I assume you're using the directory structure as a way to group the pictures so you can find them. TXCiclista '.I have about 30k in approx 100 directories.' Jolly division edited this topic ages ago. Nikon ViewNX is the fastest way to get from NEF to JPEG at the best posted ages ago.

Once I made the backup I run the RAW through LR2.5 for post processing. I started shooting last year in RAW only, the first thing I do is convert them to JPG, then make a copy of the RAW and JPG on a CD for backup. I'm not sure it would be advisable to apply to all 30,000 of your pictures however. The only en-masse processing adjustment I might even begin to suggest is to apply the Monochrome Picture Control for processing to B&W. It would not be appropriate for say a portrait. It includes high contrast adjustments and artificial vignetting. It applies well to vehicles or subjects framed against the backdrop of a landscape. SET file that I call 'Top Gear' which mimics a lot of the look seen in that show. I'll only do so when I know all the images were taken with the same lens, have had similar composition are of the same types of subjects/scenes.įor instance, I have one. This is because what works for some images may not work well for others. I tend to be careful about applying processing and especially post-processing steps during a batch process.

Make sure you have a strategy for the output files and destination folders.Īny pointers on what basic pp steps would be good ones to throw in? This will tell CaptureNX to recurse through all the subdirectories. In CaptureNX, you can check 'include subfolders' and then point your source folder to the top of the folder tree. And possibly even better if you have applied some extra processing or post-processing steps (which you can do in batch mode) that can't be done in-camera. Originally posted at 3:11PM, 10 February 2010 PDT I would convert first then archive the RAW's for future use in case I find that one keeper that just begs to have the NEF used (as it, most of my pics just go up on SmugMug or find their way to Shutterfly books). Is it possible to do a batch convert that would preserve the existing directory structure without doing them one directory at a time? (I have about 30k in approx 100 directories) Is it reasonable to assume that a converted JPEG from either program will be just as good as a JPEG when shooting RAW+JPEG?Ģ. I've got ViewNX and Capture NX2, so I can use either to convert to JPG, but I have a few questions first:ġ. All well and good, except that I haven't really been methodically keeping JPEG copies. I've been shooting NEF for some years now and, though I love the possibilities of the format, I'm starting to think I'd rather just work with the JPEG's and archive the NEF's (metadata writing is part of this).

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