GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan

Since you have already looked through past messages on similar talk, you had to have read that Capture One Pro is the best RAW converter out there, bar none! It's also the fastest PP out there.

When you want to create photos from several photos, then just transfer to PSPro. Otherwise I really doubt you'll want to!

picsman Loc: Scotland

I used to use PS extensively but don't really need all the layers, I used View NX but now stick with DxO as I find that it does everything I need for RAW conversion. I particularly like the flexibility and noise reduction ability.

I also have Nikons Capture NX-D as well as the View NX 2 and wonder if you can redownload NX 2 or start to use NX-D which is a free replacement to NX 2

dannac Loc: 60 miles SW of New Orleans

AfterShot 2 that is bundled with PSP X8 may not be the "pro" version.

I have AfterShot 2 Pro and it's pretty good with raw images, though not as good as ACR, DXO, Capture One.

There is a free trial.

Compare versions at : http://img.aftershotpro.com/en/pdf/aftershot2-comparison.pdf

Peter from NH Loc: Dublin NH

I switched to Capture One. It is the bomb. Love it.

https://www.phaseone.com/en/Products/Software/Capture-One-Pro/Highlights.aspx

Bobbee

What is the .dll you are missing. It would be just as easy to put it in Dropbox for you and you put it back in place. Or reinstall NX2

fjrwillie Loc: MA

Reinstalling NX2 doesn't fix the missing dll. The missing dll is mfc100u.dll

Thanks for responding

Willie

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Just enter the missing dll name in google. You'll get quite a list of locations to fix the issue.
--Bob

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

After a quick Google search. Read through this short article. There is a way to fix the error highlighted near the bottom.

(And that is more than I now about Windows)

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

Lev29. Send me a private message and I'll try to answer your question which is a little off the topic of this thread.

pecohen Loc: Central Maine

I like Raw Therapee, which you can download for free. I wrote up a fairly extended review of it http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/tpr?p=5951612 a few weeks ago. I use it as a front-end to PSP 8 and the two editors seem to get along together nicely.

Bobbee

I found this DLL in a handful of application folders, particullary Symantic. The one I put up in DROPBOX was from:

"C:\Windows\System32\mfc100u.dll"

I have Windows 7 64. Here is the link to the dll.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5it74v99fgvjapw/AADGGzYrw9rXIHRhHhaXxX0Ta?dl=0

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

It usually takes Adobe a calendar quarter or two to develop a raw converter update for newly-released cameras. If you buy "bleeding edge tech" cameras, you might have to use the manufacturer's software to open and convert files until Adobe and Apple and Microsoft catch up.

ACR = Adobe Camera Raw. This is a module that comes with and works in Photoshop AND Lightroom to do the raw file conversions from many different cameras' raw formats.

ACR may not use the EXIF metadata as defaults — to display newly opened raw images as if they were Straight Out Of Camera JPEGS. *Camera manufacturers'* software (Capture NX2, Digital Photo Professional, etc.) usually does so, which can be a HUGE advantage. If you took the time to set the camera's JPEG processor "correctly", the default "look" of the raw file will be pretty close to wonderful. You can tweak it however you want from that point.

I always attempt to save BOTH a perfectly exposed, perfectly white balanced JPEG, AND a decent raw file. I like to use the JPEGs for proofing, or as is, if the job allows. But I like to have the raw file for extended post-production when needed.

This is a habit I developed when doing slide photography years ago, coupled with my knowledge of negative film photography from working in a lab. RAW + JPEG capture lets you have the best of all worlds, so you can choose your post processing pathway depending upon the use case... and change your mind later! The raw file can give you B&W, color, and any look imaginable. The JPEG can be used immediately for some applications...

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

Thank you for helping explain this to me. I'm unaware that I have the capability of adjusting the JPEG processors in my Sony digital ILC's. I'll have to look into that. I imagine a reasonable f/u question to this point would be -

WHAT CRITERIA DOES ONE EMPLOY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE HOW ONE'S JPEG PROCESSOR SHOULD BE ADJUSTED?

Thanks again :D 8-)

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Well, we did it in the lab by photographing an X-Rite ColorChecker Chart under controlled lighting, changing every single setting on the camera, one setting at a time, with all others set at neutral. Then we printed every frame, with NO image adjustment, and found the print that matched the target the closest. We were going for a great reproduction of reality, given accurate exposure and white balance. Secondarily, since we first did that in 2004, we were trying to match the results we got with Kodak Portra 160NC Color Negative film, scanned on an HR500+ scanner and printed on the same digital printers used for the digital tests...

We found our match.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I ran into a similar issue when installing PSE14 onto my laptop. It flat wouldn't run and said the culprit was "some" runtime version of C++ was missing. I uninstalled and installed the so-called missing bad-boy a number of times without success. I finally copied the suspect version and actually dropped it in the sub-directory where PSE resided. Bingo. All was well. I suspect a pointer was messed up somewhere? It don't matter since PSE now runs fine. Turns out it's a well documented issue that causes fingers to be pointed between Adobe and Msoft.