The future of the NCC ...

How i see the beginning phase of this software ended, somehow it is begin used or at least downloaded by the a small group of people and isn't available to many free capture software. This leads me to the conclusion, maybe this software wort to be finished and made it more professional.  I included in this software a lot  features, but is't linked with a decent workflow. Another problem may be the software isn't well tested in other Nikon cameras that D5100, D800 and D80.

So i started this post to discuses about the future/features and the usage of this software, any comment/ideas are welcomed.

My draft plans:

• find a decent name for this software, current name is almost same like nikon software's name  
• create a logo for it
• buy a domain and a site hosting (this only in far future, i don't want to spend money for it)
• native support for other brand DSLR, there are some already supported via WIA
• add a simple photo organizer
• advanced multiple camera support 
• create  for programmers a C# library, to be used in other application to control cameras
• translation
• and of course a lot of bug fixing 

Beta release – 0.7.186

Download: http://nikon-camera-control.googlecode.com/files/NCCsetup_0.7.186.exe

Changelog:

• Support for D70s
• Manual mode for exposure bracketing
• Capture images direct in PC (without using card)
• Bulb mode (only for D800 and D4)

The Manual mode for exposure bracketing and the Bulb mode work only if the camera is in [M] manual mode. The Bulb mode can be activated if the camera shutter speed is set to Bulb and hit the Capture button a new windows will be shown:

This function ins't well tested so any bug reports or suggestion are welcomed.

And finally a big thanks for Csaba Gődény help.

How To – Exposure Blending

Exposure Blending is a technique for blending multiple exposures of the same scene into a single image.  This technique involves taking several shots of the same scene or subject with different exposures and then fusing these shots into one perfectly or almost perfectly exposed photo.

This tutorial works with Nikon cameras with live view and NCC version 0.7.165 or higher. I don’t find any good example in my house so i used a souvenir. The goal is to make a well exposed image.

Beta release – 0.7.165

Download: http://nikon-camera-control.googlecode.com/files/NCCsetup_0.7.165.exe

Changelog:

• Exposure Status indicator
• Better support for D80 and D300
• Some device handing code rewrote,  this should improve application stability.
• Fixed connection problems for some cameras
• Possibility to use same file name as camera gave to the file, is a option for it in session editor
• Support for Lightroom auto import, for this option to work, in the settings the option Auto preview, should be disabled.
• Minor changes in exposure bracketing window