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    , without Nik Software, Inc.'s prior written permission. Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without any prior notice. Neither Nik Software, Inc. nor Nikon will be held liable for any damages resulting from the
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    Filter Pull-Down Menu 61 Opacity Mixer 61 Selection Notification Area 64 Feather Control 64 Versions Menu 65 Automatically Generated Versions 65 Manually Generated Versions 65 Batch Menu 66 New Step Button 66 Working with Enhancements 66 Editing Steps and Enhancements 66 Deleting Steps and
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    Table of Contents Tab lCehoafpCteorn1tents ii Crop 77 Toolbar F4 - Black, White, and Neutral Control Points 81 Black Control Point 81 White Control Point 82 Neutral Control Point 82 Toolbar F5 - U Point Technologybased Tools 85 Color Control Point 85 Red-Eye Control Point 86 Toolbar F6 -
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    204 Edit List 204 File Directory 204 IPTC Information 204 Photo Info 204 Tool Bar 204 Help Menu 207 Contents 207 Technical Support 207 Show Welcome Screen 207 About Capture NX 208 Appendix: Short-cuts 211 Appendix: Supplied Color Profiles .. 214 Appendix: Advisories & Additional Notices
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    iv Chapter 1 Table of Contents
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    1 Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Capture NX™ is a powerful editing and photographic processing application designed specifically for digital photographers. Its simple, straight-forward user interface makes image enhancement easy, and exclusive features based on U Point™ photo editing
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    Chapter 1 2 RAW File Format Benefits Capture NX contains full support for Nikon RAW NEF images and can be used with any JPEG and TIFF (RGB or LAB based) files. With JPEG and TIFF files, you
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    Chapter 1 3 Camera Relationship Capture NX was designed to support all of the features of your Nikon camera, allowing you to change many of the settings that you applied to the image in your camera.
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    5 Chapter 2 System Requirements & Installation System Requirements & Installation System Requirements Operating System Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional Mac OS X (version 10.3.9 or later) Processor WINDOWS Pentium III 1GHz or better (Pentium 4 2GHz or
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    6 set the default functionality for Capture space of the file to be opened as NX, and can be later changed within the working color space option is the Preferences. selected. Chapter 2 You are provided with two options to set the working color space: Use the color space of the file to be
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    9 Chapter 3 U Point Technology U Point™ Technology A key feature in Capture NX is U Point technology. The controls powered by U Point technology enable you to modify sections of a photo directly, without having to go through the time-consuming process of making a mask required in other software
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    10 Chapter 3 Step 1. A Color Control Point is placed on the sky for greater darkness and saturation. Although this Control Point mainly affects the sky, some of the clouds are affected as well. Step 1. Selection U Point Technology Step 2. Next, a Color Control Point is placed to identify the
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    11 Before After Chapter 3 U Point Technology
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    12 The Capture NX Interface Editor ( Page 13 ) Menu Bar ( Page 113-208 ) Toolbar ( Page 71-94 ) Bird's Eye ( Page 97 ) Edit List ( Page 43 ) Photo Info ( Page 99 ) File Directory ( Page 37 ) Camera Settings ( Page 39 ) IPTC ( Page 41 ) Browser ( Page 29 ) Image Window ( Page 105 ) Color
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    Chapter 4 13 The Capture NX Interface Capture NX's interface was designed to put all of the important tools for enhancing a digital photograph right at your fingertips. This section contains a brief overview of each of the main elements that make up the Capture NX interface. The Capture NX
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    enhancements within Camera Settings one step by linking enhancements, and you can create batch processes based on the contents of the steps. You can also manually create new steps using the New Step button. By opening the Camera Settings Palette, you can see all of the cameragenerated data for the
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    Chapter 5 17 Getting Started Opening Capture NX Capture NX can be opened by selecting Capture NX from the Start Menu within Windows or by double-clicking on the application icon in the Applications folder within the Mac OS. Getting Started Welcome Screen Open Recent Image Don't Show Again Open
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    18 Windows OS: Click on the Start button at the bottom of your screen and select either All Programs (Windows XP) or Programs (all other Windows versions). Navigate to the Capture NX folder and select Capture NX to launch the application. most recent folders viewed within the Browser, with the most
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    , Capture NX will display the My Pictures folder (Windows) or the Pictures folder (Mac OS). Using PictureProject PictureProject (Version 1.6.4 and later) supports opening one or more images directly within Capture NX. Begin by highlighting one or more images within the current view of PictureProject
