Well I started this "evaluation" back in July. I updated it in November and now i can continue. The computer is upgraded to Windows 7/64 bit 8 Gigs of Ram, that should be enough for photo editing software. Photoshop CS6 flies!!. Nikon products, not so much. I have found some things I like and some I don't. I shoot Nikon cameras so using Nikon software makes some sense from a settings and color space perspective. It uses folders, not libraries (I hate libraries). It's easy to put a lot of metadata on the pics at the time of download (Transfer) and easy to edit it after download (ViewNX). I do wish the space to put keywords at the initial download was bigger. Although you can add more afterwards, saving files in ViewNX is slow (which is a definite downside).

All in all Transfer does a good job of getting pics off my Camera and putting them where I want them. I know the download is done because View NX 2 opens. Pluses; Windows based file structure, easy to edit Raw/Nef files, easy to convert to Jpg or Tiff, multiple viewing options including huge thumbnails and scrolling through and deleting pictures can be done very quickly, . Minuses slow editing, no true batch editing feature (you can ctrl, click multiple pictures and apply the same settings), the processing of those edits is really slow (but I said slow already). Here was an interesting negative that I found recently. I shoot Raw, the output of my Camera produces 16-18mb files, I convert them to JPG to post or print. I went to make a fairly larger reprint and noticed that the largest JPG I could get was 6-7mb, too big for posting on the web, but too small for a big print. All the other photo programs I've used could make a 12-14mb JPG. For most paid work, I would print from Tiff's but often would post large JPGs for customers "to with as they please". 6-7mb just wouldn't do.

I researched on line, I called Nikon, I entered service tickets, I asked friends. Nikon's response, "nope that's as big a JPG as you can make". My reply, any plans on changing that in a future release? "Don't  know".

Anyway, It just adds a step to some workflows (ie converting Raw to large Tiffs for printing and small jpgs for posting). Not that I wouldn't do that anyway but not being able to produce large JPGs, requires it more often.

Oh by the way. Nikon web based customer service leaves a bit to be desired. Slow, the first answer is telling you you aren't using the software or your camera correctly. Followed by a link to a web site searchable instruction which I found myself and read prior to submitting the ticket, only to have the ticket answered with; the software doesn't do that, and we don't know if future versions will either.

So net net, believe it or not, I'm going to keep using it. For me the pluses out weigh the minuses. Plus I seem to be doing less post production anyway. Oh BTW, my trial for Capture ran out. It was fun and interesting but Photoshop still gets the nod for editing.