Operation Manual

Chapter 6 — Getting Started | File Format Differences 19
After the next transfer is completed, the folder identified in the primary destination folder will be displayed
within the Capture NX 2 browser. You can then open one or more images by double-clicking on them
within the browser.
File Format Differences
Capture NX 2 supports four file formats: NEF, NRW, TIFF, and JPEG.
NEF
The NEF, or Nikon Electronic Format, was designed as the archive file format for your images. The NEF file
format saves the complete contents of the Edit List palette along with the original image. All changes
made to the image are stored separately within the file, enabling a non-destructive image editing workflow.
NEF allows for relatively small file sizes with no loss in image quality. Within Capture NX 2, NEF images
remain nearly the same size as the original image file, regardless of the number of enhancements that are
applied within the image.
A Please note: The file size of NEF files may increase slightly after being saved in Capture NX 2 due to the inclusion
of a full resolution, high quality JPEG preview. This JPEG preview ensures that other applications can accurately
display the current state of the image. This file size increase will occur only after the first save within Capture NX 2,
while subsequent saves may cause small file size variations due to the inherent nature of the JPEG compression
used on the embedded JPEG preview or due to the size of the JPEG preview having been changed with the Crop
or Size / Resolution tools.
There are two different types of NEF files: NEF RAW files and converted NEF files. NEF RAW files are created by a
camera using the RAW file type option. Converted NEF files are files that started off as either TIFF or JPEG files, but
were saved as NEF using Capture NX 2 or a previous Nikon Capture application.
Both NEF RAW files and converted NEF files benefit from the ability to store enhancements separate from the
original image details.
A Please note: Changes to camera settings and other RAW-specific edits are supported by RAW (NEF or NRW) files
only. Note that images that were originally created in NRW format can not be saved in NEF. Save NRW images in
NRW format if you wish to save image editing steps.
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Click on the pull-down menu for the Open destination folder with other application after
transfer option.
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Select Browse….
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Select Capture NX 2 from the displayed “Select program” window and click OK.