 11:30 am
[...] Here's what it looks like after the update. I now get to quickly see what these RAW images are without having to go into ViewNX. [...]
June 15th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
[...] full EXIF is retained in the images, so you'll only need to download them and open the files up in Nikon ViewNX or Nikon Capture NX2 (a free trial is available) to see what settings Bernard used for the shots [...]