For labels there is indeed a mapping function (several, actually) you just need to configure the script(s) to use the mapping function of your choice.Īs far as colors go, to xMedia's great credit you can specify the RGB values. Though programs normally work several versions higher than its supported platforms but if the operating system is already very modern I don’t think it will still work like in your case you are already using Mac OS X 10.8.4, it is 3 versions higher than the. The latest version of my NEF Helper tool (v1.0.4) and Expression Media scripts package (v1.0.1) allow you to read and write both ratings and labels in the embedded XMP packet in the image file. Nikon Capture NX 2 supports only Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard. NRW file is processed, it can then be moved to other imaging applications in a 16-bit TIFF format with a single click of the mouse. NRW files in Nikon Capture NX2 or Nikon View NX2 will find the new Capture NX-D quicker in its processing time and intuitive to use. We're considering at a way to correct this, however since each of these applications has a different number of colors and way to store the information, it would be very difficult to map. Photographers who are used to working with their. The next release will allow you to update the embedded XMP packet in toto for now the NEFHelp tool only allows you to read and write the xmp:Rating field, and to read all of the "reconciled" metadata in the file, or just the embedded XMP metadata.
#Nikon capture nx2 malfunction how to
If don't know how to write an EM script, let me know and I'll cook one up for you.
Grab the latest version of the NEFHelp tool and follow the instructions in the README.TXT file for how to register it and then use it. If you're on Windows, and you want to synchronize ratings between EM and an NEF file, I have written a tool for this purpose: (And as you've also discovered, CaptureNX does update the embedded XMP packet.)
However, the ratings applied in Expression Media are not recognized by Capture NX2 (and I have synced the files).Īs has been explained elsewhere in this thread, EM doesn't update the embedded XMP packet of the NEF file, which is where the xmp:Rating is stored.
If I add star ratings in Capture NX2, they are recognized by Expression Media when I sync files. I've just started to use Nikon Capture NX2.