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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 504929" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>Well I'm going to say yes, and no to this...</p><p></p><p>Yes, because NIK Tools is simply amazing to work with. </p><p></p><p>No, because you're going to lose some degree of functionality because Elements simply doesn't have the horsepower to match what you're considering throwing at it. First off, Elements will not be able to use HDR Efex Pro, at all. Nada. Zero functionality. This is because PS Elements can not process 32-bit files (required for HDR processing in NIK). Further, Elements won't even handle the 12-bit, or 14-bit, RAW files your D7000 will produce without reducing them to 8-bit files, much like a JPG, because 8-bit is the highest bit-rate Elements will support. </p><p></p><p>Now some people will want to argue it's not worth working with RAW files in 16-bit mode but I beg to differ (see, <a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/16-bit/" target="_blank">The Benefits Of Working With 16-Bit Images In Photoshop</a>). The whole point of shooting RAW, to my way of thinking, is to be able to leverage as much information as I can and, simply put, you won't be able to do that with Elements. It's a good place to start getting your feet wet with working with RAW files and doing post-processing, but I thought you should be aware of the limitations you face as long as you stick to PS Elements, so you can make an informed decision about how to proceed.</p><p><span style="color: #FFFFFF">....</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 504929, member: 13090"] Well I'm going to say yes, and no to this... Yes, because NIK Tools is simply amazing to work with. No, because you're going to lose some degree of functionality because Elements simply doesn't have the horsepower to match what you're considering throwing at it. First off, Elements will not be able to use HDR Efex Pro, at all. Nada. Zero functionality. This is because PS Elements can not process 32-bit files (required for HDR processing in NIK). Further, Elements won't even handle the 12-bit, or 14-bit, RAW files your D7000 will produce without reducing them to 8-bit files, much like a JPG, because 8-bit is the highest bit-rate Elements will support. Now some people will want to argue it's not worth working with RAW files in 16-bit mode but I beg to differ (see, [url=http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/16-bit/]The Benefits Of Working With 16-Bit Images In Photoshop[/url]). The whole point of shooting RAW, to my way of thinking, is to be able to leverage as much information as I can and, simply put, you won't be able to do that with Elements. It's a good place to start getting your feet wet with working with RAW files and doing post-processing, but I thought you should be aware of the limitations you face as long as you stick to PS Elements, so you can make an informed decision about how to proceed. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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