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    Chapter 5 20 Window Functionality Within Capture NX Each window within Capture NX provides you with a number of different controls for that window. Minimize / Maximize Button Minimize/Maximize button Docking button Grip Edge This edge provides you with an area to grab and reposition the window. If
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    are Please note: Compressed NEF files cannot be saved in Capture NX as uncompressed NEF image files. applied within the image. RAW FILE SUPPORT Getting Started Capture NX utilizes a new cache system with NEF files that helps increase the speed of opening NEF images that were previously edited
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    22 TIFF Please Note: TIFF saved with CMYK The TIFF file format is commonly used data can only be saved with 8-bits per as a standard for high-quality image channel of color information. Chapter 5 reproduction. Saving your image to this format will result in a file that contains JPEG the
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    a predefined series of adjustments to several images at once. Capture NX supports a number of batch processing methods. You can run a traditional Batch Process dialog, please see page 117. Settings Files consist of a series of instructions that Capture NX can use to enhance one or more images in
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    24 to those images, just as if you had applied them to each image individually. Settings Files are often used to How to Apply a Batch Process With a Settings File apply a unique series of enhancements Chapter 5 that can work for a wide variety of images, such as applying a black and white
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    25 images with the NEF file format with of the range of images in the batch. the same name and in the same folder Perform whatever enhancements as the original image. you think appropriate to the image, navigate to the Batch Menu, and select Chapter 5 Copy Settings. By default, Capture NX
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    Chapter 5 26 How to Apply a Batch Process in the Browser In addition to being able to apply batch processes within the Editor or using the Batch Process feature, Capture NX offers you the ability to apply a batch process directly within the Browser. Begin by selecting and highlighting any number of
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    Chapter 6 29 The Browser Capture NX contains a very powerful browser that enables you to browse, sort, and organize your images, as well as to rotate or apply batch processes to multiple images simultaneously. The Browser The Browser Inverse Sort Button (Page 30) Folder Menu (Page 31) Sort Menu
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    30 Please see page 37 for more infor- the current folder. mation regarding the File Directory feature. Folder Back This button navigates to the last folder Chapter 6 Use the Direct Select Tool to select and that you opened within the Browser. move images within the Browser. Use This button
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    31 page 199 for additional information Open regarding comparing. Select this option to open a folder Chapter 6 Label your images. Please see page 32 for additional information on labeling images. browser dialog that enables you to locate a folder to display within the Browser. Rename your
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    32 View The View sub-Menu enables you to choose from different methods to view the contents of the current folder. ROWS the Light Table view. The Bird's Eye Palette is accessible within this view to see your current location in relation to the images on the Light Table. DETAILS Chapter 6 The
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    within the Browser enables you to change the arrangement of your images within the Browser. You may at any time rearrange the images manually by clicking and dragging an image to the desired location. Chapter 6 Alphabetical Choose this sort method to arrange the images alphabetically, based on
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    Chapter 6 34 Batch Menu The Batch Menu within the Browser contains a duplication of the contents of the Batch Menu from the Menu Bar and enables you to quickly access and apply batch processes to your images. For more information regarding the Batch functionalities of Capture NX, please see page
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    Chapter 7 37 File Directory The File Directory displays the files on your hard disk in the same manner as the Operating System, within the Capture NX window, offering file copying and file moving functions. Double-clicking on any folder from within the File Directory will open that folder within
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    Chapter 8 39 Camera Settings The Camera Settings Palette contains a list of all of the pertinent information regarding the current image. Within this Palette, you can see information regarding the camera, the time and date the image was shot, the exposure data, as well as the settings made within
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    Chapter 9 41 IPTC The IPTC Palette contains a standardized list of text fields that can be used to indicate the copyright and usage requirements of your images. The contents of the IPTC Palette, named after the committee that created the standard, the International Press Telecommunications Council,
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    Chapter 10 43 The Edit List The Edit List is the central location for all of the controls provided within Capture NX. The Edit List stores all of the enhancements that have been applied to your image in chronological order. The Edit List can be used as a history that allows you to go back and
