Nikon software??

[Covanant]

I have a new Nikon D3100.havent had much time yet to look at much of the software it came with,and I'm wondering if it's any good or if I need to buy better?
Also,will it process raw files?

 

[Marcel]

Nikon View nx will treat and convert raw files. You can also do very good editing with the program but it's no way as powerful and friendly user as Lightroom.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

ViewNX2 is a good place to start. Depends on how far you go in photography as to how long you will want to stay with it. For basic editing it will do a good job.

 

[Mike D90]

I started with ViewNX 2 but when I got LightRoom it was such a humongous improvement I now only use ViewNX 2 to transfer and look at my RAW files for selection of keepers.

 

[BackdoorArts]

As was said, View NX2 (isn't there a 3 just out?) is fine for getting your images uploaded and making some very basic adjustments. But if you're shooting RAW and want to get the most out of your images you're going to want to move to something else like Lightroom (my personal recommendation), Aperture, Capture NX2 or something else.

I started with ViewNX 2 but when I got LightRoom it was such a humongous improvement I now only use ViewNX 2 to transfer and look at my RAW files for selection of keepers.

While it's hard to change a workflow you're used to, I strongly recommend importing using Lightroom if you have it. It allows you to embed additional metadata, protecting your image, and gets the photos immediately into your catalog. From there it's a quick run through using a single keystroke to flag any keepers, display and delete all the unflagged images, and off you go to processing them.