Lightroom CC 2015.5 & Lightroom 6.5 now available

Adobe has just released an update for Lightroom. This new version fixes numerous bugs and adds support for additional cameras and lenses.
Use the appropriate update mechanism (e.g., the creative cloud application) to retrieve the update. A direct download is also available: Win / Mac.

Bugs Fixed in Lightroom CC 2015.5 / 6.5

Adobe Camera Raw 9.5 now available

Adobe has released an update for Camera Raw. Apart from a host of bug fixes and support for additional lenses and cameras (see below), the biggest change is the revamped GUI look. Which is now (finally) in line with the rest of Photoshop and Bridge. (image: Adobe)

Camera Raw 9.5 is only available for users of Adobe Photoshop CC or later, use the Creative Cloud update mechanism to gain access to the update. Users of older versions of Photoshop can make use of the Adobe DNG converter to add support for newer cameras to their version of Photoshop. The DNG converter can be downloaded from the Adobe website (win | mac) for free.

Bugs Fixed in Camera Raw 9.5

Mac users beware: bug in the latest Nikon Capture NX-D deletes files after renaming a folder

Important notice to Mac users of Capture NX-D: The latest version will delete all files in a folder (in the root) after you change its name in NX-D.

Update: Nikon has released an update to NX-D that solves this issue. You can download it from the Nikon website.

This is Nikon's official warning:

It has recently come to our attention that the following may occur with Nikon Capture NX-D RAW processing software for Macintosh.
When the user attempts to change name of a folder saved in root directory (the top-most directory in startup disk's hierarchy) on a Macintosh running a compatible version of OS X using the folder palette of Capture NX-D, all files (still images, movies, texts, etc.) saved in that folder will be deleted. Files deleted with the above operation will permanently be deleted and cannot be restored.
We are currently working to resolve this, and plan to release an updated version of Capture NX-D. Until that time, we ask that users do not use Capture NX-D's folder palette to modify name of a folder saved in root directory on a Macintosh computer. Should you need to save your image and/or movie files, save them in a home folder (Desktop, Pictures, Movies, Documents, etc.) located in the Users directory, or in an external hard disk drive.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Nikon remains committed to providing only the highest quality products and services, and we hope that you will continue to choose Nikon for your photographic needs.

Nikon software update: ViewNX-i 1.1.0 and Capture NX-D 1.3.0

Nikon today released an update to their ViewNX-i photo viewer and Capture NX-D photo editor applications. The new versions can be downloaded directly from Nikon's download centre:

• ViewNX-i 1.1.0
• Capture NX-D 1.3.0

Changes in ViewNX-i 1.1.0

• Picture Control Utility 2 is now installed with ViewNX-i.
• Added an Edit workspace and an Adjustments palette for retouch features similar to those in ViewNX 2.
• Fixed an issue that caused the ViewNX-i Show Focus Point option to display the focus point in a position that differed from that shown in the D750 viewfinder focus point display.
• Added support for Turkish.

Changes in Capture NX-D 1.3.0

• Updated the buttons in the toolbar to bring them in line with ViewNX-i.
• Added Rotate and NEF/NRW + JPEG buttons to the toolbar.
• anged the behavior of the Crop tool.
• Changed the Aspect Ratio options available in the Crop palette.
• Added a Discard rating to the Apply Ratings options.
• Added an Include areas without image data option to the Straighten palette.
• Added an Auto Red-Eye option to the Camera and Lens Corrections palette.
• Added an On (underwater) option to the Auto Distortion Control pull-down menu in the Camera and Lens Corrections palette.
  
  • Note that On (underwater) is available only with photographs taken using an A-CIL camera (advanced camera with interchangeable lenses) that supports underwater auto distortion control, and then only if the camera was fitted with a waterproof lens and On (underwater) was selected for Auto distortion control in the camera menus.
• Fluorescent has been removed from the white balance pull-down menu in the edit palette.
  
  • When opened in Capture NX-D version 1.3.0, images saved with Fluorescent selected in Capture NX-D version 1.2.1 or earlier will automatically be converted to Use gray point with no loss in quality.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Capture NX-D Show Focus Point option to display the focus point in a position that differed from that shown in the D750 viewfinder focus point display.
• Fixed an issue that caused Capture NX-D to hang with Sorting… displayed.
• Fixed an issue with the focus point display for photographs taken with the D7200.
• Added support for Turkish.

Adobe Camera Raw 9.3 now available

Adobe Camera Raw 9.3 is now available through the update mechanism in Photoshop CC and the Creative Cloud application.


Note: Camera Raw 9.3 is only available in Photoshop CC or later. If you are using using older versions of Photoshop, you can utilize the DNG Converter for continued camera support (Download DNG Converter 9.3:  Mac  | Win).

Lightroom 6.3 update brings back the original import dialog!

With Lightroom 6.2, Adobe introduced an (in their words) simpler and improved import dialog. This “dumbed down” dialog was immensely disliked by the majority of users. That and the numerous critical bugs that plagued the release got Adobe to apologize for it publicly. With the new 6.3 update, Adobe fixed the bugs and restored the original import experience. Support for additional cameras and lenses has been added as well.

