Introduction

I love the workflow in Aperture. I hate the user interface in Capture NX. That said, I decided to see if the RAW conversion in Aperture lives up to my expectations. Frankly, I think I am getting great images out of Aperture, but I am letting others that I read cast some doubts on the quality of the RAW conversion. Also, I really do like the fact that Capture NX can read the camera settings in the file and that makes it my application of choice when I need to generate a quick CD of JPEGs for someone who says, “hey, can I have a copy of those photos you took tonight?” It is easier to just generate JPEGs than explain that I have to process the files first. (more…)

tags: post-processing | software | technique