Capture NX

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Photo editing software

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Field	Value
name	Capture NX
developer	Nik Software
released	February 21, 2006
discontinued	yes
website
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In September 2012, Google acquired Nik Software. Capture NX remained branded as a Nikon product.

In July 2014, Nikon released Capture NX-D to succeed Capture NX 2. As such, the Nikon D810 is the first camera to support only Capture NX-D. Capture NX-D was developed based on SILKYPIX Developer Studio 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. 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)
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

References

"Nikon {{!}} Download center {{!}} News".
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"Interview with Keita Kimura". imaging.nikon.com.
Lardinois, Frederic. (September 17, 2012). "Google Acquires Nik Software, The Company Behind The Popular Snapseed Photo Editing App For iOS". techcrunch.com.
"Capture NX 2 Photo Editing Software". nikonusa.com.
(2014-07-06). "No NX2 support for the D810".
(2014-02-25). "Capture NX-Downgrade? Nikon improves multiple monitor support, but loses U-Point control".
"Nikon Japan says it's discontinuing its ViewNX-2, ViewNX-i, Capture NX2 and Capture NX-D software".
Schneider, Jaron. (2022-06-07). "Nikon is Dropping Support for ViewNX and Capture NX Programs".

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