The Lightroom 6.3 update is available for both the stand-alone users and Creative Cloud subscribers.

Camera Raw 9.1 now available

Together with the Lightroom update (see previous post), Adobe also released an update to Camera Raw.

Camera Raw 9.1 is available for both Photoshop 6 and Photoshop CC (the latter is required for the new features). Camera Raw 9.1 has additional camera raw support, lens profile support and addresses bugs that were introduced in previous releases.

New features in Camera Raw 9.1 with Photoshop CC

• Dehaze
  • Many outdoor scenes have some amount of haze due to atmospheric conditions. Dehaze is a new feature for removing/adding haze and fog from pictures.
  • The user can control how much haze to remove by adjusting a new slider in the Effects panel in the Dehaze section. This feature can also be used in the other direction to increase the amount of haze.
  • Recommended Workflow – Adjust the white balance of the image before applying the Dehaze control.
• Local White and Black Adjustment Sliders
  
  • Available with all 3 local adjustment tools:  Gradient Filter, Radial Filter and Local adjustment brush
  • Useful for fine-tuning tonality near the brightest and darkest parts of the picture. For instance, they can be used to increase the contrast of highlights.
  • Recommended Workflow – Make your global adjustments first and then use the local adjustments to fine tune. Use the clip warning indicator to help avoid clipping highlights and shadows.

New Camera Support

• Fujifilm X-T10
• Nikon 1 J5
• Nikon D810A
• Panasonic DMC-G7
• Pentax K-S2
• Pentax K3 II^*

^* Preliminary support. The multi-shot Pixel Shift Resolution and HDR features are still under investigation.

New Lens Profile Support

Mount	Name
Canon	Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Canon	Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM
Canon	Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX
DJI	PHANTOM 3 FC300S (RAW + JPEG)
DJI	PHANTOM 3 FC300X (RAW + JPEG)
Leica	Voigtlander VM 15mm f4.5 Super Wide Heliar III Aspherical
Nikon	Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-100mm f/4-5.6
Nikon	Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR PD-Zoom 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6
Nikon	Nikon AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D IF
Nikon	Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX
Pentax	HD PENTAX-DA 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR RE
Pentax	HD PENTAX-DA L 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR RE
Pentax	HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6ED DC AW
Sony Alpha	Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II
Sony Alpha	Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II
Sony Alpha	Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II

Bugs Fixed

• Reduced “color blur” artifacts when processing Fujifilm X-Trans raw images. In collaboration with Fujifilm, we are still investigating methods to improve fine detail rendering and overall edge definition.
• The “Remove Chromatic Aberration” checkbox is now enabled by default for all Fujifilm cameras.
• Fixed crash when reading some JPEG images.
• Fixed bug where Camera Raw Filter would incorrectly show a soft-proofed image.
• Improved quality of display color management on some wide-gamut displays when GPU acceleration is enabled.
• HDR and Pano Merge: Cleared in-camera crop before merging rather than destructively applying it prior to merging.
• Pano Merge: Fixed a Pano blending issue specific to Leica M9.
• Fixed a bug with Panasonic LX100 – extended ISO 100 was too bright and Magenta Highlights have been fixed.
• Fixed a bug with Nikon Coolpix P7800 NRW raw files that showed only Matrix as camera profile.

Lightroom CC / 6.1 updates

Adobe just released a major update to its Lightroom CC and 6 and iOS applications.

The updates provide additional camera raw support, lens profile support and address bugs that were introduced in previous releases of Lightroom.

For the full set of new features, you need to have the CC subscription version of Lightroom, but bug fixes, tethered capture, new camera and lens support updates are available in both Lightroom 6 and Lightroom CC.

From the release notes:

New features in Lightroom CC on the desktop

• Dehaze
  • Many outdoor scenes have some amount of haze due to atmospheric conditions. Dehaze is a new feature for removing/adding haze and fog from pictures.
  • The user can control how much haze to remove by adjusting a new slider in the Effects panel in the Dehaze section. This feature can also be used in the other direction to increase the amount of haze.
  • Recommended Workflow – Adjust the white balance of the image before applying the Dehaze control.
• Local White and Black Adjustment Sliders
  
  • Available with all 3 local adjustment tools:  Gradient Filter, Radial Filter and Local adjustment brush
  • Useful for fine-tuning tonality near the brightest and darkest parts of the picture. For instance, they can be used to increase the contrast of highlights.
  • Recommended Workflow – Make your global adjustments first and then use the local adjustments to fine tune. Use the clip warning indicator to help avoid clipping highlights and shadows.

Lightroom on iOS:

• Video support:  You can now import, and sync your iPhone and iPad created videos from Lightroom on iOS to the web and desktop.
• More adjustment tools
  • Vignettes
  • Adjust the Color channel and B&W mix
  • Tone Curve

New Camera Support

• Fujifilm X-T10
• Nikon 1 J5
• Nikon D810A
• Panasonic DMC-G7
• Pentax K-S2
• Pentax K3 II^*

^* Preliminary support. The multi-shot Pixel Shift Resolution and HDR features are still under investigation.