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    The Edit List Chapter 10 44 Every enhancement that you apply to your images within Capture NX will be recorded within the Edit List. The Edit List contains the following sections: • Base Adjustments Step • Enhancement Steps • Versions Menu • Batch Menu • New Step Button The Edit List is saved with
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    45 (Available for all images) to RAW images do not appear in the • Detail Adjustments (Available for all images) menus. Tools specific to RAW images are available in the Base Adjustments Step. Chapter 10 When you open an NEF file that was generated with a camera, both the Camera Adjustments
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    by + or 50 Mired. 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 White Balance This displays the white balance set by the camera when the image was captured. Daylight
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    47 sunlight. Daylight (6,500K) Chapter 10 Cloudy This option sets the color temperature to 6,000K and is suited for photographs taken under overcast skies. Fine Adjustment Slider This slider enables you to shift the selected color temperature by + or 50 Mired. Shade Flash This option sets
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    the white active image. Click a neutral gray point balance settings by moving the Red and to set the white balance. You will notice Blue sliders manually. The Red slider that the Red and Blue sliders may have enables you to shift the image's white moved, and that these changes may balance
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    Choose from the following list: 49 • Unchanged - This will revert to the • Unchanged - This will revert to the saturation set in the camera. contrast set in the camera. • Moderate Chapter 10 • Low Contrast • Normal • Medium Low • Enhanced • Normal • Medium High SHARPENING RAW ONLY •
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    50 settings, or click Cancel to retain the Click OK to accept the Exposure sharpening set in your camera. Compensation effect, or click Cancel to prevent the Exposure Compensation To revert to the original sharpening effect from changing your image. setting at any point, simply uncheck the
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    51 uncheck the Apply Checkbox next to and minimized. Hue Adjustment. Please note: The position as well as Chapter 10 COLOR MOIRÉ REDUCTION RAW ONLY The Color Moiré Reduction feature enables you to apply a noise reduction process available only on RAW images. amount of dust on the low-pass
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    Chapter 10 52 one Dust Off reference photo within the same folder, you will be presented with an options dialog to select which image to use. It is recommended that you select the image that was taken as close to the time of the current image as possible. If Capture NX does not locate a Dust Off
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    VIGNETTE CONTROL RAW ONLY 53 To apply the Vignette Control feature to The Vignette Control feature is used your image, click on the button next to to correct for loss of marginal lumina- Vignette Control to display the Vignette Chapter 10 tion, a phenomenon associated with Control dialog
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    54 Include Areas Where There is No The features located within the Light Image Data & Color Adjustments Section are also Chapter 10 By default, the Include Areas Where There is No Image Data option will be turned off, cropping off any area where image information is not present. provided under
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    55 If you would like to remove the Color D-LIGHTING Balance effect at any time, simply uncheck the Apply Checkbox next to Color Balance. COLOR BOOSTER Chapter 10 The Edit List The Color Booster enables you to optimally adjust the saturation, or vividness, of colors. Use the Color Booster to
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    56 LCH LEVELS & CURVES Chapter 10 The Edit List The LCH Editor controls the Luminosity, Chroma, and Hue of the active image using individual editor dialogs. The LCH Editor enables you to individually control the Luminosity of the colors of the entire image. To use the LCH Editor, click on the
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    57 For a complete explanation of the features of the Levels & Curves tool, please see page 137. Once you are satisfied with the results of the Photo Effects feature, click on the OK button. If you want to cancel the Photo Effects feature, click on the Chapter 10 Once you are satisfied with the
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    58 NOISE REDUCTION UNSHARP MASK Chapter 10 The Edit List The Noise Reduction feature enables you to reduce the effects of digital noise that sometimes appears in images taken with digital cameras. To begin using the Noise Reduction feature, click on the button next to Noise Reduction. This will
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    item. Show/Hide Triangle Apply Enhancement Checkbox Off Apply Enhancement Checkbox On Enhancement Steps can either be automatically created by Capture NX or manually started using the New Step button. Read more about this feature on page 66. Enhancement Steps include all steps that occur after
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    60 Chapter 10 copied, pasted, removed, or added to a batch process by clicking and highlighting the enhancement. Please see the section Working with Enhancements on page 66 for additional information regarding copying, pasting, or removing enhancements. You may also want to read the section on
