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260 Chapter 28 — Appendix: Additional Notices | Saving Images
Saving Images
❏ Images Saved in Capture NX 2
Images saved in Capture NX 2 cannot be viewed on a camera.
❏ NEF Files (Nikon Capture 4 or Earlier)
NEF files created with Capture NX 2 cannot be opened in earlier versions of Nikon Capture. Capture NX 2
can however be used to open NEF images created with earlier versions of Nikon Capture.
❏ TIFF CMYK Images
Images saved in TIFF format with CMYK image data cannot be reopened in Capture NX 2.
❏ LZW Compression
File size may sometimes increase when images are saved in TIFF (16- bit) format using LZW compression.
❏ JPEG
Image quality may drop when images are saved in JPEG format. No drop in image quality occurs when
images are saved in NEF.
❏ “Lost” Highlights and Shadows
Before saving images in a format other than NEF or NRW, adjust settings to avoid loss of detail in large
areas of highlight or shadow. Information lost through editing can not be recovered once images have
been saved in other formats.
❏ Versions
Version information for NEF and NRW images is stored with the image and restored whenever it is
opened in Capture NX 2. Version information for JPEG and TIFF images is lost when the image window is
closed.
❏ Size / Resolution
A Please note: Images saved in NEF and NRW format include information on resolution and on the size and
position of the current crop.
❏ File Naming Conventions
Windows: File names may not contain quotes or any of the following characters: “\” “/” “:” “.” “*” “?” “<“ “>”
and “|”.
Macintosh: File names may not contain colons (“:”) and if the file is to be shared with a user of Microsoft
Windows, the file may not contain quotes or any of the following characters: “\” “/” “:” “.” “*” “?” “<“ “>” and
“|”.