Tethered Capture Support:

• Canon EOS 70D

New Lens Profile Support

Mount	Name
Canon	Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Canon	Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM
Canon	Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX
DJI	PHANTOM 3 FC300S (RAW + JPEG)
DJI	PHANTOM 3 FC300X (RAW + JPEG)
Leica	Voigtlander VM 15mm f4.5 Super Wide Heliar III Aspherical
Nikon	Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-100mm f/4-5.6
Nikon	Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR PD-Zoom 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6
Nikon	Nikon AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D IF
Nikon	Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 PRO DX
Pentax	HD PENTAX-DA 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR RE
Pentax	HD PENTAX-DA L 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR RE
Pentax	HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6ED DC AW
Sony Alpha	Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II
Sony Alpha	Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM II
Sony Alpha	Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM II

Bugs Fixed

• Local adjustment brush did not properly use the pressure sensitivity information from a Wacom tablet (Windows)
• Develop adjustments are lost after Edit In while auto-write XMP is turned on
• Entering name with trailing space while face tagging changes case of keyword
• Keyword hierarchies are not displayed when naming face regions
• Keywords get erroneously renamed when using hierarchical keywords in face tagging
• Keyboard shortcuts for Merge don’t work in German or French
• Improved quality of display color management on some widegamut displays when Use Graphics Processor is enabled 
• Card reader not automatically found (Windows Autoplay registry issue)
• Crash when Android device is mounted (Windows)
• Closing the crop tool or cycling Full Screen modes with Lights Out mode makes entire screen go black
• Cannot enter negative values in Develop in some languages
• Mouse wheel changes brush size and scrolls image
• Import from Photoshop Elements now allows you to include People keywords.
• Reduced “color blur” artifacts when processing Fujifilm XTrans raw images – In collaboration with Fujifilm, we are still investigating methods to improve fine detail rendering and overall edge definition
• If a Person keyword was NOT marked as “Include on Export”, it is still nevertheless included on export unless “Remove Person Info” is selected. Please note that this only occurred for People keywords.
• The “Remove Chromatic Aberration” checkbox is now enabled by default for all Fujifilm cameras.
• HDR and Pano Merge: Cleared in-camera crop before merging rather than destructively applying it prior to merging.
• Pano Merge: Fixed a Pano blending issue specific to Leica M9.
• Fixed a bug with Panasonic LX100 – extended ISO 100 was too bright and Magenta Highlights have been fixed.
• Fixed a bug with Nikon Coolpix P7800 NRW raw files that showed only Matrix as camera profile.
• Fixed crash when reading some JPEG images
• When enabling “Before/After” preview in the Develop module, the screen flickered before showing the Before preview. This only occurred when GPU was enabled
• Lightroom starts slowly, any attempt to do something results in the blue spinning-wheel and “Not Responding” when connect to LAN without LAN/internet connection
• If a catalog is too large, the zipped backup can’t be unzipped
• Export creates erroneous Invalid Constraint Size Error

Camera Raw & DNG Converter 9.0

With all the noise around the release of Lightroom 6/CC, one would almost forget about the update of Camera Raw and the DNG Converter.

Camera Raw 9 boasts the same new features as Lightroom 6/CC's develop module: so the HDR and Pano Merge as well as the speed improvements are available in ACR as well! (ACR users were already accustomed to the Filter Brushes, so that's not a new feature)

Please note that even though ACR 9.0 is available for Photoshop 6 too, the new features are only available to Photoshop CC subscribers!

The new version of Camera Raw is available through Photoshop's own update mechanism. The new DNG Converter can be downloaded from the Adobe website: Mac / Windows.

New Camera's supported by Camera Raw 9.0 & DNG Converter 9.0

• Canon EOS 5DS
• Canon EOS 5DS R
• Canon EOS 750D (Rebel T6i, Kiss X8i)
• Canon EOS 760D (Rebel T6s, Kiss 8000D)
• Canon EOS M3
• Casio EX-ZR3500
• Fujifilm X-A2
• Fujifilm XQ2
• Hasselblad Stellar II
• Nikon D5500
• Nikon D7200
• Olympus OM-D E-M5 II
• Olympus Stylus SH-2
• Olympus Tough TG-4
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 (DMC-TZ70, DMC-TZ71)
• Samsung NX500

