Thank you very much for your comment. I’m sure you noticed that my blog post about Lightroom and Nikon Capture NX is more than a year old. I compared the versions of both products that were available at that time. Those versions are pretty outdated today and both packages have improved a lot since then.
I should definitely give a try to the new Capture NX.

Anyway, I might consider adding a comment in the header of the post referring to it’s age.

Tibor

You said; ” From NX you can send it back to Lightroom as a finished file and add it to your library”

I actually think I found the perfect setup here Michael and I couldn’t wait to tell people out here looking for the same thing … I’m using Microsoft’s Expression Media 2 product for managing all the media files across my three PC’s on a small network at our Photography Studio, as it does everything one could possibly imagine in for a media management tool — and quite cheaply I might add.

By the way, Nikon built in an interface right into their Capture product which allows MS Media metadata fields to match perfectly with their own — no more, “… do it this way …” with one software package and then, “… do it that way …” on another. Buy ‘em, install ‘em, run ‘em … these two just plain WORK!

Nikon and Microsoft build and support quality products at a fair price … these guys rock !

By the way, I would recommend everyone looking for a great PC media library solution to run (don’t walk) to your computer and download the free trial from Microsoft for this software (Oh yah and Nikon’s Capture too)! Search for Microsoft Expression Web or Microsoft Expression Suite using your favorite search engine. The MS-Media 2.0 product can be had for under $100 bucks and I can all but guarantee you’ll never need to go out and research another solution again — it’s a great product and can’t believe I was so fortunate to come across it!

I’ve been testing Capture NX 2 versus Corel X2 versus PS versus Lightroom 2 for two weeks now; Now by my estimation, Capture NX 2 does in fact provide for keywords. Not only does it allow for them, I counted no less than 37 OTHER “fields” of information that you can assign to each photo / image file while using the image browser or even while you’re in the middle of editing!

You said: “… In Litghroom’s Library you can flag, rate and keyword your images and assign them to collections. You can make some basic adjustments as well activating the right hand side panel.”

Again, Nikon’s Capture product does the same thing as Lightroom’s so-called “collection” feature; Nikon calls these things “folders”. Yep, hate to break it to ya but … you can do the same thing with your plain ‘ole Windows operating system file folders that Adobe calls “collections” (Yah right … And wants us to pay extra for this new-found “feature” of theirs).

Also, both products use the “workspace save” feature so they’re both “even” on that account. And as for the “right hand panel” you’re describing … the Nikon software is almost identical to the Adobe product in every way! Hey … What are you looking at? Sorry but I think an extra key or two got pressed accidently on your system before you wrote this fine feature of yours.

Right out of the box and right immediately after the first install they’re almost identical products, both in terms of the user interface as well as feature for feature! Oh wait … that’s right Adobe does have an edge … they want you to stay on the Photoshop bandwagon forever without even the slightest thought of ever jumping off (for a cool $600 plus every year for PS … go figure) … I say, if you need or want’ the Photoshop tools that badly download yourself a copy of GIMP (open source and free) and then get yourself a copy of either Corel Print Shop Pro X2 or Aperture or even Capture NX 2.

And then you say: “The user interface of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is much more handy with its folding and unfolding panels. I also prefer it’s black and grey background color which is - apart from that it looks stylish - supports color perception throughout the image adjustment work. I also like the shooting details - EXIF info - that is available on the screen without a mouse click.”

1.) Capture uses the exact same interface as Lightroom and they’re not “folding and unfolding panels” … they’re called “palletes” and yes both products use them.

2. If you like black and grey, you can customized the Capture work surface any way you want … it comes shipped with standard white background … So change it already!

3. They both use EXIF and I’m sorry but you’re not doing nothing with Lightroom without a, “mouse click”. They BOTH function the exact same way regarding EXIF access / features.

Know something? I don’t have a single thing against Adobe or their products; I’ve used them for years now, but listen man … if you’re going to provide folks out here in cyberland your trusted, honest, unbiased, level-playing-field opiniions here, do them all a favor and spend some more time with the products that you’re “testing” for us before you rush to jump in the sack with Adobe! Sorry, but you’re not doing anyone a service here spinning Adobe for the sake of not taking the time out to see what else is out there!

Thanks for your comment and the great links.
It’s good to know that relevant people are reading users’ opinions.

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