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Chapter 3 — Table of Contents

Compare in Editor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Compare with Original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

Chapter

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Window Menu

Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Reset Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Browser  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Bird’s Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Edit List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Photo Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Cascade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Chapter

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Help Menu

Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Technical Support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Show Welcome Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Update Capture NX 2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
About Capture NX 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Chapter

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Appendix: Short-cuts

The Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
The Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Photo Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
File Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Adjust Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Filter Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Batch Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Window Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Apple Specific Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245

Chapter

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Appendix: Supplied Color Profiles

Standard RGB Profiles Supplied in Capture NX 2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Profiles with a Gamma Value of 1.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .247
Profiles with a Gamma Value of 2.2 . . . . . . . . . . . .247

Technical Data for RGB Profiles Supplied with 

Capture NX 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

Capture NX 2 and Adobe Photoshop Color 

Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

Chapter

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Appendix: Additional Notices

General  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Nikon Message Center Agent  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Camera Adjustments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Color Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Image Dust Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Vignette Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Opening Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Saving Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Size / Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Color Management Preferences (Windows). . . . . . 257

Color Management Preferences (Macintosh). . . . . 257
Levels & Curves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
D-Lighting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Unsharp Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Color Aberration Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Batch Processing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Chapter

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Index

Chapter

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Contact Information

Life-Long Learning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Summary of Contents for 25385 - Capture NX - Mac

Page 1: ...SOFTWARE User s Manual En ...

Page 2: ...ors or omissions to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area addresses are provided separately Protected by U S patents Patents pending in the U S and or other countries 2006 2008 NIKON CORPORATION 2006 2008 Nik Software Inc All Rights Reserved Trademark Information U Point is a registered trademark of Nik Software Inc Nik and the Nik logo are trademarks of Nik Software Inc Macintosh...

Page 3: ... 11 The Metadata Palette 81 Chapter 12 Activity Toolbar 87 Chapter 13 The Toolbar 89 Chapter 14 Bird s Eye 119 Chapter 15 Edit List 121 Chapter 16 Photo Info 151 Chapter 17 The Color Picker 155 Chapter 18 File Menu 159 Chapter 19 Edit Menu 169 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu 181 Chapter 21 Filter Menu 209 Chapter 22 Batch Menu 217 Chapter 23 View Menu 227 Chapter 24 Window Menu 237 Chapter 25 Help Menu 239...

Page 4: ...2 Chapter 2 Chapters at a Glance ...

Page 5: ...wser 17 Using Open Image 17 Using ViewNX 18 Using Nikon Transfer 18 File Format Differences 19 NEF 19 TIFF 19 JPEG 20 Workflow Suggestions 20 Printing 22 Printing a Single Image 22 Printing contact sheets 26 Batch Processing 28 Applying a series of enhancements to a folder of images 28 Adding XMP IPTC data to a series of images using an XMP IPTC preset 31 Converting NEF RAW files into JPEG or TIFF...

Page 6: ...ndow Palette Functionality 65 Minimizing Maximizing Palettes 65 Docking Undocking Palettes 65 Grip Edge 65 Resize Control 65 Finding Palettes 66 Chapter 9 The Browser Browser Overview 67 Opening a Folder of Images in the Browser 68 Using the Folders Palette 68 Using Open Folder in Browser 68 Using Nikon Transfer 69 Navigating Within the Browser 70 Filtering Tools 70 Filter by Label 70 Filter by Ra...

Page 7: ...rquee Tool 111 Oval Marquee Tool 111 Edge Softness 112 Selection Brush Tool 113 Brush Hardness 114 Opacity 115 Pressure Controls 115 Selection Gradient Tools 116 Linear Gradient Tool 116 Radial Gradient Tool 116 Gradient Range 117 Fill Remove Tools 118 Chapter 14 Bird s Eye Chapter 15 Edit List Introduction to the Edit List 122 Show Hide Triangles 123 Apply Checkbox 123 Reset Button 123 Delete But...

Page 8: ... 169 Cut 170 Copy 170 Paste 170 Duplicate 171 Delete 171 Rename 171 Select All 172 Deselect All 172 Flip 173 Rotate 173 90 Degrees CW 174 90 Degrees CCW 174 Straighten 174 Size Resolution 176 Resample Image 176 Don t Resample Image 176 Fit Photo 177 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu Light Levels Curves 181 Channel Selector 183 Curve Editor 183 Black and White Output Sliders 184 Black Mid Point and White Slid...

Page 9: ...Grain Type 213 Contrast Color Range 213 Hue 213 Contrast 213 Brightness 214 Colorize 214 Color 214 Opacity 214 Blending Mode 214 Black and White Conversion 214 Filter Hue 215 Color Filter Strength 215 Brightness 215 Contrast 216 Third Party Plug Ins 216 Chapter 22 Batch Menu Run Batch Process 217 Batch Process 217 Watched Folder 219 File Naming Dialog 221 Processing Queue 222 Copy Adjustments 224 ...

Page 10: ...Supplied Color Profiles Standard RGB Profiles Supplied in Capture NX 2 247 Profiles with a Gamma Value of 1 8 247 Profiles with a Gamma Value of 2 2 247 Technical Data for RGB Profiles Supplied with Capture NX 2 249 Capture NX 2 and Adobe Photoshop Color Profiles 250 Chapter 28 Appendix Additional Notices General 251 Nikon Message Center Agent 251 Installation 251 Camera Adjustments 252 White Bala...

Page 11: ...ftware Capture NX 2 provides you with the ability to achieve the highest quality results for processing NEF Nikon Electronic Format RAW files as well as powerful tools that can enhance any image Shooting RAW has a number of distinct advantages over shooting and saving processed files such as JPEG and TIFF files The RAW format records important archival information about the conditions under which ...

Page 12: ...ints provide you with the ability to create color and tonal enhancements fix issues or selectively apply photographic enhancements within any image all being applied directly to the image and with immediate feedback The U Point powered control points found within Capture NX 2 enable you to work with your images without the need to perform a complicated series of operations in a particular order Co...

Page 13: ...ice Pack 1 or Windows XP Home Edition Professional Service Pack 2 Processor Pentium 4 or better RAM 768 MB minimum 1 GB recommended Hard disk space 200 MB required for installation Screen resolution 1024 768 pixels 1280 1024 or higher recommended with 16 bit color 32 bit color recommended OS Mac OS X version 10 4 11 or 10 5 2 A Please note Capture NX 2 is not compatible with the Case Sensitive or ...

Page 14: ...eps in the installer to select the appropriate location to install Capture NX 2 to 4 Once the software has been installed follow the steps for color management found in the Color Management Options section later in this chapter 5 At the last screen select which file types to associate with Capture NX 2 Those file types associated with Capture NX 2 that are then opened from within the Windows Explo...

Page 15: ...ure NX 2 at any point If you purchased Capture NX 2 from a camera store or retailer the product key may be found on the CD ROM case If you purchased Capture NX 2 as an electronic download the product key will be found in the email you received as a receipt of the purchase Do not lose this key It is required when installing or upgrading this software and cannot be replaced if lost Product keys can ...

Page 16: ...r feedback and want to be sure you are completely satisfied with your purchase To assist us in serving you better we ask that you please register your product on line at www prodreg com nikon If you have any questions or suggestions about Nikon Digital Imaging products please call the Nikon Digital Imaging Hotline 1 800 NIKON UX 1 800 645 6689 Technical Support 24hours a day 7 days a week Other Se...

Page 17: ...ortunity to convert those labels to the system used by Capture NX 2 and ViewNX When Capture NX 2 is launched it will check for any existing Capture NX version 1 labels stored on your system If Capture NX version 1 labels are found the Convert Labels dialog is displayed Click on Yes to begin converting the labels used by Capture NX version 1 into labels compatible with Capture NX 2 and ViewNX Selec...

Page 18: ...d folders to open that folder within the Browser palette e Don t Show Again The Don t show again checkbox enables you to prevent the Welcome screen from being displayed after launching Capture NX 2 Check this box to prevent the Welcome screen from appearing when Capture NX 2 is launched To access the Welcome screen again navigate to the Help menu and select Show Welcome Screen You can then uncheck...

Page 19: ...owser To open an image using the browser follow these steps Using Open Image To open an image using Open Image follow these steps 1 Open the Folders palette the Browser palette will automatically open Click on the folder within the Folders palette that you wish to display within the browser 2 Locate and double click on the image that you wish to open 1 Navigate to the File menu and select Open Ima...

Page 20: ...NX 2 browser You can then open one or more images by double clicking on them within the browser 2 Within the dialog that is displayed locate an image to open and click on the Open button 1 Select one or more images to open into Capture NX 2 2 Click on the Open with Capture NX button within the ViewNX interface 1 Within Nikon Transfer navigate to the Preferences tab 2 Click on the pull down menu fo...

Page 21: ...rop or Size Resolution tools There are two different types of NEF files NEF RAW files and converted NEF files NEF RAW files are created by a camera using the RAW file type option Converted NEF files are files that started off as either TIFF or JPEG files but were saved as NEF using Capture NX 2 or a previous Nikon Capture application Both NEF RAW files and converted NEF files benefit from the abil...

Page 22: ...ibly affects the quality of the image Because of this compression it is recommended that you only use the JPEG file format when a small file size is required Workflow Suggestions While there is no single workflow optimized for every image there are some basic guidelines to consider When using Capture NX 2 to edit images the following order is recommended 1 Start with characteristics that affect th...

Page 23: ...ty of your images and provide a more structured approach to enhancing your images 2 Next modify elements that affect only localized areas such as blemishes and small distracting elements 3 Then apply effects that add a style or mood to the image 4 Finally prepare the image for output by resizing and sharpening ...

Page 24: ...y a collection of images printed at the same time often with more than one image appearing on the same page Print packages make the most of your printer and paper enabling you to create proof sheets so that you can review and select images based on the output rather than the computer screen Printing a Single Image Capture NX 2 provides you with a variety of different printing options for a single ...

Page 25: ... is different from the paper you will print to such as when you print a landscape oriented picture check the Rotate to Fit option 5 If desired check the Crop Photos to Fit option to ensure the entire printable surface is utilized If the image s aspect ratio is different from that of the paper some image detail may be cropped away ...

Page 26: ...n settings made with the Size Resolution tool follow these steps 6 Review the settings within the Color Management tab and then click Print 1 Ensure that the appropriate size and resolution are set for the image by navigating to the Edit menu and selecting Size Resolution If necessary modify the settings and click OK 2 Navigate to the File menu and select Print ...