New lenses supported by Camera Raw 9.0 & DNG Converter 9.0

Mount	Name
Canon	Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM
Canon	Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
Canon	Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 USM
Canon	Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro
Canon	Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon	Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2
Canon	TAMRON SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD A012E
Canon	SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG HSM A015
Canon	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
DJI	DJI Inspire 1 FC350
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 28mm f/1.9 Ultron Aspherical
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 28mm f/3.5 Color Skopar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 35mm f/1.7 Ultron Aspherical
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/2 Heliar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/2.5 Color Skopar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 50mm f/3.5 Heliar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 75mm f/2.5 Color Heliar
Leica	Voigtlander LTM 90mm f/3.5 APO Lanthar
Lecia	Voigtlander VM 40mm f/2.8 Heliar
MFT	Voigtlander MFT 17.5mm f/0.95 Nokton Aspherical
MFT	Voigtlander MFT 25mm f/0.95 Nokton
MFT	Voigtlander MFT 42.5mm f/0.95 Nokton
Nikon	Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2
Nikon	Nikon AF NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8D ED
Nikon	Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II
Nikon	Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
Nikon	Nikon NIKKOR 50mm f/1.2 AIS
Nikon	TAMRON SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD A012N
Nikon	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
Nikon	Voigtlander SL II 20mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar Aspherical
Nikon	Voigtlander SL II 28mm f/2.8 Color-Skopar Aspherical
Nikon	Voigtlander SL II 58mm f/1.4 Nokton
Pentax	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
Pentax	SIGMA 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM
Sigma	dp1 Quattro*
Sigma	dp2 Quattro*
Sigma	dp3 Quattro*
Sigma	SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG HSM A015
Sigma	SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C015
Sony Alpha	SIGMA 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens
Sony Alpha	TAMRON 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII PZD MACRO AB016S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di PZD A010S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di USD A009S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di USD A011S
Sony Alpha	TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 USD F004S
Sony Alpha	Venus Optics 60mm f2.8 2X Ultra-Macro Lens
Sony E	Sony FE 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS
Sony E	Sony FE 28mm F2
Sony E	Sony FE 28mm F2 + Fisheye Converter
Sony E	Sony FE 28mm F2 + Ultra Wide Converter
Sony E	Sony FE 35mm F1.4 ZA
Sony E	Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
Sony E	ZY Optics Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f0.95 Pro
Yuneec	CGO2gb

^* Lens corrections for the SIGMA dp1, dp2,and dp3 Quattro cameras are for JPEG images only.

Canon software updates for DPP, EOS Utility, and Picture Style Editor

Canon recently published updated versions of their DPP, EOS Utility, and Picture Style Editor software.

You can download the updates from the Canon support website.

Digital Photo Professional 3.14.48

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.14.48 Updater:

• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM

Digital Photo Professional 4.2.10

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 4.2.10 Updater:

• Supports 32-bit OS (Windows)
• Supports EOS 8000D / EOS REBEL T6s / EOS 760D, EOS Kiss X8i / EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D, EOS M3.
• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM, EF-M 22mm f/2 STM, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM.

EOS Utility 2.14.20

Changes for EOS Utility 2.14.20 Updater:

• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM

EOS Utility 3.2.10

Changes for EOS Utility 3.2.10:

• Supports EOS 8000D / EOS REBEL T6s / EOS 760D, EOS Kiss X8i / EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D, EOS M3.
• Supports EF 11-24mm f/4L USM.

Picture Style Editor 1.15.10

Changes for Picture Style Editor 1.15.10 Updater:

• Supports EOS 8000D / EOS REBEL T6s / EOS 760D, EOS Kiss X8i / EOS REBEL T6i / EOS 750D, EOS M3.

Nikon software updates

Together with a new download centre, Nikon also released a number of updates.

ViewNX-i 1.0.0

• ViewNX‑i is the replacement of Nikon's ViewNX2 image browser software. It works together with Capture NX-D (version 1.2.0 and higher) and comes bundled the ViewNX Movie Editor.

Download: ViewNX‑i version 1.0.0

Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.21.0

• Support for the D7200 has been added.
• A Show ViewNX-i option has been added to the Tools menu.
• A Show it with ViewNX-i option has been added to the When a new image is received from the camera item in the Transfer Options dialog accessed from the Tools menu > Transfer Options….

Download: Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.21.0

Nikon Capture NX-D Version 1.2.0

• Support for RAW images captured with the D7200 has been added.
• An Open with ViewNX-i option has been added to the File menu.
• An Open with ViewNX-i tool (icon) has been added to the toolbar.
• When NEF-format images were converted to a different format after cropping, the portion of the image remaining after conversion did not always correspond to the actual crop applied. This issue has been resolved.

Download: Nikon Capture NX-D Version 1.2.0

Nikon NEF Codec Version 1.26.0

• Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D7200.

Download: Nikon NEF Codec Version 1.26.0

Nikon UT-1 Firmware Version 2.3

• Support for the D7200 has been added.

Download: Nikon UT-1 Firmware Version 2.3

Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility Version 1.5.4

• Support for the D7200 has been added.
• Support for the Communication Unit UT-1 Firmware Ver. 2.3 has been added.

Download: Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility Version 1.5.4

Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 Version 2.1.0

• Support for the D7200 has been added.

