Capture NX Question

[Forest_McMullin]

I've been trying NX with moderate success. It's definately faster and less buggy than Capture 4, but I've discovered an odd quirk that's an absolute deal breaker for me. When I send an image to Photoshop using the Open With command, NX renames the file TransferredImage.tif and strips out all of the IPTC info I've previously entered. When I look at the info inside NX, it's all still there. When I Save As a tif and reopen in Photoshop, all the info is preserved, which is fine, except it adds a step. I can't find anything in the Preferences to solve this.

I'm generally happy with the processing of Camera Raw, but every once in a while I'll prefer the conversion of Capture, in spite of the length of time it takes.

Has anyone else encountered this? Is there a solution I just haven't found?

Forest

[DouglasUrner]

I don't have a solution

But, do file a bug report with Nikon. Even if there is a way around this problem, discarding metadata by default is not the right way to go.

Metadata issues are going to be more and more of a deal breaker for imaging applications, and it is especially nasty when one link in the chain discards some of the metadata along the way.

If you're so inclined, take a look at the Metadata Manifesto from the Stock Artists Alliance it's a good start on beginning a discussion on metadata related issues and the problems of developing a functional "metadata flow."

Doug

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