Page 27: ...on the Page Setup button and select the appropriate paper size that the image will fit upon 4 If the image s orientation is different from the paper you will print to such as when you print a landscape oriented picture check the Rotate to Fit option 5 Review the settings within the Color Management tab and then click Print ...

Page 28: ...Shift key and click on the first and last images of a range or hold the Ctrl Windows or command Macintosh keys while single clicking on each additional file you want to add To select all of the images in the current folder navigate to the Edit menu and click on the Select All option or use the shortcut Ctrl A Windows or command A Macintosh 2 Navigate to the File menu and select Print 3 Ensure the ...

Page 29: ... display on a single page Alternatively you can use the Select Picture Size option and select the size of each picture Capture NX 2 will automatically tile the available images to fit onto one or more pages 5 Click on the page backward or page forward buttons to review the available pages 6 To add information about each picture such as the file name shooting data or date shot click on the Metadata...

Page 30: ...ancements to apply to those images you can add an XMP IPTC preset to a series of images you can set up a live edit batch process or you can set up a watched folder Applying a series of enhancements to a folder of images 1 Enhance an image that is representative of the images that you would like to apply a batch process to 2 Navigate to the Batch menu and select Save Adjustments This will call up t...

Page 31: ...then be presented with the Batch Process dialog 5 Click on the Browse button in the Source section and locate the folder of images you wish to process 6 Check the Apply Settings checkbox ensure that Use Settings File is selected and click on the Browse button Locate the settings file created in step 3 and click OK ...

Page 32: ... under the queue To cancel the process click on the button to stop the batch process and close the Processing Queue 7 Check the Rename box if you would like to change the name of the processed files Click on the Edit button to call up the File Naming dialog and determine the naming convention for the processed images 8 Use the Select File Format pull down menu to select the file format for the pro...

Page 33: ...in Capture NX 2 open the Metadata palette and add the desired XMP IPTC data to an image 2 Navigate to the Batch menu and select Save XMP IPTC Preset Within the dialog that is displayed select the checkboxes for each of the XMP IPTC fields that you would like to apply to additional images add a name for the XMP IPTC preset and click OK ...

Page 34: ...lected images 3 Open the Browser palette and select the images you would like to apply the XMP IPTC information to To select all of the images in the current folder navigate to the Edit menu and choose Select All 4 Navigate to the Batch menu click on the Load XMP IPTC Preset menu and then locate the XMP IPTC preset that you saved in step 2 ...

Page 35: ...pplications To convert your NEF RAW files into JPEG or TIFF files follow these steps To convert a folder of files from NEF RAW to JPEG or TIFF 1 Navigate to the Batch menu and select Run Batch Process 2 Within the Source section click on the Browse button to select the folder you wish to convert from NEF into JPEG or TIFF 3 Next ensure that the Apply settings checkbox is not checked 4 Check the Re...

Page 36: ...se the Processing Queue 5 From the Select File Format pull down menu select the file format to convert the images to either TIFF or JPEG 6 Click on the Advanced show hide triangle to control the options for the selected file format 7 For the Destination option choose where the new JPEG or TIFF files should be placed by using the Select folder option to place them in a new folder or using the Use s...

Page 37: ...mages of a range or hold the Ctrl key Windows or command key Macintosh while single clicking on each additional file you want to add 2 Navigate to the File menu and select Save As Alternatively you can use the keyboard shortcut of Ctrl Shift S Windows or command shift S Macintosh 3 In the Destination section select either the Select folder option to choose a new folder to place the converted image...

Page 38: ...AW files into JPEG or TIFF files Click Start to begin converting the files 4 In the File name section select the file format to convert the images to either TIFF or JPEG 5 The Advanced section provides you with options for the selected file format ...

Page 39: ...categories of preferences General Color Management Levels Sampling Display Cache Settings XMP IPTC Presets Labels Manage Settings Workspaces If Capture NX 2 displays unexpected behavior the preferences may be damaged Restoring preferences to their defaults may resolve this issue To restore the preferences to the default settings click on the Reset button within the Preferences dialog Shortcut Ctrl...

Page 40: ...u to determine where to place the TIFF files created by the Open With command in the File menu Check the Same as File checkbox to place the TIFF file created by the Open With command in the same folder as the source file D1X RAW Default Use this option to set the default size of NEF RAW images taken with the D1X This option utilizes a unique resizing algorithm to resize D1X images to a 10 megapixe...

Page 41: ...w the editing of steps in the Edit List palette is handled When this option is turned off the editing of a step in the Edit List palette causes any following step to be temporarily disabled When this option is turned on steps will not be temporarily disabled and you will be able to see the impact of the changes made with all steps being considered Please note when this option is turned on addition...

Page 42: ...nabled if you selected the Always use the default RGB color space as the working color space option during installation CMYK Separation profile This preference enables you to set the default separation profile to be used when saving CMYK TIFF files Printer Profile This preference enables you to set the default profile to use for your printer as well as within the soft proof feature Use This Profil...

Page 43: ...file to the closest reproducible color This profile reproduces accurately all of the colors that are within the range of colors reproducible by your printer This option preserves as many natural colors as possible and is often the best choice for printing photographs Absolute Colorimetric This rendering intent is very similar to relative colorimetric except that it maps the white point of the imag...

Page 44: ...oint to a different color other than the default of 128 128 128 when setting a neutral point within the Levels Curves step Set White Point Use this option to set the white point to a different color other than the default of 255 255 255 when setting a white point within the Levels Curves step Black Auto Contrast Clip Set this number to determine the percentage of the darkest pixels to exclude when...

Page 45: ...and Watch Point elements of Capture NX 2 When Point Sample is selected a single pixel will be sampled when a dropper is used With the 3 x 3 Average and 5 x 5 Average options the average of the pixels sampled will be used Choosing a large sample size reduces precision but also minimizes the effects of noise choosing a small sample size has the opposite effect ...

Page 46: ... color picker and select the color for the gridlines displayed on top of the image when the Show Grid option is enabled Gridline Every Use this option to set the frequency of and the unit of frequency of the gridlines when the Show Grid option is enabled Subdivisions per Line This option enables you to set the subdivisions or smaller gridlines that are displayed between the major gridlines defined...

Page 47: ...s option to determine the opacity of the overlay that is displayed on the image A value of 100 will completely obscure the image s detail with lower values allowing more and more of the original image s detail to be visible Image Auto Hide On Image Elements Use this option to automatically hide elements that appear on top of the image whenever the mouse exits the image window Active selections con...

Page 48: ...owsing of the same folder significantly faster You can view the amount of space used by the browsing cache as well as clear the cache to reclaim disk space using the Clear Cache button After clearing the cache you will not lose any image data however thumbnails will need to be recreated taking additional time Editing Cache The Editing Cache option enables NEF images both NEF RAW and converted NEF ...

Page 49: ...r palette This icon indicates that the file is currently within the editing cache Use Image Cache Check this box to enable Capture NX 2 to utilize cache files to increase the speed of opening NEF files Cache files saved within the Editor Check this box to enable Capture NX 2 to cache files when an image is saved using the Save or Save As options in the File menu Cache Files created in a Batch Proc...

Page 50: ... editor displays all of the available fields and contents for an XMP IPTC preset Enter the values you would like to automatically apply through the XMP IPTC preset After entering a value the checkbox for that field as well as for the section will be turned on Only those fields with a checkbox next to them will be added to an image when the XMP IPTC preset is applied to an image or group of images ...

Page 51: ...reset selected in the Available Presets list and provide you with a window to enter the name for the new XMP IPTC Preset Delete Click on the Delete button to permanently delete the XMP IPTC preset selected in the Available Presets list Import Click on the Import button to import an XMP IPTC preset from a file on your computer You will be prompted for the location and name of the file for the XMP I...

Page 52: ...h their color and label name The Default Settings option shows all nine labels however you may choose to display fewer than nine labels The Custom option lets you determine not only the number of labels available but also the names for each label to be used For example if you use only one label to determine those images to keep use the Custom option to select only one label and name that label acc...

Page 53: ...ub menu or to add or delete available settings files To learn more about creating settings files please see the Save Adjustments section in Chapter 22 Batch Menu Add Clicking on the Add button will open a file browsing window enabling you to navigate and locate a settings file that resides on your computer If you use the Add option the settings file that you selected will automatically be copied t...

Page 54: ...ortcut to use If you select a shortcut that is already in use by another workspace that other workspace s shortcut will automatically be set to None My Workspaces Any workspaces that you create will be listed under My Workspaces To change the shortcut to use for a specific workspace click on the pull down menu next to the name of the workspace and select the new shortcut to use If you select a sho...

Page 55: ...Chapter 7 Preferences Workspaces 53 Delete Clicking the Delete button will remove the highlighted workspace from in the My Workspaces section Please note that you cannot delete a default workspace ...

Page 56: ...54 Chapter 7 Preferences ...

Page 57: ... editor is the window you see when you are editing images Within the editor you can open and close images as well as access each of the different control palettes w Menu Bar The menu bar provides access to nearly all of the features and enhancements within Capture NX 2 Please see chapters 18 through 25 for information on the features located within each menu e Browser Capture NX 2 s browser enable...

Page 58: ...er control list for the features and enhancements of Capture NX 2 Anything that affects your image will have an entry in the Edit List palette Every entry can be removed altered or duplicated from this list The Edit List palette automatically organizes each entry by steps in chronological order This provides you with the ability to turn on or off one or more steps at any time to monitor the effect...

Page 59: ... your specific workflow needs To change workspaces navigate to the Window menu select the Workspaces menu and then select the workspace to which you would like to switch Alternatively use the workspace selector found within the activity toolbar or use the corresponding shortcut Browser Use the browser workspace to browse and sort through your images In this workspace the browser fills the screen t...

Page 60: ...ed on are displayed between the Browser and Edit List palettes Opening images from the browser in the multi purpose workspace will not toggle the edit workspace instead the multi purpose workspace will be maintained Edit The edit workspace is typically used when editing images Only the Toolbar Bird s Eye Edit List and Photo Info palettes and the images currently open in the editor are displayed en...

Page 61: ...ste 2 Navigate to the Window menu and select the Workspaces sub menu then select Save Workspace Alternatively click on the workspace selector and select Save Workspace 3 Type in the name of the new workspace and click OK 1 Navigate to the Edit menu Windows or Capture NX 2 menus Macintosh select the Preferences sub menu and select Workspaces Alternatively click on the workspace selector and select ...

