This introduction to Nikon NX Studio and flexible colors is by Piero Desopo ( Website | Instagram | Flickr) How I Use NX Studio A few basic steps into Nikon’s RAW development NX Studio is the RAW development software provided by Nikon to edit Nikon’s RAW files. If you’re used to Lightroom or Capture One, at first glance, you might find NX Studio somehow limited. But depending on your editing needs, it might end up being all you need for your post-processing work. I’ll go through some basic steps to discuss some of the benefits NX Studio has to offer, and to show how I’m using it to edit my pictures. My workflow is not based on advanced color correction, as I find the RAW files generated by my Nikon Zf already good. That said, other than creating some customized Picture Controls, the other adjustments I usually apply are some basic contrast, local adjustments, and sometimes the LCH tool. I will also briefly go through the Flexible Color settings. The version of NX Studio I’m using, at the moment of this writing, is 1.10.0 for Windows. For those who want to follow along, below you’ll find the same RAW file used in this quick walk-through, the adjustments, and my custom [FC]: DSC_5272 adjustments [FC] The Setup The first thing I do, is set up the workspace. There are adjustments I don’t use, so I remove them from the UI to keep it more tidy. To do that, I click on the...
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