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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 344290" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>I downloaded the beta version before I bought the D3300 in March and used with D70. I have been downloading each successive update. Here are my thoughts</p><p></p><p>. The first production version changed the sidecar file structure. The production version does not read the beta sidecar files so all edits are lost. Hence I am still using beta.</p><p>. Multimonitor support is excellent. I am using it on two HD monitors. The only problem that I see a new comer facing is that all the menus are floating menus, so you have to first display them, then undock from the default location and then place them where you want.</p><p>. The menus are extensive. I use only the exposure related functions and noise reduction once in a while.</p><p>. Noise reduction is not all that great, but works.</p><p>. I have noted that at least D3300 has +1EV highlight protection, that is it can be recovered. The histogram shows the over exposure, but reducing the exposure by 1EV works beautifully. I guess Nikon has intentionally let the meter under expose so that there are few blown highlights.</p><p>. Shadows upto 5EV are easily recovered with the active D lighting option.</p><p>. You can program your own response curve and store it, but I find packaged one work fine.</p><p>. The default colours of the images shown in my monitor match real life, so I guess Nikon has got the colour right.</p><p>. Applying settings in a Batch is as easy as selecting the files and then applying the commands, including crop, rotate apart from exposure and tones.</p><p>. I have yet to experiment with other controls - tones, LCH (?), custom curves, NR, etc.</p><p></p><p>On the whole I am quite happy. What is missing?</p><p>. Focus and blur adjust like in Focus Magic</p><p>. Reversing the colours - required if I digitize colour negatives with my camera</p><p>. Cataloging. I do my own, but I believe Lightroom does an extensive job.</p><p></p><p> I write a lot of code in C++, Fortran and DBMS, so one day I may modify my image processing codes to overcome the shortcomings. I am also thinking of creating a data base of my images in an RDBMS where I can put in all the keywords, so that I can do a free format search.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 344290, member: 16090"] I downloaded the beta version before I bought the D3300 in March and used with D70. I have been downloading each successive update. Here are my thoughts . The first production version changed the sidecar file structure. The production version does not read the beta sidecar files so all edits are lost. Hence I am still using beta. . Multimonitor support is excellent. I am using it on two HD monitors. The only problem that I see a new comer facing is that all the menus are floating menus, so you have to first display them, then undock from the default location and then place them where you want. . The menus are extensive. I use only the exposure related functions and noise reduction once in a while. . Noise reduction is not all that great, but works. . I have noted that at least D3300 has +1EV highlight protection, that is it can be recovered. The histogram shows the over exposure, but reducing the exposure by 1EV works beautifully. I guess Nikon has intentionally let the meter under expose so that there are few blown highlights. . Shadows upto 5EV are easily recovered with the active D lighting option. . You can program your own response curve and store it, but I find packaged one work fine. . The default colours of the images shown in my monitor match real life, so I guess Nikon has got the colour right. . Applying settings in a Batch is as easy as selecting the files and then applying the commands, including crop, rotate apart from exposure and tones. . I have yet to experiment with other controls - tones, LCH (?), custom curves, NR, etc. On the whole I am quite happy. What is missing? . Focus and blur adjust like in Focus Magic . Reversing the colours - required if I digitize colour negatives with my camera . Cataloging. I do my own, but I believe Lightroom does an extensive job. I write a lot of code in C++, Fortran and DBMS, so one day I may modify my image processing codes to overcome the shortcomings. I am also thinking of creating a data base of my images in an RDBMS where I can put in all the keywords, so that I can do a free format search. [/QUOTE]
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