Nikon D200 & Capture One Pro Problems
Hi,
I recently purchased Capture pro (version 3.7.7) and cannot seem to shoot tethered to my laptop (Windows Vista) with my Nikon D200. Capture One does not register that my camera is connected although it is switched on, set to RAW, PTP transfer, created a new session and all relevant camera software has been installed for the D200. When I click on "reconnect camera" under the file menu 2 dialog boxes come on screen, one stating "Camera Status Searching for Camera..." & the other, "Detected Camera" with a drop down menu and nothing else. The camera is not detected and after a while another dialog box states that "A Canon Camera Is Not Connected". Also under the "Colour Management Settings" menu I've set the selections to D200 but they reset themselves to "Phase One Light Phase" everytime I switch Capture One on. I've set Capture One to run under "Administrator" too so I should not be having these problems.
Hope you can help!
I recently purchased Capture pro (version 3.7.7) and cannot seem to shoot tethered to my laptop (Windows Vista) with my Nikon D200. Capture One does not register that my camera is connected although it is switched on, set to RAW, PTP transfer, created a new session and all relevant camera software has been installed for the D200. When I click on "reconnect camera" under the file menu 2 dialog boxes come on screen, one stating "Camera Status Searching for Camera..." & the other, "Detected Camera" with a drop down menu and nothing else. The camera is not detected and after a while another dialog box states that "A Canon Camera Is Not Connected". Also under the "Colour Management Settings" menu I've set the selections to D200 but they reset themselves to "Phase One Light Phase" everytime I switch Capture One on. I've set Capture One to run under "Administrator" too so I should not be having these problems.
Hope you can help!
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Hi Marrz,
There is no tethered support for Nikon cameras within Capture ONE, only Canon and Phase One Backs.
Please see our file support information in the Capture One's Release Notes, as well as on our website:
There is a workaround that you can try by following instructions here:
I do need to point out that Capture One in not fully supported for Vista yet. Many users have been able to make it work, however you may run into unforseen problems along the way. See our knowlegebase on this issue:0 -
Hi Jon, Thanks for the quick reply.
That clarifies everything for me, although does not solve my problem. surely you must understand my frustration after just purchasing Capture One Pro to be told that there is no tethered support for Nikon cameras, is this likely to change with a (very) near future upgrade?, I do hope so as this software was purchased primarily for it's faster workflow that tethering capabilites provide in the studio/location and will now mainly go unused until the problem is sorted.
Admittedly I should have checked for compatability issues before purchasing but thought that for a proffessional piece of software that Nikon would have at least been under your list of proffessional workflow support.
I've also spoken to Nikon about this problem and they have advised me to purchase Nikon Capture 4 to work in tandem with Capture One Pro, this for me is not an option as I feel I have invested more than enough in equipment and software without having to spend even more to provide a work around fix...
More communication is needed between Phase One and Nikon to remedy this widespread issue I feel.
Many thanks,
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Marrz, I do hope so as this software was purchased primarily for it's faster workflow that tethering capabilites provide in the studio/location and will now mainly go unused until the problem is sorted.
I've never understood how not tethering was a show-stopper.
Yes, any savings in time is valuable, but tethering direct to computer simply eliminates the steps of downloading images from CF card.
For Canon DSLRs that are supported, the ability to set a capture white balance adds a bit more since images are WB adjusted as they arrive.
Untethered, if the job was captured consistently, it is a matter of just a few clicks to apply a white balance to all images.
See Tips&Tricks for Good WB
http://www.phaseone.com/HOME/Content/Su ... 20-%20Main
The most efficiency with tethered captures comes with a Phase One Digital Back where one can have settings from WB, Exposure, Focus, and even a Crop applied to images as they arrive into Capture One.
Many have reported the workaround is satisfactory, but I do understand your hesitation at spending more for software.
The good news is that Nikon and Phase One are communicating and Yes, this issue is likely to change. Key word here is Likely.
What is unknown is when tethered support for Nikon can be implemented
Right now 100% of Developers' efforts are focused on UpGrade version 4.0
Once this newly re-written (Windows) version is released, it will be much easier to add Features and Functions to the program in the future.
Now that you own Capture One, don't let it sit because as you yourself mention, it still has quite an efficient workflow .
Also, using Capture One to process your Nikon RAWs will give you the best possible image quality from your camera 😉
Enjoy Capture One !
Sincerely,
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Hi Keith, thanks for the reply.
It's good to hear that there is communication between Phase One & Nikon in relevance to improved future compatability. Also it was inspiring to hear that upgrade version 4.0 will implement some positive changes to the Windows version (hopefully addressing some Vista compatability issues).
Quote I've never understood how not tethering was a show-stopper.
Personally for me the tethered aspect of Captue One is still the main draw to the software, as in a commercial environment (particularly in Editorial/Advertising fashion photography) the end client really needs to proof the shoot immediately on set, preferably on a large display rather than over the shoulder onto a camera LCD screen.
Although I must agree that using Capture One to process my RAW files does give the best quality possible for the end print, especially compared to other conversion software that I've used in the past. 😉
Despite this I will have to reluctantly revert to my previous shooting workflow for the meantime, until shooting tethered is available to me. In the meantime I will continue to familiarize myself with the Capture One interface until I can use it commercially.
Many thanks,
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[quote="Keith Carpenter" wrote:
I've never understood how not tethering was a show-stopper.
K C
Hi Keith,
The reason the software is called "CaptureOne" instead of "RAWOne" or "ProcessOne" is because of its capuring ability when tethered.
We shoot both wired and wireless tethered in our studio for several reasons.
1. Feedback to the photographers - When trying to view images on the small screen on the back of a digital camera, many problems are not apparent that become visable at a larger resolution. My wife has a saying when using the small screen for image review. "Everything looks good small." This is true for people as well as product photography. But it is especially true for product as we can see focus, DOF, and shading issues that just isn't possable on the small screen.
2. Feedback to the model - When shooting people, being able to see larger versions of the imagery while it is taking place is very helpful to the model. Between shots, we can quickly show them that they are getting the look that we want, this serves to relax them and allow them to experiment more, once they know that the money shot is in the bag. We can also show them when the angle isn't what we want and the instant feedback allows them to correct.
3. Feedback to the client - When clients and ADs are in the studio, they can see if we are capturing their vision or not and get constructive feedback that allows us to fine tune the imagery to their vision in real time. This is a real time saver as it cuts down on the back and forth.
4. Simultainious processing - Sometimes, we can have a digital tech at a computer and an a photographer at a camera and the digital tech can start processing an image, while the photographer continues with a shoot. This can be a big time saver for a crunch job as it allow simultainious instead of sequential work.
In our studio, we primarily shoot Nikon Digital, but some of the contract work we do involves Phase One H20 backs and Capture One software. We also have one of your really old scanning backs, the StudioKit, in our studio. We would like to standardize on the Phase One software, but have a problem with this as you don't support tethered for the Nikon cameras (Our favorite is the D200 shooting wireless tethered) or for our older scanning back.
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