Raw conversions in Affinity look drab.

[Ginger Trilogy]

If i convert an NEF raw to JPG without any changes in Affinity Then do the same with Nikons View., the results are very different! What am i doing wrong?

[v_kyr]

29 minutes ago, Ginger Trilogy said:

What am i doing wrong?

Nothing, Nikon's software like ViewNX-i or Capture NX-D (the better one BTW) knows much more about the used internal Cam settings here (Picture Control, D-Lighting etc.) and applies slightly presets as default. - Affinity Photo doesn't apply those as default and takes more or less the plain RAW without any contrast, sharpening etc. settings, thus looking very dull in contrast here. However if you apply some lighting, contrast and sharpening settings in APh and make a preset for your cam, it will look better and comes closer to the results of Nikon's RAW conversion software.

[Ginger Trilogy]

1 hour ago, v_kyr said:

Nothing, Nikon's software like ViewNX-i or Capture NX-D (the better one BTW) knows much more about the used internal Cam settings here (Picture Control, D-Lighting etc.) and applies slightly presets as default. - Affinity Photo doesn't apply those as default and takes more or less the plain RAW without any contrast, sharpening etc. settings, thus looking very dull in contrast here. However if you apply some lighting, contrast and sharpening settings in APh and make a preset for your cam, it will look better and comes closer to the results of Nikon's RAW conversion software.

I see. Off to experiment!