Download: Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 Version 2.1.0

Nikon software updates

Over the past couple of weeks, Nikon has released a number of software updates:

Capture NX-D

Changes (Mac and Windows)

• Support for the D5500, COOLPIX L31 (not released in Japan), COOLPIX L32, COOLPIX S3700, and COOLPIX S2900 (not released in Japan) has been added.
• When Capture NX-D is used to edit files that were once edited with Capture NX 2, additional adjustment of editing performed with Capture NX 2 is now possible.
• However, only items in the Develop section of the Capture NX 2 Edit List can be adjusted with Capture NX-D. In addition, images that have been edited using Color Efex Pro may be edited after settings are reverted to their original values.
• A PF Flare Control item has been added to the Camera and Lens Corrections palette.
• This item can be used to reduce flare (ring flare, circular flare, etc.) caused by bright light sources in images captured with compatible lenses.
• A Revert to Last Saved State option has been added to the Adjust menu.
• This option resets adjustments applied with Capture NX-D.
• A Launch Camera Control Pro 2 option has been added to the Tool menu.
• The following issues have been resolved.
• When images to which Distortion Control has been applied are opened, edges were fringed with colour.
• When Noise Reduction was applied, the application would quit unexpectedly.
• When a RAW image captured with a camera that does not support the Picture Control system (D2XS, D2X、D2HS, D2H, D1X, D1H, D1, D200, D100, D80, D70S, D70, D60, D40X, D40) was displayed, the icon indicating that the image had been edited was displayed, even if the image had not actually been edited.
• When Quick Adjust was applied to RAW images captured at a Picture Control setting of Neutral, Flat, or Monochrome, and for which Recorded Value was selected in the Picture Control palette, the Quick Adjust value reverted back to "0.00" when the images were again displayed in Capture NX-D after the application was once closed and then launched again.
• A Noise Reduction setting of Better Quality 2013 could be selected for JPEG and TIFF images.

Changes (Windows only)

• The following issues have been resolved.
• Multiple images in the My Pictures folder could not be selected to copy or move under Windows 7 or an earlier operating system.
• When files were saved with different file names using the Convert Files function, the new file names were not accurately reflected.

Changes (Mac only)

• Support for OS X version 10.10.1 has been added.
• OS X version 10.7.5 is no longer supported.

You can download the updated version from the Nikon support site

ViewNX 2.10.3

Changes (Mac and Windows)

• Support for the D5500, COOLPIX L31 (not released in Japan), COOLPIX S3700, COOLPIX L32, and the COOLPIX S2900 (not released in Japan) has been added.

Changes (Windows only)

• When images were converted to JPEG format using the Convert Files function with Quality set to Good Compression Ratio or Highest Compression Ratio, the resulting JPEG images could not be displayed in ViewNX 2, Capture NX 2, or Capture NX-D. This issue has been resolved.

Changes (Mac only)

• Support for OS X version 10.10.1 has been added.
• OS X version 10.7.5 is no longer supported.

You can download the updated version from the Nikon support site

Capture NX2 2.4.7 (Mac installer update only)

Changes

• Updated installer now compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).

Note: the application itself has not changed, Nikon only updated the installer. So this update is of interest only to people wanting to (freshly) install Capture NX2 2.4.7 on their Mac with Yosemite (OS X 10.10).

You can download the updated version from the Nikon imaging website

Nikon Camera Control Pro 2.20.0

Changes (Mac and Windows)

• Support D5500 has been added.
• With continuous shooting using the D4S, D810, or D750 with image quality set to a NEF (RAW)+JPEG option, and the Transfer only JPEG to PC option set to On, the transfer of JPEG images to the computer would be terminated before all images in the series had been transferred. This issue has been resolved.

Changes (Mac only)

• Support for OS X version 10.10.1 has been added.
• Mac OS X version 10.7.5 is no longer supported.
• If an application other than Camera Control Pro 2 was brought to the front, and the Camera Control Pro 2 window was minimized, under OS X version 10.9, images sometimes could not be transferred. This issue has been resolved.

You can download the update from the Nikon support site.

Wireless Transmitter Utility 1.5.3 (Mac only)

Changes

• Support for OS X 10.10.1 has been added.
• OS X 10.7.5 is no longer supported.

You can download the update from the Nikon support site.

Picture Control Utility 2.0.2

Changes (Mac and Windows)

• Support for the D5500 has been added.
• Preview images can now be rotated.

Changes (Mac only)

• Support for OS X version 10.10.1 has been added.
• OS X version 10.7.5 is no longer supported.

You can download the update from the Nikon support site.

New version of Canon DPP: support for more cameras

In answer to many users of older Canon cameras, Canon released a new version of its Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software, which now supports – in addition to its current range of full-frame DSLRs – the EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS 70D, EOS 7D Mark II, EOS 7D, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 700D and EOS 100D.

So if you are an owner of one of those “older” cameras and would like to use the latest version of Canon's DPP software, be sure to check out and download DPP 4.1.50 from the Canon Europe support site.

Note: the serial number of an applicable camera is required for the download!

DPP 4.1.50: Key Features

• Faster, real-time adjustments.
• Improved RAW file workflow.
• Better, more approachable user interfaces.
• Compatible with 64-bit native environments.
• Colour adjustments for specific colour gamuts.
• Improved highlight recovery provides expanded tonality.
• Improved shadow recovery function.
• Support for movie playback.
• Auto Lighting Optimizer can be applied to JPEG images.
• Better integration with EOS Utility.

