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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

ViewNX ver. 1.0.0

View NX is a powerful new software application for viewing NEF RAW and JPEG images.

  • ViewNX offers the following 3 modes for viewing images:
    • " Thumbnail Grid " mode for viewing image thumbnails
    • " Image Viewer " mode displays a selected image at a large size
    • " Full Screen " mode displays an image full screen
  • RAW+JPEG format images recorded simultaneously can be viewed separately, or treated as a single image for simpler management.
  • Exposure Compensation, White-balance adjustment, and other adjustments can be performed on multiple images at one time, using "Picture Controls", within the supplied "Picture Control Utility".
  • Labels and Ratings can be applied to individual images for simpler classification, management, and display.
    • 10 labels are available for image classification. Labels can specify images displayed, images sent as e-mail attachments or printed, or images copied to another folder.
    • Images may be rated up to 5 stars to indicate importance or priority. Images within a specified span can be displayed, and also Labels and Ratings recorded use industry standard formats so that they are preserved and recognized in other applications using the same standard.
  • Focus area, histogram, highlights, and shadows displays are available.
  • A convenient quick zoom feature is available for verifying focus.
  • Enter information such as Creator, Origin, Image Title, and Keywords in XMP/IPTC Information for managing images.
  • Copies of images are easily created for attachment to e-mail messages.
  • Resized copies of images can be saved, and images can be converted and saved in TIFF or JPEG format.
  • A third-party software application can be registered for smooth integration with a favorite imaging application.
  • ViewNX and Nikon Transfer offer smooth collaboration. Use of these two applications together is convenient and recommended.

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