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Inspiring
Apr 16, 2011 5:02 PM UTC
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P: Display Focus Points

Nikon cameras stores the focus point that was in focus and the exposure was taken. This would be extremely valuable to see for a sports/action/wildlife photographer.

    Pinned Reply By Rikk Flohr-Retired

    Greetings all, 
     
    Updates for Camera Raw are available. The July release (18.4.1) has an update regarding this feature request. If you do not see the update in your Creative Cloud Application, you can refresh it by pressing [Ctrl/Cmd]+[Alt/Opt]+[R]. Note: It may take up to 24 hours for your update to be available in your Creative Cloud app.
     
    Thank you for being so patient.

     

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    Inspiring
    Apr 30, 2011 1:56 AM UTC
    You said in another thread that Adobe tests plugins. Wondering if you could point me to where it says that, or if you know off the top what kind of testing they do.
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    Legend
    Apr 30, 2011 1:49 AM UTC
    One option if you can overcome your resistance to plugins is to use NxTooey to open files instantly in ViewNX. Just set a path to ViewNX instead of CaptureNX. Or, if you own CaptureNX2 you can just use that for viewing focus points...
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    Legend
    Apr 30, 2011 1:39 AM UTC
    Yep.
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    Inspiring
    Apr 30, 2011 1:26 AM UTC
    I just installed View NX2; only problem is View NX2 does not support DNG. So I will have to stop converting to DNG (which I really should stay away from anyhow--not enough compatability).
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    Legend
    Apr 29, 2011 8:26 PM UTC
    Focus point display is easier for one camera, but more time consuming in the long run because it needs to be done for all cameras. Focus mask can be done heuristically - not camera dependent - do once then forget...

    And, Adobe seems to be too shy to dig the focus points out of exif metadata, and doesn't want to start down the slippery slope anyway, so there may be a better chance of getting the focus mask - mere speculation...

    PS - As has been said: "focus mask better for culling", "focus point better for learning to focus"... - I'd personally like both, but would much prefer focus mask since focus point is already accessible using external apps.
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    Legend
    Apr 29, 2011 8:17 PM UTC
    Strictly a convenience. One can accomplish almost the same thing by applying manual corrections based on lens and focal length.
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    Inspiring
    Apr 29, 2011 12:25 PM UTC
    I'd also like to have a focus mask showing the area actually in focus, as Capture One apparently does; that was going to be another feature request. I really thought showing the Nikon focus would be easier to sell since I didn't think it would be that much work.
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    Inspiring
    Apr 29, 2011 12:20 PM UTC
    What do you find useful about LR's automatic lens corrections: (1) their speed or (2) do you get better results than doing it manually?
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    Legend
    Apr 28, 2011 10:08 PM UTC
    CaptureOne is now supporting tethering for non-PhaseOne backs.
    Are they serious about competing with Lightroom for the DSLR/non-PhaseOne market? If automatic lens corrections are supported, then I'll be convinced... (they added locals + layers in v6 - sounds serious, eh?)
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    Legend
    Apr 22, 2011 9:16 PM UTC
    Native focus point display in Lightroom proper would be nice.

    (As would focus/sharpness topography - but that's almost for an entirely different purpose).
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