Page 62: ...g screen will be the additional screen For the Macintosh operating system the primary screen is the screen that contains the Menu Bar and Dock The screen that does not have the Menu Bar and Dock will be the additional screen Additional screen Sub Menu Capture NX 2 continuously checks for the presence of additional screens As soon as an additional screen is found a new sub menu called the Additiona...

Page 63: ...rovided within only the Additional Screen sub menu hides all palettes on the additional screen letting you see either the operating system s desktop or other running applications Swap Workspaces The Swap Workspaces option is available in the Additional Screen sub menu and exchanges the contents of both screens Use this function to swap the contents of the primary screen for the contents of the add...

Page 64: ...ual image data while anything lower than 100 is showing you only a portion of the image A zoom ratio over 100 is showing you an enlarged view of the individual pixel details You can zoom in and out using the zoom tool Bird s Eye palette or the zoom controls in the Window menu e File Size This shows you the size in megabytes of the current image you are working on r Color Profile The color profile ...

Page 65: ...allows you to set different parameters for the color management system to use To turn soft proofing on follow these steps You can turn soft proof off by repeating step 1 and selecting the Soft Proof Off option in the Soft Proof window 1 Click on the pull down menu next to the soft proof status area in the image window 2 In the Soft Proof window that appears click the Soft Proof On option 3 Select ...

Page 66: ...etric This rendering intent maps all of the colors that fall outside of the gamut of the target profile to the closest reproducible color This profile reproduces accurately all of the colors that are within the range of colors reproducible by your printer This option preserves as many natural colors as possible and is often the best choice for printing photographs Absolute Colorimetric This render...

Page 67: ...d can then be positioned anywhere This can be handy if you utilize two screens and you want to place a palette on the additional screen Clicking the dock button on an undocked palette will cause that palette to become docked in its default position The position of undocked palettes are recorded when a custom workspace is created enabling you to position the palettes where you want and then recall ...

Page 68: ...he Window menu The most frequently used palettes and windows are listed directly in the Window menu while less frequently used undocked palettes and windows are listed in the Undocked Palettes section of the Window menu Click on the palette or window that you want to locate and it will be brought to the front of whichever screen it is positioned on on top of other floating palettes and windows ...

Page 69: ...lly the labels utilized by Capture NX 2 are based on the XMP standard Depending on the application and the options selected with the Capture NX 2 preferences utilizing the XMP standard can help ensure that labels added by other applications that also utilize the XMP standard can be seen in Capture NX 2 For example as both ViewNX and Nikon Transfer utilize the XMP standard labels and ratings can be...

Page 70: ...er Using the Folders Palette To select a folder to display using the Folders palette follow these steps Using Open Folder in Browser Another way to display a folder in the browser is to use the Open Folder in Browser command in the File menu To use this technique follow these steps 1 Click on the maximize button for the Folders palette to display your computer s folder hierarchy 2 Navigate to the ...

Page 71: ...completed the folder identified in the primary destination folder will be displayed within the Capture NX 2 browser You can then open one or more images by double clicking on them within the browser 3 Click OK to open the folder in the browser 1 Within Nikon Transfer navigate to the Preferences tab 2 Click on the pull down menu for the Open destination folder with other application after transfer ...

Page 72: ...eps q Previous Folder Click on the Previous Folder button to navigate to the last folder that you opened within the browser You can view the folder history by holding this button down and can jump to a folder by selecting it This button is not accessible when viewing the first folder of that editing session w Next Folder The Next Folder button navigates back to the last folder that you viewed befo...

Page 73: ...ing tool to describe the range of ratings For example if you would like to see all images that have two three or four stars click on the two star icon and drag to the four star icon then release the mouse button 3 To display all images again click on the checkmark next to the filter by rating tool NEF JPEG TIFF The NEF JPEG TIFF option shows all images within a specific folder but only displays th...

Page 74: ...ry sorting method for the current folder After selecting the primary sorting method choose to have the images sorted in either ascending or descending order using the Ascending and Descending options Then Sort By The Then Sort By section determines the secondary sorting method for the current folder This is helpful if there are many images grouped together after the Sort option has been selected ...

Page 75: ...e Labels tab in the Preferences dialog To add a label to your image or group of images follow these steps Add Rating The add rating section of the labeling and rating toolbar enables you to add a rating to one or more images To add a rating to your image or group of images follow these steps 1 Select one or more images in the browser 2 Click on the desired label 1 Select one or more images in the ...

Page 76: ...ing on either of these buttons will make the thumbnails one size smaller or one size larger Browser View Selector The top and right most button in the browser is the browser view selector This pull down menu lets you switch between the two browser views available in Capture NX 2 thumbnail grid and thumbnail list Thumbnail Grid The thumbnail grid is the default browser view Images are displayed in ...

Page 77: ...o the image To set the rating for an image click on the desired rating on the rating icon underneath the thumbnail or in the ratings and labels toolbar XMP IPTC Data Icon The XMP IPTC data icon is displayed whenever the current image has XMP IPTC data added to it XMP IPTC data can be added either by the camera with another image editing application or using the Metadata palette within Capture NX 2...

Page 78: ... dialog and enable you to change the names of more than one file For more information on the File Naming dialog please see File Naming Dialog section of Chapter 22 Batch Menu Rating The Rating column displays the rating To set the rating for an image click on the desired rating on the rating icon underneath the thumbnail or within the ratings and labels toolbar Status The Status column displays an...

Page 79: ...em Hi Speed Crop Icon This icon is displayed on images shot using the camera hi speed crop option NEF JPEG Pair Icon The NEF JPEG pair icon is displayed for images that were shot using the camera NEF JPEG image quality option Protected Icon Images with the protect icon displayed cannot be edited in Capture NX 2 until they are unlocked Images can become locked either using the camera protect button...

Page 80: ... command from the File menu Alternatively you can press the enter key on your keyboard to open the selected images If the Capture NX 2 is open on a single screen opening an image will cause the browser to automatically minimize To prevent this from happening either position the browser on another screen by manually undocking and repositioning the browser or using the additional screen workspace op...

Page 81: ... The Folders Palette The Folders palette displays the folders on your hard disk in the same manner as the operating system Capture NX 2 s Folders palette is now split into two sections the Favorite Folders section and the Folder Structure section ...

Page 82: ...he folder you wish to delete and select Delete from the displayed contextual menu A Pleasenote Deleting a favorite will not delete the folder or its contents from your hard disk Only the link to that folder will be removed from your computer Click and drag on the bar that divides the Favorite Folders section and the Folder Structure section to adjust the amount of space dedicated to either section...

Page 83: ...mation section you can see information regarding the camera the time and date the image was shot the exposure data as well as the settings used within the camera that affected the current image When more than one image is selected information that is shared between images will be displayed while information that is different in each image will be identified with a Click on the show hide triangle n...

Page 84: ...Creator Headline Keywords Categories and Origin to the image For more information about IPTC and how it is used please visit the following web page http www iptc org Adding Image Information You can view and change the contents of the different IPTC fields on images within both the browser and the editor To add IPTC information to one or more images follow these steps 1 Open the Metadata palette a...

Page 85: ...y Please note that after you click the Apply button you will not be able to reset the contents of the XMP IPTC Information section Copying and Pasting IPTC Information The contents of the XMP IPTC Information section can be copied from one image and pasted to one or more additional images To copy and paste IPTC information follow these steps 4 Click on the Apply button 1 Select an image in the bro...

Page 86: ...TC preset follow these steps 3 Select one or more images within the browser or select another image within the editor 4 Navigate to the Batch menu and select Paste IPTC Info Alternatively you can click on the batch menu located to the left of the labeling and rating toolbar and select Paste IPTC Info A Please note IPTC information can be copied to multiple images however existing IPTC content will...

Page 87: ... sub menu 4 Next review the fields that will be created in the XMP IPTC preset Fields that contain a checkmark in the box to the right will be added to the preset Fields that contain information within them are automatically checked while fields that are empty will not be automatically checked 5 Change any of the text within the fields if necessary and check or uncheck any additional fields that y...

Page 88: ...ets tab of the Preferences dialog to add delete modify import and export XMP IPTC Presets For more information on managing XMP IPTC presets see XMP IPTC Presets in Chapter 7 Preferences 6 Click OK 1 Select one or more images within the browser Alternatively you can add ITPC information to an image open within the editor 2 Navigate to the Batch menu and select the Load XMP IPTC Preset sub menu and ...

Page 89: ...s available within Capture NX 2 For more information on workspaces please see the Workspaces section of Chapter 8 Interface Launch NikonTransfer The launch Nikon Transfer button will cause Nikon Transfer to load in a separate application window Use Nikon Transfer to transfer images from an attached camera or compact flash card with the ability to automatically add XMP IPTC information create backu...

Page 90: ...y Toolbar Print Print Click the print button to open the Capture NX 2 Print Layout dialog and begin printing your images For more on the Capture NX 2 Print Layout dialog please see the Print section in Chapter 18 File Menu ...

Page 91: ...ultiple objects can be selected by holding down the Ctrl key Windows or command key Macintosh when selecting additional objects A range of objects can be selected by clicking on the first object of the desired range and then holding down the Shift key and clicking on the last object of the desired range Control points within an image window as well as thumbnails within the browser can be selected ...

Page 92: ...ol The zoom tool is used to zoom into and out from an image Select this tool and click on the image to zoom in Hold the Alt key Windows or option key Macintosh and click to zoom out Double click on the zoom tool to zoom the current image to 100 Shortcut H key Temporarily switch to the hand tool when any other tool is active Spacebar Shortcut Z key Zoom in when any other tool is active Ctrl spaceba...

Page 93: ...ve the rotation at any point in the future When you save your images with the NEF file format you can remove the rotation after the image has been saved or closed Rotating an image found in the browser will be applied in a non destructive fashion however there will not be a rotation step added to the Edit List palette Straighten Tool Select this button to add a Straighten step to the Edit List pal...

Page 94: ...ke the line you described either horizontal or vertical 3 If you made a mistake while drawing the line you can click on the line you added to the image and adjust one of the two anchor points found at either end of the line or you can re draw the line by clicking and dragging within the image window again 4 By default Capture NX 2 will automatically crop the image using the same aspect ratio to hi...