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    61 Adjust & Filter Opacity Mixer Pull-Down Menu Chapter 10 The Edit List The Opacity Mixer provides you with the ability to blend either the current enhancement or all Control Points of the same type with the rest of the image. Any feature from either the Adjust Menu or the Filter Menu that
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    The Edit List Chapter 10 62 All Selecting this from the Channels pull-down Menu applies the current enhancement to all of the channels of the image. When this option is selected in the Channels pull-down Menu, you are provided with an Opacity slider to alter the effect of the enhancement. Opacity
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    Chapter 10 63 Opacity (Blue Channel) This slider controls the amount of the current effect on the Blue channel of the image. You can move this slider to the left to prevent the current effect from being applied to the Blue channel, or you can reduce the other two sliders to ensure the current
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    64 Screen, Overlay, Multiply, and Darken. Feather Control Chapter 10 Once you have selected the channel, the Blending Mode, and Opacity, click OK to accept the Opacity Mixer's effect. Click Cancel to prevent the Opacity Mixer from affecting the image. If you would like to remove the Opacity Mixer
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    toggle quickly from one state to another, returning to your current position to review the difference. Manually Generated Versions Capture NX also enables you to create versions manually. These manually generated versions save the current state of the Edit List, including all changes made, so that
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    Button Clicking on the New Step Button will create a new, empty Enhancement step within the Edit List. Click on this button if you want to manually generate a new step within the Edit List to start a new
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    This will display the contents of that step, including the enhancements that were applied within the step. Either double-click on the enhancement or click on the button next to the enhancement that you want to modify. All steps and enhancements that have been applied after the one that you are
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    The Edit List Chapter 10 68 the Batch Menu (either the Batch Menu from the main window or the Batch Menu within the Edit List). The copied step or enhancement will be placed after any current enhancements in the Edit List have been applied. You may also copy and paste the Base Adjustments step.
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    69 Swapping Enhancements Chapter 10 Any of the enhancements from the Adjust and Filter Menus may be swapped or substituted for any of the other items located within the Adjust or Filter Menu at any time. To swap an enhancement that has already been applied for another enhancement, click on the
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    71 Chapter 11 Toolbar F2 - View Tools These tools enable you to control and change the view of your images. This Toolbar can be viewed and hidden quickly by using the shortcut 'F2'. Toolbar F2 - V iew Tools Direct Select Tool The Direct Select Tool enables you to select many of the different
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    Chapter 11 72 Zoom Tool The Zoom Tool enables you to zoom into and out of an image or Browser window. Select this tool and click on the image to zoom into the image. Hold the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key and click to zoom out. Double-click on the icon in order to zoom the current image to
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    75 Chapter 12 Toolbar F3 - Edit This Toolbar contains tools that can be used to do very coarse adjustments to your images. This Toolbar can be viewed or hidden quickly by using the shortcut 'F3'. Toolbar F3 - Edit Multiple images can be rotated simultaneously by selecting multiple images in the
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    Chapter 12 76 vertical and allow the Straighten Tool to automatically straighten your image. The Straighten Tool is not accessible while working within the Browser. Once the Straighten dialog appears, you can identify a reference line in the image by tracing a horizontal line or a vertical line in
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    Crop 77 Crop Options Dialog Chapter 12 Toolbar F3 - Edit The Crop Tool enables you to remove areas from the margins of your image or to change the aspect ratio of your image. The Crop Tool is not accessible while working within the Browser. After selecting this tool, draw a rectangle by clicking
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    (Windows) or the Option key (Mac OS) while you are in the crop mode. Based on the photographic "rule of thirds," the Crop Grid helps guide your cropping so that the main points of interest lie close to the points where the four lines intersect. It also draws your attention to
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    81 Chapter 13 Toolbar F4 - Black, White, and Neutral Control Points This Toolbar contains the Black, White, and Neutral Control Points, which provide a new and exciting way of correcting the tonal range and color of your images. All three of these Control Points enable you to identify and
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    Chapter 13 82 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 the first step in removing a color cast from the light tones in your image. The White Control Point is not accessible while
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    Chapter 13 83 Please note: In its default state, the Neutral Control Point will not affect the luminosity of your image; it will only affect the relationship of colors in your image. For additional information regarding the functionality of a Neutral Control Point, please see page 167. Toolbar F4
