ViewNX2 is the convenient way to manage images, providing functions for storing, browsing, editing and sharing photos as well as movies.
ViewNX 2
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Huge jump from ViewNX
Older version seemed a little clunky, and I could never register PS so that I could open directly from program. ViewNX 2 has solved that issue, plus is a lot faster than any MS or Adobe product. Controls are excellent and well-placed, gives complete metadata and graphics info. It's really loaded with all the right stuff for professionals - I can't believe it's free!
Thanks, Nikon, for continued great support of your products.
December 2, 2011
It is what it is.
A very good program for viewing your Nikon (NEF) images. It's not meant to be Photoshop CS5! For viewing, rating, and minor editing it does a great job. It is a great second step in my work-flow before I proceed to PS RAW and/or CaptureNX for more advanced editing
November 26, 2011
good product
It is a good product, easy upload from the camera. All my pics are in NEF format and I can read and edit there convert and e-mail or upload. Simple and easy. Also you can open directly the pictures with NX2 for more serious editing work. Basically it is similar interface as Adobe's bridge but can do a little more. Also very useful is all the information that is used. Another similar product is Apple's Photo.
November 10, 2011
Outstanding.
I can't believe the other reviews. I'm running this program in both 7 and Vista 32-bit environments, without a single hiccup. I even went so far as to swap the program icon for the much-cooler ViewNX grid-and-sphere without fuss. Very fast startup, excellent dual-monitor support, wide range of adjsutment tools, and great layout. I've used the new Adobe Lightroom which is outstanding, but if the NR in ViewNX2 was as good, I would deem it the better product. RAW processing engine is superior to Adobe's, and layout is very similiar in concept. After using this program for a week, I realized my workflow was much more efficient and the toolset gave me everything I needed for 95% of my editing, so as a result, PS gets opened about twice a month. I shoot much like I did in the days of film, getting things right IN-CAMERA, so being able to batch process my "rolls" of film makes things ridiculously easy. I would really like to spring for Lightroom, but honestly, doing so is basically paying $200 to trade RAW processing for excellent NR. No thanks. In my opinion, Nikon hit this one out of the park, sorely needed in light of their previous software offerings. 5 Stars, hands down.
September 11, 2011
Great Program
I don't understand why so many are bashing this program. I installed it on my HP laptop with Win7/64bit and 4 gb Ram and it works great. I like it a lot. It is very similiar to my Corel Photoshop and they will work well together.
Keep up the good work Nikon(by the way,...I love my new D3100!)
March 16, 2011
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I just purchased a Nikon S3100 for my wife and see it comes with this software. I have two questions:
1. Can I use it to open RAW .nef files that I shoot with my old Coolpix 8700? I lost the original CD that came with the 8700 and cannot view the .nef files on my new desktop.
2. On your website, a number of low ratings came in from users due to problems with this software. Is their a new version that addresses these issues?
Thanks,
JC
1. Can I use it to open RAW .nef files that I shoot with my old Coolpix 8700? I lost the original CD that came with the 8700 and cannot view the .nef files on my new desktop.
2. On your website, a number of low ratings came in from users due to problems with this software. Is their a new version that addresses these issues?
Thanks,
JC
1 year, 2 months ago
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JC
CA
Location :
CA
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Landscape
Nikon Family: 21+ years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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Yes, ViewNX 2 will work with you COOLPIX 8700 as well. Instll the software that came with your D3100, or click the link below, and then one of the links on the right for the download of ViewNX 2. (Top link is for Macs& PC's, bottom is for Windows only). This contains Nikon Transfer as well:http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/61#Anchor-1
I would recommend using memory card reader rather than the camera/USB cable connection. The card reader will be much faster trasnfer times.
DB
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Yes, you can view the RAW files of your 8700.Please download the latest version of Nikon View NX 2:
Answer Title: Nikon View NX - 2.1.1
Answer Link: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...
When trying to use the software to view the movie files I have shot with my 3100 it tells me that the file type .mov is not supported. How do I fix this?
1 year, 1 month ago
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Fraggle
South Carolina
Location :
South Carolina
Age: 25-34
Favorite Subject: Family & Friends
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Experience: 1-3 months
Role: Occasional user, memory keeper
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convert your files to another movie file. (AVS video converter)or get a different editing software that supports those type of files.
Apr 6, 2011 by
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EUPHORIC PHOTOS
Chewelah Wasthington
Location :
Chewelah Wasthington
Age: Under 18
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Experience: 6-12 months
Role: Semi-professional photographer
Answer:
View NX 2 support files MOV, AVI, MPEG1 and WMV format movies saved with Nikon applications. Make sure that you have the latest version for View NX 2.Answer Title: Nikon View NX - 2.1.1
Answer Link: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...
I bought Nikon S8100 2 weeks ago. I installed viewNX2 to watch the movies that I shot with the camera, and the software shows "unsopported file" when I try to open the files. Please help what is wrong?