Page 95: ...he straightening effect click on the Delete button found at the bottom of the Straighten step within the Edit List palette or click on the Straighten step and press the delete key on your keyboard 1 Click on the crop tool in the toolbar 2 Within the tool options section of the toolbar determine the crop method you would like to use 3 Click and drag the mouse over the image in the active image wind...

Page 96: ...he main points of interest lie close to the points where the lines intersect It also draws your attention to the natural horizontal or vertical lines in the image such as a horizon or a large building which often benefit from being placed close to one of the four lines You can also choose to temporarily superimpose this grid onto your image by holding down the Alt key Windows or option key Macinto...

Page 97: ...fo palette is designed specifically to help you locate the darkest and lightest sections of your image To add a black control point to your image follow these steps 1 Click on the black control point icon in the toolbar The cursor will change to a crosshair 2 Identify the object you would like to be the darkest object in the image and click on that object to place a black control point A B W N Con...

Page 98: ...ns a neutral black Within this mode you are presented with only a luminosity slider on the black control point and only a Luminosity setting within the black control point sub step in the Edit List palette RGB Method The RGB method of the black control point enables you to set the individual red green and blue values of the darkest color in the image This option is helpful if your printer requires...

Page 99: ... Click on the Advanced show hide triangle to display the additional controls for the black control point The values set for the selected black control point are displayed enabling you to enter a new value directly to adjust the effect of the control point ...

Page 100: ... is able to calculate the difference between that object and the color that is currently representing that object The neutral control point will remove the difference in color from the targeted object as well as from the entire image This results in a color shift that affects the entire image One of the unique features of the neutral control points found in Capture NX 2 is that multiple neutral co...

Page 101: ... that should be neutral and click on that object to place a neutral control point A B W N Control Point step will be added to the Edit List palette with a neutral control point sub step You can reposition the neutral control point by clicking and dragging it Please note that you may add multiple neutral control points 3 Adjust the effect of the neutral control point by either clicking and dragging...

Page 102: ...licking Macintosh on the neutral control point and selecting Show Selection Color Picker The Color Picker color swatch indicates the current color that is being used as the basis for the neutral control point s effect Clicking on the Color Picker color swatch displays the Capture NX 2 color picker and enables you to select a color to set the object selected by the neutral control point to One of t...

Page 103: ...alues White Control Point The white control point enables you to place a control point directly onto your image causing the targeted color to become white which is an important first step in removing a color cast from the light tones in your image White control points are normally set on what should be the lightest point of the image and are used to establish one end of the dynamic range of the im...

Page 104: ...ns a neutral white In this mode you are presented with only a luminosity slider on the white control point and only a Luminosity setting within the white control point sub step of the Edit List palette 1 Click on the white control point icon in the toolbar The cursor will change to a crosshair 2 Identify the object you would like to be the lightest object in the image and click on that object to p...

Page 105: ...thin the white control point sub step of the Edit List palette Advanced Click on the Advanced show hide triangle to display the additional controls for the white control point The values set for the selected white control point are displayed enabling you to enter a new value directly to adjust the effect of the control point Color Control Point Color control points represent a unique way of adjust...

Page 106: ... that the adjustments that you make are being applied to the current object only Placing a color control point on an object with default settings prevents other color control points from affecting that object To add a color control point to enhance your image follow these steps 1 Click on the color control point icon in the toolbar The cursor will change into a crosshair 2 Click on an object withi...

Page 107: ...ich elements of the current object to affect with the color control point Alternatively click on the triangle displayed beneath the last slider of the control point This will enable you to toggle between the current mode and the All mode BCS The BCS mode is the default mode and provides you with size brightness contrast and saturation sliders HSB The HSB mode provides you with size hue saturation ...

Page 108: ...s a Size slider and prevents any Color Control Point from affecting the object identified by the Color Control Point with Protect Details turned on A Color Control Point with Protect Details turned on acts in the same way as a Color Control Point with all sliders set to the default values Use this feature to ensure that a Color Control Point is protecting the values of the targeted object Color Pi...

Page 109: ...d eye effect sometimes caused by flash photography To remove red eye from an image using the red eye control point tool follow these steps 1 Click on the red eye control point icon in the toolbar The cursor will change into a crosshair 2 Click on the red portion of the eye that contains red eye to place a Red Eye Control Point 3 Control the red eye control point s effect using the size slider Shor...

Page 110: ...a brush cursor and the auto retouch brush controls will be displayed within the tool options bar 2 Modify the Size option within the tool options bar 3 Click and paint on top of the entire object that you would like to automatically replace Ensure that all parts of the object that should be replaced are painted over before releasing the mouse button Do not worry about being precise when painting o...

Page 111: ...bar Auto Retouch Brush 109 The auto retouch brush provides you with the following controls Size Changing the Size option increases or decreases the size of the brush Shortcut R key Decrease brush size Increase brush size ...

Page 112: ... the image to add a selection control point with the opacity slider automatically set to 100 This will result in the current enhancement s effect only applied to the area selected by the control point b If you click the icon for the selection control point click on the image to add a selection control point with the opacity slider automatically set to 0 to the image The enhancement will be applied...

Page 113: ...er the selection while still retaining straight lines to the other anchor points A Please Note Any additional selections made will remove these anchor points Rectangle Marquee Tool The rectangle marquee tool enables you to draw a rectangular selection Hold down the Shift key while drawing the selection to constrain the selection to a square Hold down the Alt key Windows or option key Macintosh whi...

Page 114: ... draw within the selection 5 To move the selection ensure the icon is selected and click on the selected area to reposition the selection 6 After you have finished modifying the selection select an enhancement from the Adjust or Filter menus That enhancement will only be applied within the area identified by your selection If you created a selection in a step that already contains an enhancement y...

Page 115: ...e ensuring that you see only the selected enhancement applied where you painted with the selection brush To use the selection brush follow these steps 1 Select an enhancement to be applied to your image either from the Adjust or the Filter menus 2 Click on the selection brush icon in the toolbar Click on the icon if you would like to apply the current enhancement only to the area you will paint or...

Page 116: ...t any point switch to the opposite mode by clicking on either or to add to or remove from the selection drawn You can temporarily switch to the opposite mode by holding down the Alt key Windows or Option key Macintosh 6 To delete a selection created by the selection brush tool click on the delete button found in the current step s selection information section next to the Paint Fill Mask section A...

Page 117: ...tion Opacity The Opacity option enables you to control the opacity of the brush using the pressure of the pressure sensitive input device Applying more pressure provides more opacity while less pressure provides less opacity The maximum opacity of the brush is based on the Opacity option Opacity and Size The Opacity and Size option enables you to control both the size and the opacity of the brush ...

Page 118: ...ose from You can select among these tools by holding the mouse down on the selection gradient icon in the toolbar and selecting from the tools that appear Linear Gradient Tool The linear gradient tool adds the current effect to the image with a gradual transition from applying to hiding the effect in a straight line with the direction and start and end points determined by the line drawn when appl...

Page 119: ...r gradient tool the enhancement will be applied in a straight line following the direction of the line you created If you use the radial gradient tool the enhancement will be applied in a circular pattern radiating from the point that you selected by first clicking on the image 4 After drawing the gradient the line that you created will still be visible along with start mid and end anchor points C...

Page 120: ...lick on the icon to clear the selection previously made by a selection brush gradient tool or fill tool The cursor will change 2 Click within the active image window to either fill or remove the current step s enhancements depending on in you chose the or icons If there is a selection made by one of the lasso or marquee tools click within a selected area to fill or remove the effect from within th...

Page 121: ...mposed on top of the entire image Drag the rectangle to change what is displayed within the active image window Displayed to the right of the thumbnail within the Bird s Eye is a zoom control along with a readout that displays the current zoom ratio You can change the current zoom ratio by either clicking on the icon icon moving the slider or typing in the desired zoom ratio directly The Bird s Ey...

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Page 123: ...ll of the controls provided within Capture NX 2 The Edit List palette was greatly improved with the position of many tools and features moved to provide better access Additionally the workflow when using the Edit List palette has been updated by improving the interaction with steps and enhancements ...

Page 124: ...le click on the step or enhancement that you want to modify or single click on the show hide triangle next to that step or enhancement to display the contents Once you have displayed the contents of an enhancement you can modify the settings that were applied By modifying a previous step you will temporarily disable all of the steps that occur after the current step you are modifying Once you have...

Page 125: ...utton is provided for each section within the Develop section and provided for each enhancement within the Adjust section The Reset button reverts the active section or enhancement to the last state prior to the current interaction Clicking the Reset button within one of the sections of the Develop section causes the settings within that section to revert back to their enhancements prior to the ch...

Page 126: ...bility to revert the Edit List to its state at the point of the last save Current The Current version is temporarily available whenever changes have been made to an image and the Version menu is switched to another version This version enables you to toggle quickly from one of the available versions back to the current state to review the differences made between that version and the current state...

Page 127: ...ch Menu 125 Batch Menu The batch menu within the Edit List provides you with quick access to tools that can be used to copy and paste adjustments and XMP IPTC information and create and load settings files for batch processing ...

Page 128: ...op section to display its contents 2 For NEF RAW files click on the show hide triangle next to Camera Settings to adjust the various settings available within your camera 3 For both NEF RAW files as well as JPEG and TIFF files you can use the Quick Fix section to make adjustments to access often used enhancements for images 4 Finally click on the show hide triangle next to the Camera Lens Correcti...

Page 129: ...ce a cold or warm cast into the image Within the White Balance dialog you can either select a color temperature for the white balance or you can set a gray point from within the image Set Color Temperature In this mode you can allow Capture NX to automatically calculate the white balance or you can set the white balance manually by using one of the available presets Camera WB This displays the whi...

Page 130: ...Cloudy This option sets the color temperature to 6 000K and is suited for photographs taken under overcast skies Shade This option sets the color temperature to 8 000K and is suited for photographs taken in open shade Standard Fluorescent High Color Rendering Fluorescent Choose these options if the image was taken under fluorescent lighting If you are unsure of which type of light bulb was used ex...

Page 131: ...L G2 if the image was taken with an FL G1 or FL G2 filter for fluorescent light TN A1 TN A2 Choose TN A1 or TN A2 if the image was taken with a TN A1 or TN A2 filter for incandescent light Sodium Vapor Lamps Select this option when shooting under mixed lighting in sports venues that use sodium vapor lamps Fine Adjustment Slider This slider enables you to shift the selected color temperature by up ...

