NEF file conversion in PSCS

[Jeremily]

As a Nuclear Reactor Operator, I can tell you that the batch processing menus are MUCH more scary than the Control Panel- at least in the plant, if I mess up, a computer can catch most things and make it safe before I do major damage! Many thanks for the guide, this will make it's way into my document with all the treasured posts that I'd like to be able to look back at!

Cheers!

Jeremy

 

[ar bee]

a question iro that RAW adjustment window that pops up: I used to have it (Elements 3), but since a few days only a much simpler version (exposure and WB only) pops up. I have NO idea what kind of setting I changed..

Can you help?

tks in advance
ar bee

 

[stuartgmilton]

Just one last thing.

When you do the Save as. You don't get the option of JPEG, only TIFF. But in the next window, it allows you to select JPEG compression.

Is this how to save as JPEG?

 

[Griff2001]

when you installed the nikon software, it put a nef plugin in your photoshop plugin folder. Remove this plugin, and acr will work normally.

griff

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[ar bee]

did as you recommended

regards

 

[drmrbrewer]

I must confess never to have sat in front of a nuclear reactor control panel, so my comparison with the PSCS batch window was mere conjecture! Glad to have it from the horse's mouth, so to speak!

Mike

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As a Nuclear Reactor Operator, I can tell you that the batch
processing menus are MUCH more scary than the Control Panel- at
least in the plant, if I mess up, a computer can catch most things
and make it safe before I do major damage! Many thanks for the
guide, this will make it's way into my document with all the
treasured posts that I'd like to be able to look back at!

Cheers!

Jeremy

 

[drmrbrewer]

IIRC, when you choose Save As, you get a first window with a drop down list where you select between JPEG, TIFF, PSD etc. If you select JPEG, the next window allows you to set jpeg compression etc. If you select TIFF, the next window allows you to select TIFF compression (none, lzw, zip etc).

As an aside, it doesn't matter where and what filename you choose to save to in the action, since you override that name and location in the batch output options --- although it's best to choose an unimportant directory such as a Temp directory somewhere to avoid the possibility of overwriting anything useful if you get the batch options wrong!

Does this help?

Mike

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Just one last thing.

When you do the Save as. You don't get the option of JPEG, only
TIFF. But in the next window, it allows you to select JPEG
compression.

Is this how to save as JPEG?

 

[Shutterbugin]

Hey Jules. I just recently had a paid shoot with over 600 NEFs to process. Unfortunately this was my first time jumping into RAW, so I was not very familar with the process - especially batch converting. Basically I did tweak EACH photo in the ACR window - adjusting white balance, exposure, etc. Then the next image I opened, I would hit 'previous conversion' and that would work pretty well, since many of the images had similar lighting.

Since I am convinced to stay with RAW forever - I do need to brish up on technique - especially batch conversion - BUT my question still remains...I don't see how you can batch process NEFs, since many will need different tweaks in white balance, etc. I have a bit to learn about NEF processing.

Shutterbugin, you have obviously never prodessed a bunch of files.
Which one day you will.
Having the programme stop and ask verification foreach file is a
complete pain and not od any use for photographers batch processing
loads of files and having a life and business to get on with at the
same time.
jules
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Why would you want to skip this process? This window that comes up
is where you do your white balance, and some exposure correction.
Do you want to remove the possibility of tweaking your white
balance? If you hit the ok button - then the image is opened in
Photoshop, basically 'as shot'. That kindof removes some of the
flexibility of shooting in RAW IMO.
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[drmrbrewer]

There is a simpler way of applying camera raw settings from one nef to another, where lighting is similar. Just do the adjustment for one of them. Then drag that thumbnail in PSCS File Browser so that it's the first in the series of similar shots. Then select all the shots you want the same as the first, including** the first (adjusted) image. Then in the File Browser menu, select Automate > Apply Camera Raw Settings... it should already come up in the drop-down to use the first selected image, and you can select which settings to apply to all the others (using the checkboxes). Then just hit OK, and all your images in the batch now have settings copied from the adjusted image. Especially useful for WB, but also for sharpening, contrast, saturation.

Basically, you can't batch process NEFs in PSCS without prior manual adjustment, unless you're happy with the defaults. As I stated in an earlier reply, I only batch convert after manual adjustments, to save time.

Mike

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Since I am convinced to stay with RAW forever - I do need to brish
up on technique - especially batch conversion - BUT my question
still remains...I don't see how you can batch process NEFs, since
many will need different tweaks in white balance, etc. I have a bit
to learn about NEF processing.

Shutterbugin, you have obviously never prodessed a bunch of files.
Which one day you will.
Having the programme stop and ask verification foreach file is a
complete pain and not od any use for photographers batch processing
loads of files and having a life and business to get on with at the
same time.
jules
.......................................................
Why would you want to skip this process? This window that comes up
is where you do your white balance, and some exposure correction.
Do you want to remove the possibility of tweaking your white
balance? If you hit the ok button - then the image is opened in
Photoshop, basically 'as shot'. That kindof removes some of the
flexibility of shooting in RAW IMO.
--
All the views stated above are correct and unquestionable.

--
ShutterBugin
http://www.exposureproductions.smugmug.com