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Feb 28, 2008 Joined Dec 8, 2007 Messages 303 Reaction score 14 Points 18 Location L.A. Your Mac's Specs 24' iMac 2.4Ghz, 4GB RAM/320GB HD; BlackBook 2.4Ghz, 2GB RAM/250GB HD. May 23, 2020 Our software library provides a free download of ViewNX-i 1.4.2 for Mac. The actual developer of this free Mac application is Nikon Inc. Our antivirus scan shows that this Mac download is virus free. The current setup file available for download occupies 170.6 MB on disk. The application relates to Design & Photo Tools.
I bought my camera in November the first week they came out, and never bothered to install the Nikon software bundle because I was using my windows pc with a CF card reader. Just got my iMac about two weeks ago, and finally installed the Nikon software two nights ago, but I noticed Nikon Transfer didn't work no matter what I did with the camera or cable. The software installed from the CD and then said an update was available so I downloaded and installed. Looked fine until I tried to DL my camera.
I called Nikon tech support and it turned out that between MS (Vista) and Apple (Leopard/Tiger) workloads they still haven't tweaked the software to work with OSX, and they guy wasn't even aware that v.10.5.2 was released!
So obviously, the only work-around at this point is using a CF card reader. He said there was nothing in the schedule so he couldn't even predict when they will release a new patch/update. I thought I'd pass this on in case anyone else ran up against this. That being said... if anyone got the latest Nikon software to work with v.10.5.2 please share with us how you did it.
I called Nikon tech support and it turned out that between MS (Vista) and Apple (Leopard/Tiger) workloads they still haven't tweaked the software to work with OSX, and they guy wasn't even aware that v.10.5.2 was released!
So obviously, the only work-around at this point is using a CF card reader. He said there was nothing in the schedule so he couldn't even predict when they will release a new patch/update. I thought I'd pass this on in case anyone else ran up against this. That being said... if anyone got the latest Nikon software to work with v.10.5.2 please share with us how you did it.
Nikon View NX2 has now been released. The software is available free from Nikon, a link to the download is shown at the end of this review.
This Nikon software is for image browsing and editing and provides improved editing and printing functions for still images and now includes movies. I have always used Nikon View as software to manage and view my images and look forward to this new version.
The ViewNX 2 software offers the same basic functions as the older ViewNX and offers improved operation, image editing and printing functions. In addition it offers a new user interface.
Geo Tagging is also available.
A screen view of the main Nikon View NX2 software is shown here.
Some movie editing functions are also available in the software,
- trim to specify and extract only the desired portion of a movie file.
- Save movie frame as still image
- Saves a specified movie frame as a JPEG image with the same pixel count as the original movie frame.
Some image editing functions are available in the software.
- Crop, to save only the desired portion of a photo.
- Auto Red-Eye to correct the “red-eye” effect that often occurs in photos of people taken with a flash.
- Straighten photos taken at an angle.
- Auto Lateral Color Aberration, correct color shift caused by chromatic aberration and reduce lateral chromatic aberration.
- Aspects such as brightness, contrast, highlights and shadows can be adjusted for both JPEG and RAW images.
- A variety of display modes including Thumbnail Grid, Thumbnail List, Image Viewer and Full Screen are available.
- RAW image processing is available with Exposure Comp., White Balance and Picture Control adjustments.
- Custom Picture Controls can be created and saved. Custom Picture Controls created with a Nikon camera can be imported into ViewNX 2 and exported to compatible cameras. (RAW images only).
- Nine color labels and ratings (up to five stars can be specified) enable detailed organization and classification of images.
A screen shot of the image editing adjustments are shown as follows.
Nikon View NX2 Adjustments
Nikon Viewnx For Mac High Sierra
The file Metadate information is also available. Details of the metadata available is shown below.
Files can be converted to different formats JPEG, TIFF (16bit), TIFF (8bit) and the image size can be adjusted. A screen shot of the adjustments available are shown below.
Nikon View NX2 Convert Files
Nothing very much is free these days, however, nikon provide this package free with new cameras and all upgrades are free. Down load it yourself to try out, I like it.
Nikon Capture NX-2
I do not use View NX-2 very much for processing images, more as a file management tool as I far prefer the excellent results that I get from Nikon Capture.
Nikon View NX-2 may not meet all your needs for complete image processing. Lets face it, it is free and does not offer full image processing functionality. The prime software for processing Nikon raw files for me, is Nikon Capture NX-2. This software can be purchased via B&H Photo Video who we highly recommend. Complete versions and upgrades are available.
Nikon View Nx2 Updates
The Nikon Capture NX-2 software is the best raw conversion software for processing the Nikon raw files, particularly taking into account color balance dynamic range and obtaining full tonal ranges. I will be doing a full review of this software in the near future.