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• Added support for the COOLPIX B500 and A300.
• Added support for MP4 movies.
• Added ranges to the sliders in the Adjustments/Metadata palette.
• The sliders in the Adjustments/Metadata palette can now be reset by clicking the mark that indicates the default position.

• Added support for the COOLPIX B500 and A300.
• Added a View menu to Preferences for a custom grid display.
• Added perspective control to the Straighten tool.
• Sliders now show increments at all times.
• Fixed an issue that caused blurring when Noise Reduction > Better Quality 2013 was applied to NEF (RAW) photos taken with the D610.

• Support for RAW images captured with the D7200 has been added.
• An Open with ViewNX-i option has been added to the File menu.
• An Open with ViewNX-i tool (icon) has been added to the toolbar.
• When NEF-format images were converted to a different format after cropping, the portion of the image remaining after conversion did not always correspond to the actual crop applied. This issue has been resolved.
• Windows Vista is no longer supported.

• Support for the D7200 and COOLPIX P900 has been added.

• Windows Vista is no longer supported.

• Support for RAW images captured with the Nikon 1 V3 and COOLPIX S810C has been added.
• The following issues have been resolved:

• Auto distortion control was not applied to images captured with some cameras, and Auto Distortion in the Camera & Lens Corrections section of the Edit List palette was not displayed.
• When RAW images captured with some cameras and saved using Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.4.5 or earlier were opened, white balance effects sometimes changed.

Download Nikon Capture NX 2.4.7 - Windows | Macintosh
 
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• Support for RAW images captured with the D3300 has been added.
• Advanced settings, such as Sharpening, under Camera Settings > Picture Control in the Develop section of the Edit List palette can now be adjusted, even when Unchanged is selected for Picture Control when RAW images are opened.
• The following modifications and additions have been applied to White Balance > New WB in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette.

• An Auto 1 option has been added to White Balance > New WB options. Capture NX 2 adjusts white balance for colors similar to those achieved in images captured with a camera's Auto 1 (Normal) * white balance setting.
• However, only RAW images captured with the following cameras are supported.

• The D7000 and later digital SLR cameras
• Advanced cameras with interchangeable lenses
• The COOLPIX A as well as the COOLPIX P7100 and later COOLPIX cameras that support recording in the NRW format
• *Auto white balance setting with cameras that do not offer an Auto 2 (Keep warm lighting colors) option
• Adjustment units available with the Tint option have been changed from 1 to 0.01 for more precise specification.
• The adjustment range for Fine Adjustment when Direct sunlight is selected for Daylight has been expanded from 4132–7042k to 2500–7042k.
• Adjustment using Fine Adjustment and Tint is now possible when Recorded Value, Auto 1, Auto 2, or Underwater is selected.

The following issues have been resolved:
 
Windows version only

• An error occurred when XMP/IPTC files created with Capture NX 2.4.3 or earlier were opened:

• Details specified in the Print layout dialog and page setup dialog displayed with selection of Page Setup... in the File menu were not applied.

Macintosh version only

• When image files saved to a disk formatted using the FAT32 architecture were edited and saved, editing details were not applied.
• Support for Mac OS X version 10.6 has been eliminated

Download:
Capture NX 2.4.6 - Windows | Macintosh

• Support for the D5300 and the Df has been added.

Download:
View NX v2.8.2 - Windows 32bit | Windows 64bit | Macintosh
 
Capture NX v2.4.5
Modifications enabled with 2.4.5

• Support for RAW images captured with the D5300 and the Df has been added.
• The Better Quality 2012 option under Noise Reduction in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette has been changed to Better Quality 2013.
  Applicable from this version, Intensity and Sharpness can now be adjusted separately for both Luminance and Color. Therefore, when images to which Better Quality 2012 was applied with Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.4.4 or earlier are opened in Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.4.5, the effects of Noise Reduction adjustment may change.

Download:
Capture NX v2.4.5 - Windows | Macintosh

• Support for RAW images captured with the COOLPIX P7800 has been added.
• An Automatic (Underwater) option has been added to the Auto Distortion pull-down menu under Camera & Lens Corrections in the Adjust section of the Edit List.
  However, the Automatic (Underwater) option is only displayed when all of the following conditions are met.
  - The image was captured with an advanced camera with interchangeable lenses that supports underwater automatic distortion control, and a lens that also supports the function.
  - The image was captured in RAW format or in JPEG format with the camera's Auto distortion control function disabled.
• The following issues have been resolved.
  - When the slider bar was manipulated while applying settings such as Gaussian Blur, High Pass, or Colorize, flicker in the form of random blocks was sometimes displayed.

