NIKON TRANSFER and NIKON VIEWNX, basic instructions

• Insert memory card.
• Open Nikon Transfer if it did not open automatically.
• Press Start Transfer.
• Open Nikon ViewNX if it did not open automatically.
• Now you will be able to see your pictures in order to categorize them.
• First of all discard all you bad pictures via Delete or right click Move to Trash.
• Now that you have your acceptable pictures, let’s categorize them in order to be more stringent.
• Double click on the first picture to make it full screen.
• If you like it, assign a category number such as 1, 2 etc.
• Keep on selecting and assigning categories.
• After completion press Display images for specified labels in the top left area of the screen, these are the little circles with numbers.
• After pressing the desired category or label, you will just see your categorized pictures and not the unselected rest.
• You can still keep selecting pictures using Stars for instance and repeat the process till you have your final depurated selection of images you like.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDING METADATA AND PREFERENCES IN NIKON TRANSFER

• Press the Embedded info tab.
• Edit the IPTC presets and complete info at will.

• Press the Preferences tab.
• Check Launch automatically when device is attached.
• Check Quit Nikon Transfer….. after transfer.
• Check Transfer only new photos.
• Check Open destination folder …. With application and assign ViewNX to do it.

• Press the Primary destination tab.
• Assign your Primary destination folder.
• Check Create sub folder for each transfer.
• Edit it and put your information, I use date shot only, in order to get my pictures organized by the date of shooting.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EMAILING DIRECTLY FROM NIKON VIEWNX

• First of all you need to have an email program installed in your computer such as MS Outlook or Mail in Mac.
• Select the picture that you want to email in ViewNX.
• Right click and scroll down to Output, Email.
• Adjust settings at will, and then press Send to start the process.