1 year, 1 month ago
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Yuko
Detroit
Location :
Detroit
Age: 35-44
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ViewNX 2 doesn't support .MOV movie files...check and see what your files are..there are video converters so that you can edit on ViewNX 2....but might lower quality..
i suggest getting an editing software that supports .MOV files.
Apr 6, 2011 by
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EUPHORIC PHOTOS
Chewelah,Washington
Location :
Chewelah,Washington
Age: Under 18
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Experience: 6-12 months
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Have you got the lastest version installed, should be 2.1.2
While adjusting sharpness, shadow preservation, and brightness in View NX2, I noticed that the JPG image compression was increased reducing the file size. The file size went from 10MB to 3 or 4MB. I didn't notice the compression change til I had edited a lot of images. I had to revert to backups and lost a lot of editing time. Where is the preference setting to leave the image quality at the highest setting when editing images? My camera is a D7000 with images taken at the highest fine image quality.
1 year ago
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Performance Dog Photography
Clearwater, FL
Location :
Clearwater, FL
Age: 55-65
Favorite Subject: Sports
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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Going by Nikons responce you cannot change the preference for the JPG save quality/compression ratio.in fact he didnt answer your question at all!
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JPEG compression quality loss if cumulative, meaning that if you open a JPEG image and edit it (crop, change color, resize, etc.) and resave it as a JPEG mo image quality will be lost. It is a good idea not to repeatedly save as a JPEG. If you're going to edit your pictures a lot it would be a good idea that you start shooting in NEF (RAW). There is more opportunity to edit the file later
Every time I open it, it locks up. I have created a new admin user on my PC as suggested, and downloaded the appliction from the website and it works there, but this is an unsatisfactory solution. All my files are in my original user account. Using Windows XP with SP3
11 months ago
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Anonymous
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ALL I can say is good luck, it takes my computer 30 seconds or so to respond to each click of scrolling through pictures. Maybe it will respond by the 4th of July.Answer:
In order to better assist you, please click on the link below:Answer Title: How to ask or update a Technical Support question
Answer Link: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...
ViewNX 2
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Does view NX2 allow you to connect the D3000 to your computer and take pictures using the computer?
10 months ago
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Vic
Knoxville, Tn
Location :
Knoxville, Tn
Age: 35-44
Favorite Subject: Portrait
Nikon Family: 2-5 years
Experience: More than a year
Role: Semi-professional photographer
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To do that you need Camera Control Pro.Answer:
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The last version of ViewNX2 (2.2.3) crashes on Windows 7 Prof. SP1 when I select a folder containing RAW files (*.NEF). These files come from my Nikon D300s camera and need to be converted in JPG.
Could you please help me ?
Attached a NEF image sample
Thanks .. Fabio
Could you please help me ?
Attached a NEF image sample
Thanks .. Fabio
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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Fabio
Italy
Location :
Italy
Age: 45-54
Nikon Family: 6-10 years
Experience: 6-12 months
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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To Nikon staff; there is no way to attach a file following the link you suggested on your reply. That's why I'm answering to my question.Here below some images from the folder whose opening crashes the application. From some test it seems not to be a NEF problem; I've saved the images in JPG format and the problem happens.
Sample Photos & Videos
Dec 9, 2011 by
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Fabio
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For better assistance, please click on the link below in order for you to send sample images:Answer Title: How to ask or update a Technical Support question
Answer Link: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...
I have several raw images I "freecropped" in NK2 and then converted to .jpg files. I took these files to have them printed (at Wolf Camera). As their computers will show you what you're prints will look like, at any size photo, 8 x 10, 10 x 13, 11 x 14, etc. their system would "recrop" my pics cutting off the subjects head and feet. No matter which size I elected to print I would lose a portion of my subject. Is there something I am doing wrong when saving these files such as the size? Is it not possible to convert any photo and print it an any common size? A young woman at Wolf mentioned that this was occuring because of the ratios? Thanks for your help.
5 months ago
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Newbie
Atlanta, GA
Location :
Atlanta, GA
Age: 25-34
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You will have to crop your images to your desired output size, for example 5x7 or 10x8, free cropping is no good as it is not going to be any print size or ratio hence when you have images printed parts are being cut off.Answer:
In order to better assist you, please click on the link below:Answer Title: How to ask or update a Technical Support question
Answer Link: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...
1 year, 1 month ago
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Anonymous
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also check http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/viewnx2/index.htmlAnswer:
Have a search on the Nikon website there might be one on there, though ive had a quick look and cant find one.
Does Nikon have any plans on making a linux compatible version of the ViewNX software?
1 week ago
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Anonymous
Boston, MA, USA
Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Age: 45-54
Favorite Subject: Travel
Nikon Family: 11-20 years
Experience: Less than a month
Role: Serious passion, hobbyist
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You can use Wine to run Windows software in a Linux based, or Mac, os.Answer:
Thanks for your question about Nikon products. Unfortunately we cannot speculate about future products or software upgrades until official information is announced on our web site: www.nikonusa.com
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