Additional modifications to the Windows version

• When OK in the Page Setup dialog opened from the Print layout dialog was clicked after changing printers using the Print button in the Print layout dialog, only the default printer (that normally used) was named in the Printer section at top left in the Print layout dialog.
• "aaa..." was displayed for Artist in the File & Camera Information section of the Metadata palette. (Language versions other than the English version).
• When a date was entered in the Date Created text box in the XMP/IPTC Information section of the Metadata palette, and the user attempted to save the image, an error was displayed and the image could not be saved. (German language version only).
• When an image was edited using the LCH tool in the Adjust section of the Edit List, a message prompting the user to restart the application was sometimes displayed.

Notes:

• When this software is installed on a computer to which ViewNX 2 Ver. 2.2.3 or earlier has been installed, the Picture Control Utility cannot be launched from ViewNX 2. Please upgrade ViewNX 2 to Ver. 2.2.4 or later.
• RAW images saved with Thumbnail only selected for Embed Preview When Saving NEF/NRW in Capture NX 2 Preferences will appear grainy with display in and printing from ViewNX 2.
• If either Capture NX 2 or the Picture Control Utility (one or the other) is launched in 32-bit mode on a Macintosh computer, Capture NX 2 may freeze unexpectedly if Save as a new Custom Picture Control or Load Custom Picture Control Settings is selected from the Manage Picture Control menu in Capture NX 2.
• To use the software in 32-bit mode, be sure that both Capture NX 2 and the Picture Control Utility are running in 32-bit mode.

Download: Capture NX 2.4.4 - Windows | Macintosh

• Information for lenses used with the Auto Distortion function under Camera & Lens Corrections in the Develop section has been updated.

Notes

• When this software is installed on a computer to which ViewNX 2 Ver. 2.2.3 or earlier has been installed, the Picture Control Utility cannot be launched from ViewNX 2. Please upgrade ViewNX 2 to Ver. 2.2.4 or later.
• RAW images saved with Thumbnail only selected for Embed Preview When Saving NEF/NRW in Capture NX 2 Preferences will appear grainy with display in and printing from ViewNX 2.
• If either Capture NX 2 or the Picture Control Utility (one or the other) is launched in 32-bit mode on a Macintosh computer, Capture NX 2 may freeze unexpectedly if Save as a new Custom Picture Control or Load Custom Picture Control Settings is selected from the Manage Picture Control menu in Capture NX 2.
• To use the software in 32-bit mode, be sure that both Capture NX 2 and the Picture Control Utility are running in 32-bit mode.

Download Capture NX 2.4.3: Windows | Macintosh
 
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ViewNX 2.7.6 Full Version
 
ViewNX 2 is an all-in-one image browsing and editing software application for both still images and movies. Nikon Transfer 2 is incorporated into ViewNX 2 for transferring images to a computer. Smoother collaboration with NIKON IMAGE SPACE, Nikon's image storage and sharing service, has also been achieved.
 
This is the full version of ViewNX 2.7.6 for Windows and Macintosh computers. If you are currently using ViewNX 2 this download will uninstall your existing version and then install version 2.7.6. This software supports all Nikon D-SLR cameras, Nikon 1, and all COOLPIX cameras with USB support..
 
Modifications enabled with Ver. 2.7.6

• Information for lenses used with the Auto Distortion function under File & Camera Information in the Metadata palette has been updated.
• The destination for the link when the NIKON IMAGE SPACE website is opened from the NIKON IMAGE SPACE area in the Browser palette has been updated from my Picturetown to NIKON IMAGE SPACE.

