Color calibration software for Nikon Raw/NEF format

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Dear experts,

After years of shooting film cameras, I've recently
bought a digital SLR. A Nikon D70S.

I've also bought the three color calibration target.
White, gray, black, and have been watching the DVD.
http://www.photovisionvideo.com/target.html

The technique by Ed Pierce is impressive.

He is using Canon's software to quickly change the color balance.

What is the equivilent Nikon software that would do the same thing?

Thanks
 
I believe Ed was using a Canon DPP ?
Nikon equivalent will be the Nikon Capture NX or if you are looking for a
free alternatives, Pixmantec RawShooter Essential is very good [and fast]
 
Dear experts,

After years of shooting film cameras, I've recently
bought a digital SLR. A Nikon D70S.

I've also bought the three color calibration target.
White, gray, black, and have been watching the DVD.
http://www.photovisionvideo.com/target.html

The technique by Ed Pierce is impressive.

He is using Canon's software to quickly change the color balance.

What is the equivilent Nikon software that would do the same thing?

Thanks
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If you are using Photoshop or Elements Adobe has a RAW opener. Works
well, the Nikon Capture NX has some out of this world features, but you
still needx Photoshop to finalize the image. Phase One's Capture 1 is
also a well thought of program.

Tom
 
You really need to learn to use an image processing program with color
management, Adobe Elements/CS2 or PaintshopPro. For real world color
management calibrating your monitor and using an image processing program
properly is more important than using calibration targets. Photographing a
target will provide calibration data only for the specific circumstances of
that shoot. For studio work that can be valuable but is irrelevant to
general photography. If you learn to shoot raw, and I do not see a reason to
use a dSLR otherwise (the D70 is a fantastic raw camera when you learn to
use it and software correctly), you will understand why photographing
targets is irrelevant apart from reproducible, controlled lighting
conditions. In reality trying to calibrate a scanner with specific targets
is not really necessary and, in fact, not reliable for general use, although
not everyone will agree on that. If you are shooting film under controlled
circumstances using the same batch that will be developed the same way then
including a calibration target on each roll can be helpful. However if you
understand color management that step may not prove all that useful.
 
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