Page 132: ...age s white balance from yellow to blue adjusting the gain for the Blue Channel Click on the reset button at any time to return the values to the default settings Marquee Sample By selecting this option and clicking start you will be able to draw a marquee on the image to identify a section for Capture NX to use as the basis for setting the white balance Use this option when the scene was illumina...

Page 133: ...into the camera Any given set of Picture Controls will produce nearly the same results on all cameras that support the Nikon Picture Control system The Picture Control option provides five different modes to choose from Choose between A Please note In Picture Control mode you can add optional Picture Controls downloaded from Nikon websites Note that any optional Picture Controls used on the camera...

Page 134: ...nable you to control the tonality of the current image The results created by the Contrast and Brightness section are dependent on the Picture Control option selected Enable the Auto checkbox in order to allow Capture NX 2 to determine the appropriate amount of contrast for the current image The Contrast slider is not accessible while the Auto option is turned on The Contrast slider enables you to...

Page 135: ...e Filter Effects pull down menu enables you to change the contrast within monochrome images by emulating the use of different colored filters used in traditional black and white photography Each filter changes the relationship of objects found within the image based on their color You are provided with the following options Off This option provides a default black and white conversion Yellow The Y...

Page 136: ...oning option will result in a black and white image without any additional tint or tone Cyanotype The Cyanotype toning option emulates the appearance of images created using the traditional cyanotype process Images created with the Cyanotype toning option will have a characteristic blue tone Sepia The Sepia toning option emulates the use of sepia toner a popular traditional black and white toning ...

Page 137: ...evert to the contrast set in the camera Low Contrast Medium Low Normal Medium High High Contrast User Defined Custom Curve This will set the contrast to a user defined custom curve Saturation The Saturation feature enables you to adjust the saturation that was set in the camera Choose from the following options Unchanged This will revert to the saturation set in the camera Moderate Normal Enhanced...

Page 138: ...re present in both highlights and shadows This functionality is provided in addition to the D Lighting functionality found in the Adjust menu You can use the provided pull down menu to modify the amount of Active D Lighting applied to your image Choose from the following options Unchanged This option reverts back to the setting used within the camera when the image was captured Off This option pre...

Page 139: ... Output Slider These two sliders enable you to set the maximum and minimum brightness levels of the image By dragging the white output slider down you darken the lightest luminosity level in the image and by dragging the black output slider up you lighten the darkest luminosity level in the image These two sliders are often used if the darkest and lightest colors in the image should not be pure wh...

Page 140: ...t The Contrast slider provides control over the contrast of the image Move this slider to the left to reduce the contrast of the entire image or move it to the right to increase the contrast of the entire image Highlight Protection The Highlight Protection slider recovers detail in highlights While this slider works for both NEF RAW as well as JPEG and TIFF files it is much more successful in NEF ...

Page 141: ...at create Image Dust Off reference photos with the NDF extension such as the D2H and D2X Capture NX 2 will attempt to identify a reference photo located within the same folder as the current image If Capture NX 2 locates an Image Dust Off reference photo in the current folder you will be presented with the option of using that photo for the Image Dust Off process If you select Yes Capture NX 2 wil...

Page 142: ... color aberrations colored fringes or halos By default this feature is automatically applied to RAW NEF images but not to TIFF and JPEG images Use the Apply checkbox next to Auto Color Aberration in the Develop Camera Lens Corrections section to toggle auto color aberration reduction on or off Auto Red Eye The Auto Red Eye tool automatically locates and removes red eye from the current image Auto ...

Page 143: ...300 Distance information recorded Distance Information not recorded D1X D1H firmware version 1 10 or later Distance Information recorded Distance Information not recorded D1X D1H firmware version 1 01 or earlier Distance Information not recorded Distance Information not recorded D1 Distance Information not recorded Distance Information not recorded 1 Click on the show hide triangle next to Camera ...

Page 144: ...ny area where image information is not present Turn the Include Areas Where There is No Image Data option on to display the full image including areas where there is no image data This shows you the full image after the fisheye to rectilinear transformation You will notice that parts of the image have been curved to transform the image into a rectilinear image Due to the process employed by the fi...

Page 145: ...or the fill or remove tools the selection information area is added to the step and reflects the selection made Controls are provided to help you make any necessary adjustments to those selections Only enhancements selected from the Adjust or Filter menus or color black neutral or white control points can be modified with one of the selection tools At any time click on the reset button to revert t...

Page 146: ...the Base Mask slider is considered in combination with the other types of selective control provided within an adjustment step The effects of the other selection tools will be considered before displaying the final image Selection Control Points Section The Selection Control Points section displays a list of the selection control points added to the current step Clicking on the show hide triangle ...

Page 147: ...e the Feather slider to the right to increase the amount of softening that is applied to the edges of the selection w Adjust Filter pull down menu An adjustments and filters pull down menu is displayed for any step that was created by selecting an enhancement from either the Adjust or Filter menus or by selecting the New Step button You can use the adjustments and filters pull down menu to gain ac...

Page 148: ...rol the current effect on either the luminance lightness or chrominance color portions of your image You are provided with the following sliders to control the effect on the image Opacity Luminance Channel Use this slider to control the current effect on the luminance portion of the image Move this slider to the left to reduce the current effect on the luminance aspect of the image This can be don...

Page 149: ...ed a normal enhancement Lighten The Lighten blending mode is achieved by applying the effects of the enhancement only if those elements are lighter than the corresponding area in the original image That is only areas that are brighter due to the enhancement will be applied to the image Screen The Screen blending mode is achieved by increasing the pixel values of the resulting image with the pixel ...

Page 150: ...nal image To copy and paste steps and enhancements follow these steps 1 Select one or more steps or enhancements within the Edit List palette by clicking and highlighting them 2 Navigate to the Batch menu and select Copy Adjustments Alternatively you can click on the batch menu icon located at the top of the Edit List palette and select Copy Adjustments 3 Select another image open within the edito...

Page 151: ... item from the adjustments and filters menu To swap one enhancement for another follow these steps This is especially useful if you have made a selection applied an enhancement to a step and then want to see how a different enhancement will affect the image within the area identified by your selection 1 Select the first enhancement from either the Adjust or Filter menus Adjust the controls for the...

Page 152: ...t section of the Edit List palette Click on this button if you want to manually generate a new step within the Edit List palette to start a new series of enhancements A Please note Capture NX 2 will automatically create a new step whenever an enhancement is selected from the menu or toolbar the New Step button can be useful in certain situations ...

Page 153: ...ar graph of the total number of pixels that appear at different levels The horizontal axis represents the luminosity level while the vertical axis represents the number of pixels at each luminosity level found within the current image The left side of the horizontal axis represents the darkest tones within the image while the right side represents the lightest tones within the image A Please note ...

Page 154: ...he Green option displays only the green channel within the histogram window Blue The Blue option displays only the blue channel within the histogram window w Double Threshold The Double Threshold option enables you to determine the darkest and lightest colors within the current image By turning this option on two additional sliders will be added to the bottom of the Histogram display and the entir...

Page 155: ...ps of black pixels are displayed try moving the slider back to the left slightly It is recommended that you find a value for the shadows slider as close as possible to where the first black pixels appear 3 Then if no white pixels appear in the image slowly drag the highlights slider to the left Once you notice white pixels appearing release the mouse button If large groups of white pixels are disp...

Page 156: ...brightness color models e Sample Size Use this option to change the number of pixels which are used in sampling for both the current color under the mouse cursor as well as for each of the watch points The default value for this option can be selected within the Levels Sampling section of the Preferences dialog or you can override the default and select from one of the following available options ...

Page 157: ...he color picker for their enhancements You are also provided with preselected colors that consist of common swatches as well as memory colors To select a color within the color picker follow these steps 1 Click on the desired color s hue within the color wheel to immediately move to that color or click and drag the outside gripper edge to slowly change the color s hue 2 Click on the section of the...

Page 158: ...the targeted hue The left edge of the color triangle provides you with control over the lightness of the color as the color approaches white while the right edge of the color triangle provides you with control over the lightness of the color as the color approaches black The bottom edge contains neutral colors with the middle of the bottom edge presenting middle gray e RGB Selection Boxes The RGB ...

Page 159: ...the Swatches show hide triangle will display the swatches section of the color picker which contains a selection of present swatches and four memory color ranges o Swatches Section The swatches section contains two additional sections that provide you with even more control in selecting a color to use with the current enhancement Preset Swatches The preset swatches section provides you with a pred...

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Page 161: ...e Images saved in the Grayscale and CMYK color modes cannot be opened within Capture NX 2 Open With The Open With command enables you to open the current image with all of the current enhancements applied to it in a separate application You can select the alternative application with will open the image within Capture NX 2 s Preferences dialog Shortcut Ctrl O Windows command O Macintosh ...

Page 162: ... save the changes to the image When using the Save feature on JPEG files a dialog box will be displayed if the compression settings found in the original image cannot be determined Saving NEF or TIFF files will use the same settings found in the original file JPEG Quality Choose from Highest Compression Ratio Good Compression Ratio Good Balance Good Quality or Excellent Quality settings The higher...

Page 163: ...essed using a non reversible algorithm reducing file size by about 40 to 55 percent with negligible loss of image quality Lossless compressed Files are compressed using a reversible algorithm reducing file size by about 20 to 40 percent with no loss of quality A Please note This option is only accessible if the NEF if the file created within your camera was not compressed TIFF Color Model Choose f...

Page 164: ...ve this box checked unless your printer requests that you do not embed the color profile in the image JPEG Quality Choose from Highest Compression Ratio Good Compression Ratio Good Balance Good Quality or Excellent Quality settings The higher the quality the larger the file size Quality The Quality slider provides you with more control over the level of compression that is used when saving the ima...

Page 165: ...ck it Close The Close option closes the current image If there are any unsaved changes made to the image you will be provided with an option of saving those changes Page Setup The Page Setup dialog provides you with controls for setting up your printer and print environment With this option you can set the paper size paper source and orientation as well as other options which depend on the printer...

Page 166: ...int Layout dialog will appear Within the Print Layout dialog you will see a preview of the current image as well as options to alter the orientation and display of that image The following controls are provided within the Print dialog q Page Display and Page Forward and Back Buttons The page display shows you how many pages will be sent to your printer based on the number of images you have select...

Page 167: ... Information Checking the Additional Information checkbox will also add the camera name shutter speed aperture image size exposure mode and white balance for the image Detail Information This option adds the metering mode exposure compensation focal length AF mode and sensitivity ISO to the image Font The font that will be used to display the Metadata is indicated here Click on the Change button t...