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    Chapter 14 85 Toolbar F5 - U Point technology-based Tools This Toolbar contains U Point technology-based tools that enable you to quickly enhance colors and details in your image. This Toolbar can be viewed and hidden easily by using the shortcut 'F5'. Toolbar F5 - U P oi nt tec hnol ogy-based
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    ) or control-clicking (Mac OS) and selecting Hide. Toolbar F5 - U P oi nt tec hnol ogy-based Tools The Red-Eye Control Point enables you to manually remove the red-eye effect sometimes caused by flash photography. Simply select the Red-Eye Control Point and place it on an eye that has
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    89 Chapter 15 Toolbar F6 - Se lection Tool s Toolbar F6 - Selection Tools This Toolbar contains various selection tools that can be used to selectively apply any of the enhancements available within Capture NX. This Toolbar can be viewed and hidden easily by using the shortcut 'F6'. These tools
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    Toolbar F6 - Se lection Tool s Chapter 15 90 Step 1. The Brightness / Contrast enhancement is applied to the image and then using the Plus Brush, it is painted only onto the flower. Step 1. Selection Step 2. Next, the Minus Brush is used to remove some of the effect that was applied to the
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    Brush Options Dialog 91 Increase this value and the brush will either add more of the current step's enhancements to the image when using the Plus Brush or it will remove more of the current step's enhancements from the image when using the Minus Brush. Chapter 15 The Brush Options dialog can be
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    Chapter 15 92 Lasso & Marquee Tools Lasso tool Polygon Lasso tool Rectangle Marquee tool Oval Marquee tool The Lasso & Marquee tools enable you to create a selection on your images that will limit where an enhancement affects your image. The selection created by the Lasso & Marquee tools can also
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    93 Lasso & Marquee Options Dialog To apply a gradient, begin by clicking and dragging a line on your image. The spot at which you first click will Chapter 15 define the start of the gradient; the spot at which you let go of the mouse will define the end of the gradient. The distance between
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    94 sent the percent of opacity, and allow and then clicking on either the Fill or you to set the maximum, the minimum, Remove buttons, the effect will not be and the midpoint values of the gradi- completely filled or cleared from the Chapter 15 ent. By moving the midpoint, you can image. This
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    Chapter 16 97 The Bird's Eye The Bird's Eye Palette enables you to view a portion of the image which is visible in the active image window. This is especially helpful when you are zoomed into your image and you cannot see the entire image in the active image window. The Bird's Eye A smaller
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    Chapter 17 99 Photo Info The Photo Info Palette provides you with a real-time display of important information about your image. Within the Photo Info display you have access to both a live histogram and Watch Points from the current image. Histogram Photo Info If the Photo Info Palette is
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    the image window. To select a range, simply drag the mouse over the histogram display. Click Clear to cancel the current selection. Alternatively, you can manually indicate a starting value as well as an ending value for this range by typing the corresponding pixel values into the Start and End text
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    Chapter 17 101 far enough so that a few pixels appear, Point you wish to remove. and then place the white or black point at the corresponding area that contains Color Model a cluster of pixels in close proximity. This pull-down Menu enables you to Watch Points select the color model used to
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    102 Please note: Values for the different channels range from 0 to 255, with values for 12 and 16-bit images being scaled to fit into this range. Chapter 17 Photo Info
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    Chapter 18 105 The Image Window Image Windows are the frames that contain your images and provide you with important data which can help you enhance the image. Image Windows are displayed as long as Capture NX is not in Full Screen mode. If you cannot see the Image Window around your image, simply
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    106 Each Image Window displays important information about the image: Soft Proof Chapter 18 Image Name This is the file name you have given the current image. The Image Window Zoom Ratio The Zoom Ratio is the current zoom ratio of the image. A value of 100% means you are looking at the actual
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    printer to be used. If your prints contain either gray shadows or too little detail, try turning this option off. Unless you are having problems with a specific print and profile combination, it is recommended that you always use this option. The Image Window Chapter 18 Absolute Colorimetric This
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    Chapter 19 109 The Color Picker The Color Picker is available from a number of enhancements and provides you with the ability to select any color within the RGB, HSB, or LAB color spaces. Additionally, you are provided with swatches as well as memory colors to provide you with preselected colors.
