Capture NX
Photo editing software
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Capture NX is an image editing application developed by Nik Software in partnership with Nikon[3] for macOS and Microsoft Windows.
| Capture NX | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nik Software |
| Initial release | February 21, 2006 |
| Website | imaging |
| Capture NX 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nik Software |
| Initial release | June 3, 2008 |
| Final release | 2.4.7
/ October 1, 2014[1] |
| Website | imaging |
| Capture NX-D | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Ichikawa Soft Laboratory Co. Ltd |
| Initial release | July 15, 2014 |
| Final release | 1.6.5
/ March 2, 2021[2] |
| Operating system | Windows 8 or later; OS X Yosemite or later |
| Website | Archived July 14, 2020, at the Wayback Machine |
In September 2012, Google acquired Nik Software.[4] Capture NX remained branded as a Nikon product.[5]
In July 2014, Nikon released Capture NX-D to succeed Capture NX 2. As such, the Nikon D810 is the first camera[6] to support only Capture NX-D. Capture NX-D was developed based on SILKYPIX Developer Studio[7] and does not contain the U-Point technology from Nik Software.
On June 6, 2022, Nikon announced that Capture NX 2 and Capture NX-D would be discontinued and replaced by NX Studio.[8][9] Download links for both programs were removed on June 30, 2022.
Features of both Capture NX products
- Complete raw image format support from import to export (for supported cameras), including Nikon's own RAW format NEF (Nikon Electronic File).
- Non-destructive image editing.
- Color management control with Soft Proofing.
- Color Aberration Control, D-Lighting (High Speed/High Quality), Image Dust Off, Vignette Control and Fisheye-to-Rectilinear Image Transformation.
- Noise Reduction: global or selective adjustments.
- Color Balance, Contrast/Brightness, Saturation/Warmth.
- Lens correction tools, such as chromatic aberration or distortion control.
- Auto Retouch Brush, to remove blemishes and dust from images. (not in Capture NX-D V 1.0 but will be added later[citation needed])
- Shadow/Highlight Adjustment, to open up shadows or recover blown out highlights.
- Improved Edit List, to apply common editings like auto color aberration, auto red-eye correction, vignette control, tone curves, contrast and highlight, exposure compensation and shadow protection.
- Filters, Ratings and Sorting Toolbar.
Features of Capture NX-D only
- All changes are saved to a Sidecar File in subfolder NKS_PARAM.
Features of Capture NX only
- All changes are saved to the NEF file.
- Color Control Point editing for hue, brightness and saturation.
- Selection Control Points, selectively edit photographs without the need to manually outline or mask the area for editing.
- Plug-In Interface for Nik Color Efex Pro
- Ability to use Dust Off Reference photo created by some Nikon DSLR's to automatically remove dust from images