Page 168: ...units of measurement set up within the Preferences dialog Rotate to Fit Click on this checkbox to rotate the current image if the orientation of the image does not match the orientation of the paper Crop Photos to Fit Check this option to automatically crop the images so that your prints do not contain any wasted space If your images do not match the aspect ratio of the paper portions of the image...

Page 169: ...nefit from different rendering intents Experiment with the different rendering intents within your workflow to find the option that works best Capture NX 2 provides the following intents Perceptual This rendering intent maintains the relationships of colors so that the printed image appears natural to the human eye While this intent maintains the relationship of colors the actual color values will...

Page 170: ... profile combination it is recommended that you always use this option u Print to File If the Print to File box is checked the Print button will change into a Save button Click the Save button to save the current layout displayed within the print preview area as a JPEG file You can select the location and the quality of the JPEG file that is created Exit Select this option to quit Capture NX 2 A P...

Page 171: ...es you make on your image are undoable Due to the non destructive editing model that Capture NX 2 uses you can also undo an enhancement by removing it or altering the settings within the Edit List palette without any loss of image quality Redo The Redo command becomes available after the Undo command has been used and enables you to reapply anything that was undone with the Undo command Shortcut C...

Page 172: ...Copy command can be used on the following objects Text within a text box Selected control points Images within the browser Enhancements selected within the edit list Paste The Paste command takes the last object placed within Capture NX 2 s clipboard and places it within the current active area The Paste command can be used on the following objects Text when a text box is active Selected control p...

Page 173: ...ancements within the Edit List palette Selection created by the selection brush selection gradient fill or clear tools within an image window Rename The Rename function is only available while in the browser Select this function to rename the currently selected image or group of images When a single image is selected you can enter the new name for the image directly within the browser When selecti...

Page 174: ...The browser to select all of the images currently displayed Deselect All The Deselect All option deselects the currently active selection Use Deselect All within A text box to deselect any selected text An image to deselect all selected control points or to remove any selection created by a lasso or marquee tool The Edit List palette to deselect any selected steps The browser to deselect any selec...

Page 175: ...an image within the editor will cause a step to be created within the Edit List palette enabling you to remove the rotation at any point in the future When you save your images with the NEF file format you can remove the rotation after the image has been saved or closed Rotating an image found in the browser will be applied in a non destructive fashion however there will not be a rotation step add...

Page 176: ...eps 1 With an image open within the editor click on the straighten tool in the toolbar 2 Locate a line within the image that should be either vertical or horizontal and click on the start of the line While holding the mouse button down draw the entire length of the line letting go when you have reached the end of that line The straighten tool will then calculate the direction and degree of the rot...

Page 177: ...utomatically cropping the image click on the Include areas without image data checkbox within the Straighten step of the Edit List palette 5 If you are satisfied with the straightening effect continue editing your image using the other tools available within Capture NX 2 or perform a save The straightening effect is now applied to your image To cancel the straightening effect click on the Delete b...

Page 178: ... discarded so that the image fits within the newly set parameters Don t Resample Image The Don t Resample Image option enables you to redistribute the image information without changing image data While in this mode image detail cannot be either created or discarded Entering either the new Width or Height or the new Resolution will automatically adjust the other set to match For example changing t...

Page 179: ... a number of images that may each have mixed orientations some portrait and some landscape orientation The Fit Photo command will ensure that each image is set to the appropriate size regardless of their orientation The Fit Photo command can be used to create a settings file to be used in a batch process by following these steps 1 Navigate to the Edit menu and select Fit Photo ...

Page 180: ...els 3 Enter the largest value of the image size into both the Width and Height boxes For example if you want to resize a folder of images of mixed orientations to 4 6 enter 6 inches into both Width and Height boxes This will ensure that all images have their longest size set to 6 inches with the remaining side determined automatically based on the aspect ratio of the processed image 4 Click Apply ...

Page 181: ...process to apply the Fit Photo command to a series of images A Please note In order to change an image with the Fit Photo command you must click on the Apply button 6 In the Save Adjustments dialog ensure that the Fit Photo step is checked enter an appropriate name for the new settings file and click OK ...

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Page 183: ...nal enhancing features into one easy to use editor The Levels Curves tool enables you to adjust contrast tone levels brightness and color balance to make maximum use of the tone range and color gamut offered by a particular output device such as a printer or monitor The Levels Curves tool provides you with controls to make tonal adjustments to specific portions of the active image s tone range for...

Page 184: ...on is used when editing images 3 Click directly on the curve to add an anchor point that can be moved and adjusted By increasing the slope of the curve you will increase the contrast in the image Decreasing the slope of the curve will decrease the contrast in the image The anchor points may also be set to minimize the amount of change that occurs to a tonal range of the image 4 Delete any unwanted...

Page 185: ...ere the majority of enhancements are made within the Levels Curves tool Within the curve editor you are presented with a histogram that presents the total luminosity values within your image Superimposed above this histogram a curve is displayed that enables you to control the relationship of input luminosity values to output luminosity values q w e r t y u i o 0 1 2 3 Shortcut while a Levels Curv...

Page 186: ... be removed by simply clicking and dragging the anchor point outside of the curve editor e Black and White Output Sliders These two sliders enable you to set the maximum and minimum brightness levels of the image By dragging the white output slider down you darken the lightest luminosity level in the image and by dragging the black output slider up you lighten the darkest luminosity level in the i...

Page 187: ...e NX 2 automatically selects white and black points that exclude a certain percentage of the brightest and darkest pixels in the image steepening curves for enhanced contrast The exact percentage of pixels excluded can be specified in the Preferences dialog By default 0 5 of the brightest and darkest pixels are excluded producing a curve that makes optimal use of the output tone range while preser...

Page 188: ... affect the current channel only 1 Reset Current Channel Clicking on this button will reset only the current channel to the default values 2 Reset All Channels Clicking on this button will reset all channels within the Levels Curves step to their default values 3 Temporary Cancel As long as you hold this button down the effect of the Levels Curves step will be temporarily hidden Light Contrast Bri...

Page 189: ...s you with the following controls Auto Levels Method Click on the auto levels method pull down menu to select between one of the two possible methods Auto The Auto method results in a redistribution of the individual color channels similar to stretching each color channel within the Levels Curves tool to the entire range of the histogram Advanced The Advanced method begins with the same results as...

Page 190: ...les you to quickly enhance the shadow areas and reveal additional detail in the highlights of the active image as well as to boost the colors of the entire image to produce a natural looking effect Adjustment Move the Adjustment slider to the right to bring out details in the shadows and highlights of the active image Color Boost Move the Color Boost slider to the right to increase saturation thro...

Page 191: ...e luminosity color lightness chroma and hue of the active image using individual editor dialog To use the LCH tool to edit your images follow these steps 1 Navigate to the Adjust menu select the Color sub menu and select LCH 2 Select the first channel to be adjusted using the channel pull down menu ...

Page 192: ...y for your image without introducing unwanted color casts 3 Click directly on the curve for the selected channel to add an anchor point that can be moved and adjusted Depending on the channel selected the adjustments made to the curve will have different effects on the image 4 After making adjustments to the first channel you may make additional adjustments by selecting another option from the cha...

Page 193: ...vel while the vertical axis represents the number of pixels at each luminosity level found within the current image The left side of the horizontal axis represents the darkest tones of your image while the right side represents the lightest tones in the image The histogram is very helpful in determining how to adjust the settings within the Master Lightness channel Click directly on the luminosity...

Page 194: ...d in a digital file t Black and White Output Sliders The black and white output sliders enable you to set the minimum and maximum brightness levels of the image By dragging the black output slider up you lighten the darkest luminosity level in the image and by dragging the white output slider down you darken the lightest luminosity level in the image These two sliders are often used if the darkest...

Page 195: ...ical axis A color lightness curve superimposed on the hue map can be used to isolate and adjust the lightness of individual colors Clicking on the curve will create an anchor point Moving that anchor point upward makes colors in the affected portion of the color range brighter Taking that same anchor point and moving it downward makes the affected colors darker Using the width slider increases or ...

Page 196: ...u to click on the active image and select a color to place an anchor point on the curve within the hue map e Reset Current Channel Clicking on this button will reset only the Color Lightness channel to the default values r Reset All Channels Clicking on this button will reset all channels within the LCH step to their default values t Temporary Cancel Hold this button down to temporarily hide the e...

Page 197: ...o select it and pressing the delete key Use the width slider to increase or decrease the range of similar colors affected by the color identified within the anchor point The output slider affects the saturation of all of the colors throughout the image evenly Moving this slider up will increase the saturation of all colors while moving this slider down will decrease the saturation of all colors w ...

Page 198: ...ndividual colors w Add Anchor Point Click on this button and then click on the active image to select a color to place an anchor point on the hue curve e Reset Current Channel Click on this button to reset only the Hue channel to the default values r Reset All Channels Click on this button to reset all editors within the LCH step to their default values t Temporary Cancel Button Hold this button d...

Page 199: ... slider to the left to decrease the contrast of the entire image or to the right to increase the contrast of the entire image Red Adjust the Red slider to the left to remove red from the image causing the image to become more cyan Adjust this slider to the right to add red to the image removing cyan from the image Green Adjust the Green slider to the left to remove green from the image causing the...

Page 200: ...nd warmth of colors within your images The Saturation Warmth tool is a perfect way to produce quick saturation or warming effects by painting in selectively with one of the selective tools The Saturation Warmth tool provides you with the following controls Saturation The Saturation slider controls the vividness of colors throughout your image Move this slider to the right to make colors more brill...

Page 201: ...with control over the balance of detail Combining a high radius with a low opacity creates a hazy soft focus effect while combining a low radius with a medium opacity produces a dream like mood Focus High Pass The High Pass tool blocks all image details apart from those details that contain very strong edge definitions This results in a neutral gray image with only the edges of the original image ...

Page 202: ...image which prevents any unwanted color shifts A Please note It is recommended that you zoom your image to 100 while determining the amount of sharpening to apply To use the Unsharp Mask tool please follow these steps 1 Navigate to the Adjust menu select the Focus sub menu and select Unsharp Mask 2 Use the Color pull down menu to select the areas within the image to sharpen The color selected will...

Page 203: ...ional colors can be selected to sharpen with different values Select a different option from the Color pull down menu and adjust the Intensity Radius and Threshold sliders again to determine the sharpening to apply to the additional color 5 You can then adjust the order in which the sharpening affect is applied by selecting a color from the list and then pressing either the up or down arrow provid...