Notes

• 32-bit and 64-bit versions of ViewNX 2 and Windows Operating System compatibility
  The 64-bit version of ViewNX 2 Ver. 2.7.6 can be used with the following operating systems.
  - 64-bit versions of Windows 8
  - 64-bit versions of Windows 7
  - 64-bit versions of Windows Vista
  The 32-bit version of ViewNX 2 Ver. 2.7.6 can be used with the following operating systems.
  - 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 8
  - 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7
  - 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista
  - 32-bit versions of Windows XP
  Only the 32-bit version will run under a 32-bit operating system.
• When transferring files using Nikon Transfer 2:
  - Image transfer using Nikon Transfer 2 is not possible with the following cameras. Use a card reader to transfer images to a computer for storage.
  COOLPIX 910/900/600/300/100
  - Image transfer using Nikon Transfer 2 with the camera connected to the computer is not possible with the cameras indicated below. Use a card reader to transfer images.
  - D1, D1X, D1H
  - COOLPIX 990, 950, 880, 800, 700
• Restrictions on Nikon Movie Editor
  1. Movies up to 60 minutes in length can be edited with the Windows version; movies up to 30 minutes in length can be edited with the Macintosh version.
  2. The following restrictions on the number of movies and still images that can be added to the storyboard apply.
  Windows
  - A project containing up to 10 movies, or a total of 30 movies and still images, can be previewed and exported.
  - When a movie a few seconds in length with transition effects applied is added to the storyboard, the movie file may not be properly exported, even if it does not exceed restrictions on the number of movies and still images.
  Macintosh
  - A project containing 4 H.264 (1920 × 1080) movies and 2 still images can be previewed and exported. However, when H.264 movies recorded at 720p and lower are used, the number of movie files and still images that can be used in a project increases.
  - In addition, when only Motion JPEG (1080p) movies are used, a project containing up to 30 movies can be previewed and exported.
  3. Movies recorded at a setting of 1080/60i are handled as 1080/30p movies.
• NRW (RAW) images
  When images captured at a white balance setting of Auto and an image quality setting of NRW (RAW) are enhanced using ViewNX 2, the results achieved may differ from those achieved with in-camera NRW (RAW) processing.
• Ratings applied with a COOLPIX camera
  Ratings applied with a COOLPIX camera in playback mode are not reflected in ViewNX 2 or other applications that support ratings.
• H.264 movie playback under Macintosh
  Colours will appear lighter in movies played back on a computer running Macintosh.
• Display of MPO-format images shot in 3D
  MPO-format images shot in 3D can only be viewed with a viewer that supports 3D images.
• COOLPIX S550, S560, L20 and L19 Smile mode
  Scene mode information is not correctly displayed in the Metadata palette for images captured in Smile mode. However, all other operations function properly.
• Capture NX 2
  - When this software is installed on a computer to which Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.2.8 or earlier has been installed, the Picture Control Utility will be replaced with a version not supported by Capture NX 2, making it impossible to launch the Picture Control Utility from Capture NX 2. Please upgrade Capture NX 2 to Ver. 2.3.0 or later.
  - RAW images saved with Thumbnail only selected for Embed Preview When Saving NEF/NRW in Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.3.0 or later Preferences will appear grainy with display in and printing from ViewNX 2.
• Capture NX
  When this software is installed on a computer to which Capture NX has been installed, the Picture Control Utility will be replaced with a version not supported by Capture NX, making it impossible to launch the Picture Control Utility from Capture NX.
• Windows version of QuickTime Ver. 7.7 (32-bit version of ViewNX 2 only)
  In some rare cases, depending upon the system to which QuickTime Ver. 7.7 is installed, the following features may not function.
  - Slideshow
  - The Convert Motion Snapshot to Movie item in the File menu
  - Uploading of Motion Snapshot files to a Web service other than NIKON IMAGE SPACE using the Web Service item in the File menu
• Macintosh version’s Synchronize camera date and time to computer when camera is connected (supported cameras only)
  Camera date and time will not be synchronized with the computer’s, even when Synchronize camera date and time to computer when camera is connected (supported cameras only) in the Nikon Transfer 2 Preferences panel is checked, when Calendar is set to any option other than Gregorian in the Language & Text>Formats panel of the computer’s System Preferences.

Download ViewNX 2.7.6: Windows 32bit | Windows 64bit | Macintosh

• When RAW images captured with a D600 running C firmware Ver. 1.01 at an Image area setting of DX (24×16) 1.5x and any Active D-Lighting setting other than Off were opened in Capture NX 2, a bright (whitish) diagonal line was visible. This issue has been resolved.

