The GIMP 2.9 Windows binary download absolutely sucks, it’s as if the intention was that nobody finds it. Once someone finds their way to the official-but-unofficial download page Gimp - Nightly Builds - Dark Refraction they find the folder empty…
So I downloaded Gimp 2.9.5 (@paperdigits Thanks!), now I can export from RT as tiff 16 bits, open it in Gimp, export it from Gimp as tiff 16 bits, open it in Capture NX2. It’s not so straightforward, but at least I can mantain a 16 bits workflow.
Of course in time I will learn Gimp (I am still learning RT ). What I particularly like in RT is the ability to start from scratch (neutral profile), what I miss is the ability to display only the pixels of part of the hystogram.
Capture NX was first released in July 2006. Capture NX 2 was released in June 2008. (…)
In July 2014 Nikon has released a new software Capture NX-D and desupported Capture NX 2.
@geldo could you save blue_horse_8_uncompressed.tif in GIMP (uncompressed 8-bit), verify that NX-D opens it, and upload it into the same filebin I used above for me please?
GIMP version has Subfile Type: (0 = 0x0), Sample Format: unsigned integer
tiffinfo -D shows that both have a UserComment, but the hex contents of it vary between the two.
identify -verbose shows that the GIMP version has an empty comment field while the RT version does not show a comment field.
If anyone wants to help, re-save this image using other software and upload it for @geldo to try, maybe we can find which differing element is the culprit: https://filebin.net/ml2i83ekfqdfht1g/blue_horse_8_uncompressed.tif
Having found the culprit, we’d have to decide whether we really want to change it. I see no signs of the TIFF file being corrupt or wrong, looks more like a Capture NX* problem - i.e. report it to Nikon.
I converted blue_horse_8_uncompressed.tif to “intel” byte order and now it opens in NX2 (or NX-D if you prefer). I can upload it in your folder if you like, let me know. I used Image Converter Plus, just to make a test, I am not buying it.
So that was a winning bet… but who’ll bring the bottle? Also, rather than a problem of RT or NX, I am quite sure this is a problem of mine