Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 27

21 File Format Differences Capture NX supports three different file formats that can be used to save any edited image file: the NEF format, the TIFF format, and the JPEG format. not able to display enhancements that are unique to Capture NX within NEF files. If you would like to share your NEF files with someone who does not have a copy of Capture NX, it is recommended that you save a copy of your Chapter 5 NEF The NEF, or Nikon Electronic image Format, was designed to act as the image into the TIFF or JPEG file format to ensure that all of the enhancements that you have made are available. archive file for your images. The NEF file NEF image files are generated by all format saves the complete contents of Nikon Digital SLR cameras as well as a the Edit List along with the full image number of COOLPIX cameras. Some of information from the original image, the Digital SLR cameras offer you the and all changes made to the image are ability to create an uncompressed NEF stored separately within the file. The image file. These uncompressed NEF NEF format maintains the high level of image files can later be compressed quality of the original file without any within Capture NX, if you choose, to loss in image quality while maintaining save additional hard disk space. a relatively small image size. NEF format images remain nearly the same size as the original image file, regardless of the number of enhancements that are Please note: Compressed NEF files cannot be saved in Capture NX as uncompressed NEF image files. applied within the image. RAW FILE SUPPORT Getting Started Capture NX utilizes a new cache system with NEF files that helps increase the speed of opening NEF images that were previously edited within Capture NX. This cache system creates a cache file whenever an NEF image is saved which Capture NX can use the next time that image is opened. By utilizing the cache system, Capture NX can utilize cache file data to reduce the amount of data that needs to be processed, thereby greatly increasing the speed of opening NEF images. Please see page 133 for information on the cache system. Please note: Previous versions of Nikon Capture and PictureProject are Capture NX provides RAW support to the entire line of Nikon digital cameras that produce NEF RAW files. Supported cameras include: COOLPIX 5000 COOLPIX 5400 COOLPIX 5700 COOLPIX 8400 COOLPIX 8700 COOLPIX 8800 D50 D70S D200 D1 D1X D1H D2X D2XS D2H D2HS D70 D100