Downloads
 
Capture NX 2.4.2 - Windows | Macintosh
ViewNX 2.7.5 - Windows (64bit / 32bit) | Macintosh
 
B&H carries Nikon Capture NX 2 photo editing software.

• Support for RAW images captured with the D7100 has been added.
• An Auto2 option has been added to New WB under White Balance in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette. This option is available with RAW images taken with the D7000. However, colors will differ slightly from those achieved with the camera's White Balance set to AUTO2 Keep warm lighting colors.

The following issues have been resolved:
 
Issues resolved with both the Windows and Macintosh versions

• When some color profiles were used as the monitor (or display) profile, colors were extremely blue.
• When the Selection Control Point was dragged, an error was sometimes displayed and Capture NX 2 would quit unexpectedly.

Additional issues resolved with the Windows version

• When some color profiles were used and the Soft Proof feature enabled, colors were sometimes strange or an error may have been displayed.
• When attempting to print images with which this issue occurred, Capture NX 2 sometimes quit unexpectedly.
• When editing images, a "The drive that the Temporary Folder is on is nearly full." error message was sometimes displayed.
• When performing batch processing on a large number of images, blue lines sometimes appeared in images.

Additional issues resolved with the Macintosh version

• When some color profiles were used and the Soft Proof feature enabled, colors were sometimes strange.
• When a large number of color profiles were registered with the computer, Capture NX 2 was sometimes unable to open images.

Download the Nikon Capture NX 2.4.1 Update: Windows | Macintosh
 
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• Support for RAW images captured with the Nikon 1 J3 and Nikon 1 S1 has been added.
• The following modifications have been made to White Balance in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette.

• Underwater can now be selected from New WB. However, Underwater can only be selected for RAW images captured with a camera that supports Underwater white balance.
• Resulting colors have been corrected when Flash was selected from New WB for RAW images captured with the Nikon 1 V2.

• An issue that, in some rare cases, prevented display of some JPEG images has been resolved.

Additional modifications to the Windows version

• Compatibility with 64- and 32-bit Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise has been added.
• Proper operation has been confirmed with use in desktop mode. Touch screen operations are not supported.

Additional modifications to the Macintosh version

• Support for high-resolution display on Macintosh computers with a built-in Retina display has been added. However, this applies only to image display in the image window.

Installation
Windows

1. Create a new folder with an appropriate name on your computer's hard disk.
2. Download S-CNX2__-020400WU-___EN-ALL___.exe to the folder created in step 1.
3. Run S-CNX2__-020400WU-___EN-ALL___.exe to launch the software installer.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to accurately complete the installation.

Macintosh

1. Download S-CNX2__-020400MU-___EN-ALL___.dmg.
2. Once S-CNX2__-020400MU-___EN-ALL___.dmg has finished downloading, a Capture NX 2 Setup disk image will be mounted. A file titled Capture NX 2 Setup will be created inside the disk image.
3. Double-click Capture NX 2 Setup to launch the software installer.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to accurately complete the installation.

Download the Capture NX 2.4.0 software update: Windows | Macintosh
 
B&H carries Nikon's Capture NX 2 photo editing software.

• Support for RAW images captured with the Nikon 1 J2 and COOLPIX P7700 has been added.
• When RAW images captured with a camera’s Auto distortion control function enabled were opened or edited, Capture NX 2 sometimes quit unexpectedly. This issue has been resolved

Additional modifications to the Macintosh version

• Support for Mac OS X version 10.5 has been removed.

• Support for RAW images captured with the D4, D800 and D800E has been added.
• Extra High 1 (Extra High) and Extra High 2 items have been added to the Active D-Lighting pulldown menu under Camera Settings in the Develop section of the Edit List.
• When "Always use the latest Color Reproduction Process" in the Picture Control Utility Preferences is selected for images captured with cameras released prior to the D4, these items will be displayed.
• Event ID can now be displayed under File Info 2 in the File & Camera Information section of the Metadata palette for images captured by, and to which IPTC information has been added using the IPTC item in the camera’s setup menu, the D4.
• Display format for the following items in the Edit List has been modified.
• Active D-Lighting under Camera Settings in the Develop section
• Color Moiré Reduction under Camera & Lens Corrections in the Develop section
• An issue that prevented sufficient application of vignette control enhancement for RAW (NEF) images captured with the Nikon 1 V1 and Nikon 1 J1 with A firmware Ver. 1.10 or 1.11 and B firmware Ver. 1.10 installed has been resolved.
• An issue that prevented accurate display of lens information in the Metadata palette for images captured with the Nikon 1 V1 or Nikon 1 J1 and a 1 NIKKOR lens has been resolved.
• When certain images with GPS information attached were saved in JPEG format, Capture NX 2 sometimes quit responding. This issue has been resolved.