DPP 4.1.50: Supported Cameras

• EOS 100D
• EOS 5D Mark II
• EOS 5D Mark III
• EOS 6D
• EOS 6D
• EOS 700D
• EOS 70D
• EOS 70D
• EOS 7D
• EOS 7D Mark II
• EOS-1D C
• EOS-1D Mark IV
• EOS-1D X

Canon Digital Photo Professional (DPP) 4.1.1 released with 7D Mark II support

Canon released a new version of their Digital Photo Professional image editing software. This new version now officially supports the Canon EOS 7D Mark II. This is especially interesting since this is the first APS-C DSLR that is officially supported by DPP 4.x (previously it only supported the recent full frame cameras, EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III, and EOS 6D. For all other Canon cameras you have to use the DPP 3.x release software (though with altering one field in the camera metadata, you can trick DPP 4.x into working for other Canon EOS cameras too!).

You can download the new version of DPP from the Canon support site.

Nikon releases Capture NX-D 1.0.3 and ViewNX 2.10.2

Nikon has released an update to its image editing and browsing applications Capture NX-D and ViewNX2.

You can download the new versions from the Nikon support site:

• NX-D 1.0.3: EU / USA
• ViewNX 2.10.2: EU / USA

Enhancements/bug fixes for Capture NX-D 1.0.3

• When images were adjusted in any of the following ways using Edit palette functions, and Capture NX-D was then launched again, the results of adjustments were not reflected. This issue has been resolved.
  - When White Balance was fine-tuned after selecting Use Gray Point or using the Gray Point Sample Tool
  - When the Quick Adjust setting under Picture Control was changed
  - When the luminosity curve was adjusted by moving the black-point input slider to a setting other than "0" with Master Lightness selected for LCH
  - When the chroma curve was adjusted by moving the output slider to a setting other than "0" with Chroma selected for LCH
  - When the tone curve was adjusted by moving the Levels & Curves black-point input slider to a setting other than "0"
• When a settings file, with which the Quick Adjust setting under Picture Control had been changed, was saved, the value saved for Quick Adjust only was "0". This issue has been resolved.
• When RAW images captured with cameras that support the Better Quality 2013 option for Noise Reduction in the Edit palette were adjusted, and the Intensity setting under Luminance was once changed to "0", subsequent changes to the Intensity setting were not reflected. This issue has been resolved.
• When the output slider was moved to a setting other than "0" with Chroma selected for LCH in the Edit palette, anchor points could not be added to the chroma curve at the intended positions. This issue has been resolved.
• When multiple images were captured with a User Custom Curve modified using a camera that does not support Picture Controls applied, changes made to the User Custom Curve during shooting were not reflected in images captured after the User Custom Curve had been changed. This issue has been resolved.

Additional modifications to the Windows version

• When Capture NX-D was launched with a single-display system after having been used with a multi-display system, an error was displayed and the application could not be launched. This issue has been resolved.
• An issue that sometimes caused Capture NX-D to freeze when keyboard operations were performed while working with the Edit palette has been resolved. 

Additional modifications to the Macintosh version

• When the keyboard shortcut (SHIFT + 0) was used to delete ratings, labels rather than ratings were deleted. This issue has been resolved.

Enhancements/bug fixes for ViewNX 2.10.2

• Support for the COOLPIX S6900 has been added.
• When image files are moved, copied, or deleted in ViewNX 2, sidecar files associated with the image files are now also moved, copied, or deleted along with image files. However, when image files are moved or copied to destinations outside of ViewNX 2, such as the desktop, sidecar files associated with the images files will not be moved or copied accordingly.

Canon updates DPP, EOS Utility, and Picture Style Editor

Canon has released new versions of its Digital Photo Professional (DPP), EOS Utility, and Picture Style Editor software.

You can download the updates from the Canon website.

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 3.14.41 Updater for Mac OS X & Windows

• Supports images taken with EOS 7D Mark II, PowerShot SX60 HS, PowerShot G7 X.
• Mac OS X 10.7 is no longer supported
• Windows Vista & Windows XP no longer supported
• A function to delete the shooting data when executing [Convert and save] has been added
• For EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, EF-M22mm f/2 STM, EF-M18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, the latest lens data can be used, of which Digital Lens Optimizer’s performance has been improved
• Fixed a phenomenon that a file may not be converted and saved if specific character is used in the file name’s first character
• Supports new lens (EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM, EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM, EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM)

Changes for Digital Photo Professional 4.0.2 for Mac OS X & Windows

• Supports EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM

Changes for Picture Style Editor 1.14.20 Updater for Mac OS X & Windows

• Supports EOS 7D Mark II
• Mac OS X 10.7 is no longer supported
• Windows XP & Windows Vista no longer supported

Changes for EOS Utility 2.14.10 Updater for Mac OS X & Windows

• Supports EOS 7D Mark II
• Supports EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM, EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
• Mac OS X 10.7 is no longer supported

Changes for EOS Utility 3.0.1 for Mac OS X & Windows

• Supports EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM

Nikon adds D750 support for ViewNX, Capture NX-D, and Picture Control Utility

Nikon has released an update to its ViewNX, Capture NX-D, and Picture Control Utility software. The new versions add support for the new D750 DSLR. For Capture NX-D, an issue converting images to TIFF or JPEG with the Resolution box under Output settings enabled, has been resolved.