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    The Color Picker Chapter 19 110 Within the Color Picker you are provided with the following controls: Color Wheel The Color Wheel enables you to select the targeted hue for the color. When you click within the Color Wheel, the hue will immediately change to the color that you clicked on. By
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    Chapter 19 111 selected by the Color Eyedropper. Swatches Show/Hide Triangle Clicking on the button will display the Swatches section of the Color Picker, which contains a selection of preset swatches and four Memory Color Ranges. Swatches Section The Swatches section contains two sections that
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    File Menu 113 Open With... The Open With command enables you to open the current image with all of the current enhancements in a separate application. You can select the alternative application that will open the image within the application preferences. Open Folder in Browser... Select this option
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    Chapter 20 114 Open Recent This area displays the most recent ten images opened with Capture NX. Simply click on any of the items displayed in this list to open it within Capture NX. Save Use the save feature to save the changes to the image. Certain file formats provide you with options when
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    unless your printer requests that you do not embed the color profile in the image. JPEG 115 Shortcut: Ctrl + S (Windows) Command + S (Mac OS) Save As.... The Save As feature enables you to save the current image into a different file, with the ability to change the location, the file name, and file
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    Chapter 20 116 None This option does not compress the image information. LZW This option employs a lossless compression scheme based on the LZW compression algorithm. BIT DEPTH Choose to save your image either as an 8- or 16-bit per channel image. Please note: The 16-bit option is not available
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    117 paper source, and orientation, as well Browser and selecting print, you can as other options which depend on create Print Packages, contact sheets, the printer and operating system. It is or print multiple images in a batch. Chapter 20 recommended that you open and adjust the settings
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    File Menu Chapter 20 118 Generally these options are only applicable when you have selected multiple images from the Browser to print. Copies This option enables you to select the number of copies of the current pages that will be sent to the printer. Print Setup Click on this button to bring up
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    Click on the Change button to adjust the settings. Page Layout Tab 119 Packages. Select the desired package from the pop-up Menu and the Print Preview will be updated accordingly. SELECT PICTURE SIZE This mode of printing enables you to set up different Print Packages based on the desired size of
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    120 achieve a borderless print. Color Management Tab Chapter 20 File Menu Original Image: 8" x 12" Image Automatically Cropped to 8"x10" PRINT A PICTURE MULTIPLE TIMES This option enables you to indicate how many times each image should be printed within a Print Package. Simply identify the
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    or too little detail, try turning this option off. It is recommended that you always use this option. The exception is if you notice any problems with a specific printer and profile combination. Once you have set the parameters for the print, click the Print button. The images selected to print will
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    Chapter 20 122 Exit Select this option to quit out of Capture NX. Shortcut: Ctrl + Q (Windows) Command + Q (Mac OS) Please note: Within the Mac OS, Exit can be found under the Capture NX Menu. File Menu
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    Edit Menu Chapter 21 126 clipboard, making that object accessible to paste. The Copy command can be used on the following objects: • Text within a text box • Selected Control Points • Images within the Browser Shortcut: Ctrl + C (Windows) Command + C (Mac OS) Paste The Paste command takes the last
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    Chapter 21 Flip Use the Flip command to mirror the image across one of two axes: • Choose Horizontal to mirror the image across the vertical axis. • Choose Vertical to mirror the image across the horizontal axis. 127 Please see page 75 for a description of the functionality of the rotate and
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    Chapter 21 128 mation in order to match the new size of the image. Change the File Size (Image Size) Within this mode you can change the image's size either by entering in the actual pixel dimensions or by indicating the percentage of increase or decrease. Either method will interpolate the image
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    General 129 D1X RAW DEFAULT Use this option to set the default size of NEF images taken with the D1X. This option utilizes a unique resizing algorithm to resize D1X images to a 10 Megapixel equivalent image. Chapter 21 DEFAULT UNITS Use this option to set the unit of measurement either to Inches
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    130 Color Management maintain the relationships of colors so that the printed image appears natural to the human eye. While this intent maintains the relationships of colors, the actual color values will be changed. Chapter 21 Saturation The Saturation rendering intent attempts to produce highly