Note: "Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.3.0 must be installed before proceeding with this update."
 
Nikon Capture NX 2.3.0 Full Version is available for download: USA | Europe.

• Lens information is now displayed in the Metadata palette for images captured with the Nikon 1 V1 or Nikon 1 J1 using the Mount Adapter FT1 and a CPU lens.
• Support for images captured with the Nikon 1 V1 and Nikon 1 J1 using the Mount Adapter FT1 has been added.
• An Astro Noise Reduction option has been added to Noise Reduction in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette. This option reduces the randomly spaced bright pixels that occur in images of stars captured with long exposures.
• An Auto2 option has been added to New WB under White Balance in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette. This option is available with RAW images taken with the COOLPIX P7100.
• When white balance is changed to Auto2 and a settings file saved, a white balance setting of Recorded Value will be applied if the settings file is used on a RAW image that does not support the Auto2 white balance setting.
• When Set Gray Point was selected from White Balance in the Camera Settings portion of the Develop section in the Edit List palette, and the image clicked to specify a portion to use as the gray point, the point selected was sometimes not accurately reflected in the resulting white balance if the image had first been rotated. This issue has been resolved.

 
Additional modifications to the Windows version

• This software now operates as a native 64-bit application under the 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
• An Embed Preview When Saving NEF/NRW item with Thumbnail and Preview and Thumbnail only options has been added to the General panel of the Preferences accessed from the Edit menu.
• In addition, preview images can later be added to NEF/NRW files saved without embedding them using the new Update Preview option in the Browser palette context menu and File menu.
• The default setting for the Use Image Cache option in the Cache Settings panel of the Preferences, accessed from the Edit menu, has been changed to off (not checked).
• When Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.3.0 is installed with the Use Image Cache option enabled (checked) with the previous version of Capture NX 2, Use Image Cache will be disabled (unchecked) and cached data will be deleted.
• An issue that resulted in inconsistent display of images in the Browser palette and images inside the folder selected in the Folders palette has been resolved.
• When a batch process was run for images captured with simultaneous RAW + JPEG recording by selecting Run Batch Process from the Batch menu with a new naming convention applied to the RAW and JPEG images, new files were not always created for the selected images. This issue has been resolved.
• An issue that caused the Folders, Browser, and Metadata palettes to be shifted down when Windows was set to display the taskbar at the top of the desktop has been resolved.
• When Set as Default Printer was applied to some printers with Windows, a Capture NX 2 stops working error message was displayed when Capture NX 2 was exited. This issue has been resolved.
• When tone curves were edited using Adjust menu>Light>Levels & Curves, Adjust menu>Color>LCH, or Quick Fix in the Develop section of the Edit List palette, positions of anchor points changed unexpectedly. This issue has been resolved.
• When the mouse cursor was positioned over the Set Black Point button in the Levels & Curves dialog, accessed via the Adjust menu>Light, to display an explanation of the feature, white point information was displayed. This issue has been resolved. (French version only)

 
Additional modifications to the Macintosh version

• This software now operates as a native 64-bit application under Mac OS.
• An Embed Preview When Saving NEF/NRW item with Thumbnail and Preview and Thumbnail only options has been added to the General panel of the Preferences accessed from the Capture NX 2 menu.
• In addition, preview images can later be added to NEF/NRW files saved without embedding them using the new Update Preview option in the Browser palette context menu and File menu.
• The default setting for the Use Image Cache option in the Cache Settings panel of the Preferences, accessed from the Capture NX 2 menu, has been changed to off (not checked).
• When Capture NX 2 Ver. 2.3.0 is installed with the Use Image Cache option enabled (checked) with the previous version of Capture NX 2, Use Image Cache will be disabled (unchecked) and cached data will be deleted.
• When the selection brush was used to edit an image with the image window displayed at a large size (1980 × 1080, 1512 × 1008, etc.), Capture NX 2 sometimes quit unexpected. This issue has been resolved.