You can download the updates from the Nikon support sites:

• ViewNX 2.10.1: EU / USA
• Capture NX-D 1.0.2: EU / USA
• Picture Control Utility 2.0.1: EU / USA

Lightroom 5.6 and Camera Raw 8.6 released today

Adobe today released a new version of its Lightroom and Camera Raw. A while back, we could already play with the release candidate of Camera Raw, but now Lightroom users can also benefit from the added features. Compared to the release candidate, the final version contains support for a number of additional (Sony) lenses as well as additional bug fixes.
Downloads available from Adobe:

• Adobe Camera Raw 8.6: Use the update mechanism of application (or: manual)
• Lightroom 5.6: Download Mac / Windows
• DNG Converter 8.6: Download Mac / Windows

Changes in Lightroom 5.6 and Camera Raw 8.6

• Improve performance when batch processing images (via the Save button in Camera Raw) and when converting images to DNG (via DNG Converter). This performance improvement is only available on 64-bit systems. (Camera Raw for Photoshop CC and CC 2014-only)

New Camera Support

• Nikon D810
• Panasonic LUMIX AG-GH4
• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ1000

Added Camera Matching colour profiles

• Sony DSC-RX100 III
• Sony A7S (ILCE-7S)
• Sony Alpha SLT-A77 II (ILCA-77M2)

New Lens Profile Support

Lens Name	Lens Mount
Canon	Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
Canon	Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Canon	Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010E
Canon	Tamron 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 DiIII VC B011EM
Nikon	Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 70-300mm f/4.5 – 5.6
Nikon	Tamon 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010N
Pentax	Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM A013
Phase One A/S	Schneider Kreuznach LS 40-80mm f/4.0-5.6
Sony Alpha	Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM A013
Sony Alpha	Sony 28mm f/2.8
Sony Alpha	Sony 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Sony Alpha	Sony 100mm f/2.8 MACRO
Sony Alpha	Sony DT 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6
Sony Alpha	Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3
Sony Alpha	Sony DT 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3
Sony Alpha	Sony 70-200mm f/2.8G
Sony Alpha	Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM
Sony Alpha	Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM
Sony Alpha	Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6 G SSM II
Sony Alpha	Sony 135mm f/2.8 [T4.5] STF
Sony Alpha	Sony 300mm f/2.8 G SSM II
Sony E	Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M

Please note – the profile for the newly added Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens is not automatically located when applying lens profile corrections. This is a bug and we will fix it in a future release. The workaround is to: Manually select the profile and choose “Save New Lens Profile Defaults” in the Setup menu on the Profile tab. From then on, the lens should automatically select when the profile is enabled.

Bugs fixed in Lightroom 5.6

• Collections with a custom sort order would sometimes not properly sync with Lightroom mobile.
• Updated the “Adobe Standard” color profile for the Nikon D810.  Please note that this only impacts customers who used Camera Raw 8.6 or DNG Converter 8.6 to convert NEF raw files from the D810 to DNG
• Star ratings set in Lightroom mobile did not properly sync to Lightroom desktop.  Please note that this only occurred on images that were added to Lightroom mobile from the camera roll
• Resolved the issues causing the persistent “Syncing … images” state that some of our customers have reported.”
• Star ratings would sometimes not sync from Lightroom desktop to Lightroom mobile.  Please note that this only occurred when attempting to sync a Collection that contained more than 100 photos that already contained star ratings.
• Added information to the “System Info” dialogue to help designate if the customer installed Lightroom from the Creative Cloud.
• Unable to open sRaw files from the Nikon D810.  Please note that this only impacted customers that converted D810 sRaw files to DNG in either Camera Raw 8.6 RC or DNG Converter 8.6 RC.
• Images with invalid GPS coordinates would not properly sync with Lightroom mobile
• Lightroom occasionally crashed when changing image selection on Windows. Please note that this only occurred on the Windows platform.
• JPEG files exported from Lightroom would not open or be available to edit within Canon Digital Photo Professional application software.
• Lightroom would run in reduced functionality mode when it should not.

Bugs fixed in Camera Raw 8.6

• Fixed crash on launch in some cases on Hi DPI (Retina) systems.
• Fixed crash when opening some Sigma SD9 raw files.
• Fixed issue with JPEG images saved by Camera Raw not readable in some external applications.
• Fixed automatic lens profile selection for Leica M (Typ 240) when using most recent firmware version.
• Fixed issue with some Hasselblad H5D-50c and H5D-60 3FR raw images appearing slightly too dark. Unfortunately, this fix may affect the appearance of existing images captured with this combination of settings. It is recommended that you (1) purge the Camera Raw cache via the Camera Raw Preferences dialog, and (2) review previously captured images for unexpected brightness changes.
• Fixed bug with converting Nikon D810 and Nikon D4S sRaw files to DNG.
• Tweaked and updated the Adobe Standard color profile for the Nikon D810.  Please note that this only impacts customers that used Camera Raw 8.6 RC with the Nikon D810.