Page 204: ... up noise artifacts such as when sharpening skin areas or landscapes with large amounts of sky Too high a threshold setting will prevent any objects from being sharpened in the image so it is important to find a good balance Delete Use the delete button to delete the sharpening effect that is applied to a color First select the color to highlight it in the displayed list and then click on the dele...

Page 205: ...t The result called a color aberration appears as a color halo on the side of an object that is positioned away from the center of the image It is recommended that you view the image at 100 while making color aberration adjustments It is important to review the results of the changes especially around the corners of the image to balance the effect The Color Aberration Control tool provides you wit...

Page 206: ...unt of noise reduction that is applied to the image Be careful to not apply too much noise reduction as high levels of noise reduction may cause loss of detail 1 Navigate to the Adjust menu and select Noise Reduction 2 Select the Method to use on your image either Faster or Better Quality 3 Increase the Intensity slider until noise artifacts are no longer displayed within your image 4 Increase the...

Page 207: ...rpening that is applied to your image Method Choose between the Faster or Better Quality methods in the Method pull down menu Select Faster for faster processing or Better Quality for a more precise noise reduction effect Edge Noise Reduction When you check the Edge Noise Reduction checkbox Capture NX 2 will reduce noise artifacts around the edges of objects within the image resulting in more dist...

Page 208: ...thin the image Choose between the two different methods of altering the profile to color manage your image The Color Profile tool provides you with two different methods for altering the current profile with each method providing different controls The two available methods are Apply Profile Choose the Apply Profile method to assign a profile to the current image This option is most often used whe...

Page 209: ...sion at the point of printing Using the Convert to Profile feature is normally recommended only if you intend to have the image printed elsewhere and only when that service has provided you with their output device s color profile Use the following controls to use the Convert to Profile method Profile Selector Use the profile selector to select one of the output profiles available on your computer...

Page 210: ...he changes Perceptual This rendering intent maintains the relationships of colors so that the printed image appears natural to the human eye While this intent maintains the relationship of colors the actual color values will be changed Saturation This rendering intent produces highly saturated colors but it may not produce accurate colors in a photograph Relative Colorimetric This rendering intent...

Page 211: ...you open the Photo Effects tool This mode enables you to control the tonality in your image enhance dark tones and control the color balance of the entire image The following controls are provided within the Enhance Photo method Brightness The Brightness slider enables you to control the tonality throughout your image Move this slider to the left to darken your image or to the right to brighten th...

Page 212: ...from the image Black and White The Black and White method converts the current image to black and white while providing you with controls over how the image is converted to black and white The following controls are provided within the Black and White method Brightness The Brightness slider enables you to control the tonality throughout your image Move this slider to the left to darken your image ...

Page 213: ...e darker Moving this slider to the left causes objects that contain yellow to become darker and objects containing blue to become brighter Sepia The Sepia method emulates the darkroom effect of applying a sepia tone to a black and white print The following controls are available within the Sepia method Brightness The Brightness slider enables you to control the tonality throughout your image Move ...

Page 214: ...hether to enable the Enhance Dark Tones option or not Cyan Red The Cyan Red slider enables you to control the amount of cyan or red in the filter being used Moving this slider to the left removes red from the filter causing the filter and the image to become more cyan Adjusting this slider to the right adds red to the filter and the image Magenta Green The Magenta Green slider enables you to contr...

Page 215: ...ntrol the contrast between selected colors within an image without introducing a color cast to the entire image Using this tool isolates and identifies specific colors and color relationships in much the same way that black and white tones are controlled using colored filters while shooting black and white film The following controls are provided within the Contrast Color Range tool Hue The Hue sl...

Page 216: ... added to the image A value of 100 will completely obscure the image s detail with lower values allowing more and more of the original image s detail to be visible Blending Mode The Blending Mode pull down menu lets you select how the color is mixed with the colors from the image using the same blending modes provided within the opacity mixer For more information on the opacity mixer see the Opaci...

Page 217: ...of the filter used in the black and white conversion The higher the strength set in this slider the more different objects of the color selected by the Filter Hue slider and objects that are the opposite of the color selected by the Filter Hue slider will be Brightness The Brightness slider controls the overall luminosity of the image Move this slider to the left to darken the entire image or move...

Page 218: ...ill decrease the contrast throughout the image while moving the slider to the right will increase contrast Third Party Plug Ins Capture NX 2 supports third party plug ins After the plug in is installed additional entries are available in the Filter menu Additional information can be found online Shortcut Ctrl Shift B Windows command shift B Macintosh ...

Page 219: ... apply to the images the destination to place the processed images and file name and file format options for the processed images Source Browse Click on the Browse button within the source section to locate the folder that contains the images you wish to apply a batch process to Include Subfolders Check the Include Subfolders checkbox if you would like to process the contents of the folder along w...

Page 220: ... interact with the Show Differences dialog for any images that already contain enhancements With this process you can choose which enhancements to replace and which enhancements to keep within the images affected by the batch process Rename By checking the Rename checkbox Capture NX 2 will rename the images using the naming system found within the File Naming dialog Click on the Edit button to dis...

Page 221: ...ion will place the processed files in same folder as the source image After you have identified all of the parameters for the batch process click OK This will call up the Processing Queue and enable you to begin the batch process For more information about the Processing Queue please see the section Processing Queue later in this chapter Watched Folder Watched folders enable you to create ongoing ...

Page 222: ...ncements from the settings file to all of the images processed by the watched folder Replace Current Settings The Replace Current Settings option will apply the enhancements from the settings file to all images and will overwrite any enhancements that may already be contained within the images processed by the watched folder Skip Continue The Skip Continue option will automatically skip any image ...

Page 223: ...lect Folder By selecting Select Folder you can manually identify the folder that the processed images should be placed in Click on the Browse button to identify the location to place the processed images Use Source Folder The Use Source Folder option will place the processed files in same folder as the source image Once you have identified the parameters to use for the Watched Folder click OK This...

Page 224: ...ueue provides you with the status of the current batch process and enables you to start and pause the batch process Additionally you are presented with the queue of images still waiting to be processed along with a log that contains a list of all of the images that have already been processed and the ability to change the destination file name and file format of the images The Processing Queue can...

Page 225: ... naming convention to use when saving the images Rename Selecting Rename to have Capture NX 2 rename the images using the naming system found within the File Naming dialog Click on the Edit button to display the File Naming dialog For more information on the File Naming dialog please see the section File Naming Dialog earlier in this chapter Use Source File Name Select Use Source File Name to save...

Page 226: ... highlight multiple steps or enhancements You can also select a range of steps or enhancements by clicking on the first step or enhancement in the range that you want to copy and while holding the Shift key down selecting the last step or enhancement in the range that you want to copy Paste Adjustments The Paste Adjustments command enables you to paste any settings that are currently within Captur...

Page 227: ...justments sub menu of the Batch menu Capture NX 2 will then create the settings file in the Capture NX 2 settings folder To specify a different location click on the Browse button and select an alternative location to store the settings file When saving to the default Capture NX 2 settings folder Capture NX 2 will automatically place the settings file within a folder depending on the contents of t...

Page 228: ...d or enter values into the remaining fields When a value is entered into a field the checkbox for that field as well as for the section will be turned on Only those fields with an active checkbox next to them will be added to an image when the XMP IPTC preset is applied to an image or group of images To prevent a field from being modified by the XMP IPTC preset uncheck the box for that field To cl...

Page 229: ... to determine how to display the current selection made within the image window To show the selection made by Color Control Points use the Show Selection checkbox found within a color control point step For more information please see the Color Control Point section of Chapter 13 The Toolbar Choose from the following options Hide Selection The Hide Selection option prevents the current selection f...

Page 230: ... black white neutral color red eye or selection control points By selecting this option all control points will be hidden so that you can see the image without any of the control point icons appearing on top of the image Show Active Selection The Show Active Selection option is selected by default whenever a selection is created with the lasso or marquee tools By selecting this option the active s...

Page 231: ...focus area will not be displayed if the image was created using a COOLPIX series camera a non CPU lens or a manual focus lens Show Lost Highlights The Show Lost Highlights option identifies areas in which detail may have been lost in the highlights by locating pixels with the maximum values for one or more channels This information can be used when adjusting the tonality of the image such as when ...

Page 232: ...hen this option is enabled That is only the pixels that contain a value of 0 will be displayed for each of the three channels The resulting image will contain black primary and secondary colors only The following table describes values these colors represent White This area contains values of 255 for the red green and blue channels Yellow This area contains values of 255 for the red and green chan...

Page 233: ...he current image to 100 Fit to Screen Select this option to set the zoom ratio for the current image so that the entire image fits into the space available on your monitor Zoom In Select this option to zoom one step into the active image Shortcut Shift S Shortcut Ctrl Alt 0 Windows command option 0 Macintosh Shortcut Ctrl 0 Windows command 0 Macintosh Shortcut Ctrl Windows command Macintosh ...

Page 234: ...senting your images or to work on your images against a black background In this mode the menu bar and taskbar or system dock are hidden Additionally all docked palettes are also hidden To access a specific palette move your cursor to the edge of the screen where that palette typically resides The palette will slide out from the edge of the screen and become accessible as long as your mouse is ove...

Page 235: ...Chapter 23 View Menu Hide Palettes 233 Hide Palettes Select this feature to quickly hide all of the palettes in the work area Shortcut Tab key ...

Page 236: ...hin the editor and enables you to compare the current state of the image with the original state of that same image The different compare modes are Compare in Browser Use this option to compare between two three or four images in the browser Simply select the images in the browser and select Compare in Browser from the View menu This will display as many as four equally sized images within the bro...

Page 237: ... both images within the editor and zoom the images so that they fit within the available space of your screen While you are comparing these two images you can use the zoom tool or the hand tool to zoom in and pan on one image creating the identical effect on the other image This enables you to zoom in and out quickly while comparing details in similar images To exit the Compare in Editor mode simp...

Page 238: ...he two windows fit within the available space of your screen The image either on the left or on the top depending on the orientation of the image and the available space on your screen represents the original state of the image while the image on the right or on the bottom displays the current state of the image While you are comparing these two images you can zoom and pan in one image and the ide...

