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Nikon capture nx d edit dng5/27/2023 ![]() I'm curious why you don't use Capture NX-D for your raws. Also, DNG has its own ICC profile that may or may not match the camera's. Unfortunately I didn't know it at the time, but DNG files don't necessarily include all camera metadata. The result is that you've still got the original Raw file (which includes all the metadata, etc., the camera embedded) and a DNG that most pp programs can use. I'd go with DNG as long as you instruct Adobe's converter to also embed the original Raw file. Photoshop CS6 will support *up to* Adobe Camera RAW version 9.1.1įWIW, Lightroom 6.13 and 6.14 (the last version with "perpetual license") will work with D850's RAW files. Nikon D850 requires *at least* Adobe Camera RAW version 9.12.1 Since the D850 was announced 2017, you might be lucky that it can recognize the RAW files with the latest still available update. I am also still using CS6 - hidden trick is that you can still download for free the Adobe RAW converter which CS6 uses. I'm used to keeping NEF + sidecar so will just keep NEF & DNG. I have photos from the Canon D2000, Canon 1D and Nikon D1 that look better now with new software. Keeping the original raw files will allow you to process them in different software years from now that can do a better job. With Adobe's DNG converter you can embed your original raw file into the DNG as an option when converting. I prefer DNG to Tiff's because it's still a raw file but I would keep your original raw files. I really don't like the idea that DNG's are owned by a private company that would like to see the world adopt it as a standard like with Jpeg but until that happens it's still a DNG! I've worked from both DNG and Tiffs but I still have my untouched Raws. I cull heavily but keep my best images untouched Raws. It resides on your computer and the only thing online about it is that you have to download it from Adobe's website and that it has to call home periodically to validate your license.Įveryone has their own flow. That being said, dng is often at a disadvantage over the original raw if you're processing that in older software that might not be optimized for the newer files. Once you process the original raw into a tiff, even a 16 bit tiff, you lose all of the processing options that raw brings to the table. ![]() One advantage of the dng file is that it will still be a raw file or at least have the raw file embedded in it. Go with 16 bit TIFF to keep every last bit of image quality. I can either convert my NEFs to DNG or TIFFs but can't figure out if one is better than the other. I use CS 6 and cannot use the online versions (CC).ĬS 6 will not recognize the NEFs from a D850 so will have to use something to convert so I can use Bridge & PS in CS6
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