New version of Canon Digital Photo Professional software

Canon has released a new version of its Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software. This new version contains quite a few radical changes and new features over its predecessors. Big disappointment for many will be this new 4.0 version is only compatible with the very latest Canon DSLRs; only the EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 6D are currently supported! For other models, an update of DPP (3.14) will be released (not yet available, though).

For the new camera's the software does offer some great improvements though. Designed and developed from the ground up, the new Digital Photo Professional 4.0 is much faster as it fully utilises the 64-bit architecture of the host system.

You can download DPP 4.0 (for free) from Canon Europe's support site. Select your camera - EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III or EOS 6D – and select DPP 4.0 from the software options to download.
Please note that DPP 4.0 will be compatible only with 64-bit versions of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 as well as Mac OS X 10.8 and 10.9.

New key features

• Faster, real-time adjustments.
• Improved RAW file workflow.
• Better, more approachable user interfaces.
• Compatible with 64-bit native environments.
• Colour adjustments for specific colour gamuts.
• Improved highlight recovery provides expanded tonality.
• Improved shadow recovery function.
• Support for movie playback.
• Auto Lighting Optimizer can be applied to JPEG images.
• Better integration with EOS Utility.

New colour adjustment palette

A new colour adjustment palette allows hue, saturation and luminance adjustment for eight individual colour gamuts, enabling the user to adjust one specific colour in isolation without affecting the image as a whole. This is particularly useful when adjusting background tones in portraits, where there might previously have been a risk of giving a colour cast to skin tones, for example.

Enhanced highlight function

Canon software developers have re-engineered the processing algorithms to increase the freedom in tonal rendering. By adjusting highlights, it is now possible to reproduce tones such as those in clouds and peoples’ faces that would previously have appeared washed out.

Dual display support

For those photographers with dual monitors, DPP 4.0 allows a secondary monitor to be used as the preview window on the primary display. While the main monitor can be used to perform delicate adjustments, a secondary image window for images can be used as a magnifier for closer inspection of part of an image.

Better EOS Utility integration

With the launch of DDP 4.0 comes an updated EOS Utility 3 and the two pieces of software now offer better integration. The introduction of EOS Utility 3 makes it is possible to trigger the camera direct from the DPP tool palette as well as access to all the rest of the EOS Utility remote shooting functions without the need to start a separate application, thus enabling a more streamlined and integrated workflow.

Adobe Camera Raw 8.6 (Release Candidate) available

Together with the availability of the new Nikon D810 camera, Adobe has released a release candidate for its Camera Raw (and DNG convertor) software. So if you are the lucky owner of a brand new D810 camera (or any of the other newly added cameras and lenses), you can start enjoying the full benefits of ACR.
Please note that as a release candidate, this is not yet the final version of the software and things may change/get added to the final release.

Downloads available from adobe labs:

• Adobe Camera Raw 8.6RC for Photoshop CS6
• Adobe Camera Raw 8.6RC for Photoshop CC and Photoshop CC 2014
• DNG Converter 8.6RC

Changes in Camera Raw 8.6RC

• Improve performance when batch processing images (via the Save button in Camera Raw) and when converting images to DNG (via DNG Converter). This performance improvement is only available on 64-bit systems. (CC and CC 2014-only)

New Camera Support

• Nikon D810
• Panasonic LUMIX AG-GH4
• Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ1000

Added Camera Matching colour profiles

• Sony DSC-RX100 III
• Sony A7S (ILCE-7S)
• Sony Alpha SLT-A77 II (ILCA-77M2)

New Lens Profile Support

Lens Name	Lens Mount
Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM	Canon
Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM	Canon
Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6	Nikon
Schneider Kreuznach LS 40-80mm f/4.0-5.6	Phase One A/S
Sony 28mm f/2.8	Sony Alpha
Sony 100mm F2.8 Macro	Sony Alpha
Sony DT 16-105mm f/3.5-5.6	Sony Alpha
Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3	Sony Alpha
Sony 70-200mm f/2.8G	Sony Alpha
Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM	Sony Alpha
Zeiss Touit 2.8/50M	Sony Alpha

Bug fixes

• Fix crash on launch in some cases on Hi DPI (Retina) systems.
• Fix crash when opening some Sigma SD9 raw files.
• Fix issue with JPEG images saved by Camera Raw not readable in some external applications.
• Fix automatic lens profile selection for Leica M (Typ 240) when using most recent firmware version.
• Fix issue with some Hasselblad H5D-50c and H5D-60 3FR raw images appearing slightly too dark. Unfortunately, this fix may affect the appearance of existing images captured with this combination of settings. It is recommended that you (1) purge the Camera Raw cache via the Camera Raw Preferences dialog, and (2) review previously captured images for unexpected brightness changes.