Page 239: ...spaces section in Chapter 8 Interface Reset Workspace Selecting the Reset Workspace option will reset all of the palettes and windows to their default locations based on the current active workspace Browser Selecting the Browser option from the Window menu will display the browser Folders Selecting the Folders option from the Window menu will display the Folders palette Metadata Selecting the Meta...

Page 240: ...y the Edit List palette Photo Info Selecting the Photo Info option from the Window menu will show the Photo Info palette Cascade The Cascade option resizes if necessary and arranges all of the currently opened image windows over the top of one another so that each window is the same size and all of the windows appear within the space available on your screen Tile The Tile option resizes and arrang...

Page 241: ...on from this user s manual in a searchable format Technical Support The Technical Support option will launch your Internet browser and provide you with links to the different technical support options available for Capture NX 2 Follow one of those links to reach the online technical support options A Please note These options require an Internet connection Shortcut F1 key Windows command Macintosh...

Page 242: ...Use this option to check for updates to Capture NX 2 Selecting this option will open the Nikon Message Center which will automatically check for any available updates and provide you with an option to download that update About Capture NX 2 The About Capture NX 2 option shows you the version number of Capture NX 2 which can be helpful when contacting technical support A Please note Within the Maci...

Page 243: ...9 9 Remove label from image s 0 0 Rate image s with 1 star Ctrl 1 command 1 Rate image s with 2 star Ctrl 2 command 2 Rate image s with 3 star Ctrl 3 command 3 Rate image s with 4 star Ctrl 4 command 4 Rate image s with 5 star Ctrl 5 command 5 Clear image s rating Ctrl 6 command 6 Filter by Label 1 Shift 1 shift 1 Filter by Label 2 Shift 2 shift 2 Filter by Label 3 Shift 3 shift 3 Filter by Label ...

Page 244: ...h Direct Select Tool A A Hand Tool H H Zoom Tool Z Z Temporary Zoom Tool in Ctrl Space command space Temporary Zoom Tool out Ctrl Alt Space command option space Crop Tool C C Color Control Point Ctrl Shift A command shift A Auto Retouch Brush R R Selection Control Point Ctrl Shift C command shift C Lasso Tool L L Marquee Tool M M Selection Brush B B Decrease brush size Increase brush size Decrease...

Page 245: ...mmand shift P Print Ctrl P command P Exit Ctrl Q command Q Tool Windows Macintosh Undo Ctrl Z command Z Redo Ctrl Shift Z command shift Z Cut Ctrl X command X Copy Ctrl C command C Paste Ctrl V command V Duplicate Ctrl D command D Delete Delete del Rename F2 F2 Select All Ctrl A command A Deselect All Ctrl Alt A command option A Rotate Clockwise 90 Ctrl R command R Rotate Counter Clockwise 90 Ctrl...

Page 246: ...Shift B command shift B Tool Windows Macintosh Run Batch Process Ctrl Alt Shift B command option shift B Tool Windows Macintosh ShowSelection Overlay toggleon off Shift O shift O Show Selection Mask toggle on off Shift M shift M Show Active Selection toggle on off Ctrl H command H Show Lost Highlights Shift H shift H Show Lost Shadows Shift S shift S Show Focus Area Ctrl Shift F command shift F Zo...

Page 247: ...dows Macintosh Browser Workspace Alt 1 option 1 Metadata Workspace Alt 2 option 2 Muti purpose Workspace Alt 3 option 3 Edit Workspace Alt 4 option 4 Cycle between open images Ctrl Tab control tab Tool Windows Macintosh Contents F1 command Tool Windows Macintosh Hide application control command H ...

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Page 249: ...is on its way to becoming the industry standard in the United States of America Software and hardware manufacturers use it as a default color profile and guarantee operation when it is used It is also on its way to becoming the standard for images on the web This profile is suited to users who plan to use their digital images as is without editing or printing them It however suffers from the drawb...

Page 250: ...ternationale de l Éclairage CIE While it boasts a fairly wide gamut it suffers from the drawback that the area devoted to the reproduction of cyan is relatively small The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop is CIE RGB Adobe Wide RGB NKWide icm Windows Nikon Adobe Wide RGB 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh This color space profile designed by Adobe incorporates most of the visible colors This however h...

Page 251: ...0 605 0 077 sRGB 6500 K D65 x 0 3127159 2 2 HDTV CCIR 709 x 0 64 0 3 0 15 y 0 3290015 y 0 33 0 6 0 06 NTSC 1953 Std Illuminant C x 0 3101 2 2 NTSC 1953 x 0 67 0 21 0 14 y 0 3162 y 0 33 0 71 0 08 Bruce RGB 6500 K D65 x 0 3127159 2 2 Bruce RGB x 0 64 0 28 0 15 y 0 3290015 y 0 33 0 65 0 06 Adobe RGB 1998 6500 K D65 x 0 3127159 2 2 Adobe RGB 1998 x 0 64 0 21 0 15 y 0 3290015 y 0 33 0 71 0 06 CIE RGB S...

Page 252: ...Nikon Apple RGB 4 0 0 3000 Apple RGB Color Match RGB Nikon Color Match RGB 4 0 0 3000 Color Match RGB Bruce RGB Nikon Bruce RGB 4 0 0 3000 NTSC 1953 Nikon NTSC 1953 4 0 0 3000 NTSC 1953 Adobe RGB 1998 Nikon Adobe RGB 1998 4 0 0 3000 Version5 5 or later Adobe RGB 1998 Earlier versions SMPTE 240M CIE RGB Nikon CIE RGB 4 0 0 3000 CIE RGB Adobe Wide RGB Nikon Adobe Wide RGB 4 0 0 3000 Version5 5 or la...

Page 253: ...ngs will be displayed Select the desired options and click OK to display the Nikon Message Center window Downloading Updates An Internet connection is required to download updates The user bears all applicable fees charged by the phone company or Internet service provider Dial up Connections When using a dial up connection be aware that the connection is not automatically terminated when download ...

Page 254: ...ts White Balance Mired Any given change in color temperature produces a greater difference in color at low color temperatures than it would at higher color temperatures For example at a color temperature of 6000 K a change of 1000 K produces almost no change in color while a change of the same amount at 3000 K would produce a large difference in color Mired calculated by multiplying the inverse of...

Page 255: ... or sRGB all other cameras The working color space for NTSC images D1 only will be NTSC Modes I and Ia which are adapted to the sRGB color space are suited to portraits that will be printed or used as is with little or no modification Mode II is adapted to the Adobe RGB color space This color space is capable of expressing a wider gamut of colors than sRGB making it the preferred choice for pictur...

Page 256: ...urring caused by camera shake will not affect Image Dust Off ref photos Image Dust Off Image Dust Off only affects relatively featureless areas of the image Reusing Image Dust Off settings Before pasting or loading Image Dust Off settings for another image be sure that the image was created with the same camera used to record the Image Dust Off reference file If the reference file was created with...

Page 257: ...ing Images RAW Images Created with the D1X The default size for RAW images created with the D1X when opened in the Capture NX 2 editor can be chosen using the D1X RAW Default option in the Preferences dialog Choose from six megapixels 3 008 1 960 pixels and ten megapixels 4 016 2 616 TIFF CMYK Images Images saved in TIFF format with CMYK image data cannot be reopened in Capture NX 2 ...

Page 258: ...ed in a format other than NEF Versions Versions for NEF images are saved with the image and recalled whenever the image is opened in Capture NX 2 Versions for JPEG and TIFF images are lost when the image window is closed Size Resolution A Please note When an image is saved in NEF format the entire image will be saved together with information on resolution and the size and dimensions of the curren...

Page 259: ...e information on the default RGB color space profiles A Pleasenote The NKCMYK icm Windows and Nikon CMYK 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh CMYK profiles provided with Capture NX 2 are general purpose almost neutral profiles that are not based on a specific ink set making them suited for use where output conditions are not known Color Management Preferences Macintosh Default Color Space Profiles See Appendix Su...

Page 260: ...lack point for the current channel only sample the image while pressing Ctrl Windows or command Macintosh Mid point cannot be sampled for a single channel regardless of the channel currently selected sampling the image for mid point always sets the mid point for all channels and displays the master channel Gamma Gamma also written γ is a fundamental property of video systems which determines the i...

Page 261: ...ab chrominance are used to determine what points in the image are red and masking applied to the Luminosity channel for those points only An intensity of around 20 in Capture NX 2 is roughly equivalent to 100 in Adobe Photoshop No sharpening will be applied if Intensity is set to zero Intensity must be set to at least 1 if sharpening is to apply Color Aberration Control Lateral Chromatic Aberratio...

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Page 263: ...Reduction 139 Color Picker 100 106 155 Color Profile 62 206 247 257 Colorize 214 Compare 234 Compare in Browser 234 Compare in Editor 235 Compare with Original 236 Contrast 138 Contrast Brightness 186 Contrast and Brightness 132 Contrast Color Range 213 Copy IPTC Info 226 Copying and Pasting IPTC Information 83 Crop Tool 93 D Delete Button 123 Develop Section 126 Camera Lens Corrections 139 Camera...

Page 264: ...ing Palettes 65 N NEF 19 33 161 Neutral Control Point 98 New Step Button 150 Nikon Message Center Agent 251 Noise 213 Noise Reduction 204 Non Picture Control 134 O Opacity Mixer 146 Oval Marquee Tool 111 Overlay 45 228 P Paint Fill 145 Paste IPTC Info 226 Photo Effects 209 Photo Info 56 151 238 Picture Control 131 Polygon Lasso Tool 111 Preferences 37 Cache Settings 46 Color Management 40 Display ...

Page 265: ...come Screen 240 Show Hide Triangles 123 Size Resolution 24 176 256 257 Soft Proof 63 Sorting Tools 72 Straighten 174 Straighten Tool 91 System Requirements 11 T Technical Support 239 TIFF 19 33 161 Tile 238 Tinted 212 Tone Compensation 135 Tone Curve 137 Toning 134 Toning Saturation 134 Tool Options Bar 89 Toolbar 89 U U Point Technology 10 Unsharp Mask 200 259 V Version 124 View at 100 231 View M...

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Page 267: ...e U S A http www nikonusa com For users in Europe and Africa http www europe nikon com support For users in Asia Oceania and the Middle East http www nikon asia com Visit these sites to keep up to date with the latest product information tips answers to frequently asked questions FAQs and general advice on digital imaging and photography Additional information may be avail able from the Nikon repr...

Page 268: ...urope SB8D02 11 6MS54911 02 No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION ...

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