Photoediting software for D5300
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RocketCowboy
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You can probably update Adobe Camera RAW and/or DNG Converter to read the D5300 raw format and convert it to DNG so that your version of Photoshop will still work with it.
https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows
That said, I find the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription to be well worth the money, and gets you both Photoshop and Lightroom.
https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=106&platform=Windows
That said, I find the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription to be well worth the money, and gets you both Photoshop and Lightroom.
Nikon has View NX-i and Capture NX-D which are free and work fine with the D5300. View NX-i allows you to download from camera/SDC to your computer and tag your photos. Capture NX-D is for making adjustments to your RAW/JPG files. Adjustments to color, shadows, highlights, contrast, saturation, curves, cropping...
I pretty much use these two programs exclusively for processing. I use GIMP (also Free) for layer masks, adding filters, etc.
RAWTherapee is another free software that has a pretty deep learning curve, but can do some amazing RAW processing.
I pretty much use these two programs exclusively for processing. I use GIMP (also Free) for layer masks, adding filters, etc.
RAWTherapee is another free software that has a pretty deep learning curve, but can do some amazing RAW processing.
Horoscope Fish
Senior Member
Try updating Adobe Camera Raw: ACR v9.7
Sadly CS5 stop supporting versions after 6.7
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I have been playing with a free organization / editing program that I can recommend to people in my local photo club just to get them started
Zoner Photo Studio
So far it looks fairly complete and easy to use. Might be worth a try by people who do not want or can afford Adobe Photoshop / Lightroom CC
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Zoner Photo Studio
So far it looks fairly complete and easy to use. Might be worth a try by people who do not want or can afford Adobe Photoshop / Lightroom CC
[FONT=museo_sans300]Zoner Photo Studio[/FONT]
Bikerbrent
Senior Member
You might try looking for a cheap copy of Photoshop CS6 (I have heard of people picking it up for $25). The ACR for it will cover your D5300. Also you will be good up to D7200 with this version.
Bob Blaylock
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I have the “Pro” version of Zoner Photo Studio 18, having previously got in on a free deal on version 16, and then a really spectacular upgrade deal from that to 18. Alas, they kind of messed up the user interface somewhere between 16 and 18, but once you make sense of it, it seems to be an excellent photo-editing program.
Another FREE option. I like that. Ha! I haven't downloaded it, but in looking at the chart of what the free version can do, I think Nikon's Capture NX-D actually has more adjustment capabilities. The updates to Capture NX-D are pretty good for getting it up into a decent RAW processing program. For instance it has some NR funtionality, Unsharp Mask, Lens correction, Batch processing, export in various formats...
I only use NX-D. It is free and upgrades appear as soon as Nikon releases a new new body.
Apart from the basic brightness, shadow/highlight recovery and tone curves, the latest version comes with perspective control and an intelligent eraser. The only shortcoming is that there are no layers so you cannot edit selective areas.
Apart from the basic brightness, shadow/highlight recovery and tone curves, the latest version comes with perspective control and an intelligent eraser. The only shortcoming is that there are no layers so you cannot edit selective areas.
Horoscope Fish
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There's some good non-Adobe software out there, (e.g. Corel's Paintshop Pro), some is even free (e.g. GIMP) but Lightroom and Photoshop are the "gold standard" for a *LOT* of reasons. Applications like NX-D might be fine for you, they might "do everything you need" but to say it compares Photoshop only demonstrates how little you know about Photoshop.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I have to agree with you about PhotoShop and I will add Lightroom to that list. There are a number of people that really do not want, need or can afford the Adobe CC package. I also think newbies may just be a little afraid of Adobe and the learning curve so some of the easier free options are a good way to get their feet wet. I started off the easy way and look at me now. LOL
I don't think that anyone is arguing that PS & LR are considered to be the "gold standard." At one time is was definitely priced out of most hobbyists reach, but now with the subscription it is obtainable by the majority. I can't see looking down my nose at some of the free software, however, as it does meet the needs of many. Some of the free stuff takes a little more effort to use, but can get some results that are pretty close to what most get with PS. I think many who use PS don't get anywhere near reaching the full capabilities of it and the free stuff will make it to that point in processing without any problem. IMHO
Horoscope Fish
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Well now I feel I need to clarify. Nowhere in my previous post do I "look down my nose" at non-Adobe software. I've said it before, and I'll say it again now: Corel's Paintshop Pro and GIMP, for but two examples, are excellent editing solutions. NX-D is pretty good for what it is. More to the point, the post previous to mine drew some obvious parallels between Nikon's NX-D and Photoshop. The comment not only demonstrates a misunderstanding of how Levels work in PS (as opposed to Masking) but seemed to draw a comparison between the two applications with which I heartily disagree.
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NX-D and Photoshot do not compete. NX-D is RAW processor, Photoshop is Image Processing Software.
What I wanted to say is that a lot of photographers may not need the capabilities offered by Photoshop or Lightroom, and are quite satisfied with what NX-D offers.
In my case at least, the idea of shooting RAW is to get the best out of the sensor - wider DR which translates to better highlight and shadow recovery, and managing the tone curves and noise. At least at present I am not interested in manipulating the image, I am satisfied whit what I get out of the camera and try to get it right - focus and OOF areas. Of course many photographers prefer to manipulate their images - getting rid of obstructions, micro managing noise and retouching. That is their prerogative, and at times required for professionals.
What I wanted to say is that a lot of photographers may not need the capabilities offered by Photoshop or Lightroom, and are quite satisfied with what NX-D offers.
In my case at least, the idea of shooting RAW is to get the best out of the sensor - wider DR which translates to better highlight and shadow recovery, and managing the tone curves and noise. At least at present I am not interested in manipulating the image, I am satisfied whit what I get out of the camera and try to get it right - focus and OOF areas. Of course many photographers prefer to manipulate their images - getting rid of obstructions, micro managing noise and retouching. That is their prerogative, and at times required for professionals.
Love my adobe CC program..and the NIK plugins. While I agree some may get in over their head. Go slow. Learn at your own pace. The tutorials out there make learning new things pretty painless. Just because these programs can do everything. Doesn't mean you need to learn everything.
But along the same lines....if you ever want to branch out or push your boundaries...the Lightroom and photoshop CC subscription will allow you to do just that. And for what I would say is a pretty fair price.
But along the same lines....if you ever want to branch out or push your boundaries...the Lightroom and photoshop CC subscription will allow you to do just that. And for what I would say is a pretty fair price.
Horoscope Fish
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And what is a raw file? A raw file is raster-file. Applications that work with raster files, such as View NX-D and Photoshop, are known as raster-graphics editors.
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OK, I will elaborate slightly
Software like Photoshop were designed for graphics artists and concentrated more on the "Image" part. You could play around with the image, selectively edit parts of the image and apply special effects. It has evolved tremendously to incorporate RAW input files, but its forte is image manipulation.
NX-D does not do any graphics oriented edits. Some of the functions are
. Adjusts the brightness levels and contrast
. Transforms from 12/14 bits of RAW to 8 bits of jpeg. The transformation are either linear or nonlinear. You can use presets which will boost the shadows or tone down the highlights. In case you really want to you can generate a custom transformation curve (for all the colours or each one individually)
. Applies lens geometric corrections
. Customises White Balance
. Applies Noise reduction
NX-D does not have layer concept, so you cannot carry out any edits on selective region, nor does it have advanced image manipulation capabilities that Photoshop has.
In my case I am not interested in all the additional features that Photoshop has over NX-D, and there are a lot of photographers like me who shoot RAW just to get the best out of the sensor and are not interested in manipulating and polishing their images