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    gray shadows or too little detail, try turning this option off. It is recommended that you always use this option, except when you notice problems with a specific printer and profile combination. This preference enables you to set the default separation profile to be used when saving images as TIFF
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    Edit Menu Chapter 21 132 BLACK AUTO-CONTRAST CLIP Set this number to determine the percentage of the darkest pixels to exclude when using the Black Point Dropper within the Levels & Curves dialog. WHITE AUTO-CONTRAST CLIP Set this number to determine the percentage of the lightest pixels to
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    Cache Settings 133 interacted with most recently will open the fastest. It is important to note that no unique information is stored within these cache files, and if a cache file is replaced, your image file will not lose any information or quality. It will simply require additional processing in
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    Chapter 21 134 LIMIT CACHE SIZE Check this box in order to set a limit to the amount of space Capture NX will use for cache files. You can then use the slider to change the amount of space available for the Capture NX cache system. Next to the slider you will see the amount of space currently
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    Chapter 22 138 Channel Selector White Output Slider Black Output Slider Show Before/After Histogram Auto Contrast Button White Point Dropper Neutral Point Dropper Black Point Dropper Add Anchor Point Reset Current Channel Reset All Channels Temporary Cancel Button Adjust Menu Black Point Mid
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    within the Levels & Curves editor. You can begin to modify the lightness of your image either by moving the Black, White, and Mid Point Sliders or by editing the Curve directly. BLACK, WHITE, AND MID-POINT SLIDERS The Black, White, and Mid Point Sliders will automatically adjust the Curve for you.
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    Chapter 22 140 slider down, you darken the lightest luminosity level in the image. These two sliders are often used if the darkest and lightest colors should not be black and white. SHOW BEFORE / AFTER HISTOGRAM BUTTON This button toggles back and forth between before and after histograms. The
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    141 setting a neutral point in your image, RESET CURRENT CHANNEL try using the Neutral Control Point Handle from the Control Point Menu. For more information on Neutral Control Points, please see page 167. Clicking on this button will reset only the current channel to the default values.
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    142 to produce quick contrast or brightness effects that you can paint in selectively using one of the selective tools. Use the included controls to adjust your image. Auto Levels Chapter 22 CONTRAST The Contrast Slider provides you with the ability to affect the contrast of your image. The
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    ADVANCED 143 D-Lighting Chapter 22 Adjust Menu The Advanced method begins with the same result as the Auto method but provides you with two sliders to control the result: Correct Contrast Use the Correct Contrast slider to either increase or decrease the amount of contrast that is being applied
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    144 Color Boost Slider Move the Color Boost slider to the right to increase saturation throughout the entire image. BETTER QUALITY a better quality enhancement than the Faster method. Shadow Adjustment Slider Move the Shadow Adjustment slider to the right to bring out additional detail in the
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    Color LCH The LCH Editor enables you to individually control the Luminosity, the Color Lightness, Chroma, and Hue of the active image using individual editor dialogs. From the Editor pull-down Menu, select the first aspect of the current image that you want to edit. Choose from Master Lightness,
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    Adjust Menu Chapter 22 146 darkest value that can be displayed in a digital file. White Point Slider Move the White Point Slider to the left to set all luminosity values from the point and to the right to complete white, while redistributing all of the values to stretch the luminosity range to
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    values. Reset All Channels Click on this button to reset all editors within the LCH editor to their default values. Temporary Cancel Button Hold this button down to temporarily hide the effect of the Master Lightness editor. COLOR LIGHTNESS 147 Curve, superimposed above the Hue Map, can be used to
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    Chapter 22 148 hide the effect of the Color Lightness editor. CHROMA Chroma Curve Chroma Output Slider Set Anchor Point Reset Current Channel Reset All Channels Temporary Cancel Button Anchor points can be removed by simply clicking and dragging the anchor point off the Hue Map. Use the Width
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    Reset All Channels Click on this button to reset all editors within the LCH editor to their default values. Temporary Cancel Button Hold this button down to temporarily hide the effect of the Chroma editor. HUE Hue Curve Hue Output Slider Set Anchor Point Reset Current Channel Reset All Channels
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    Chapter 22 150 Reset All Channels Click on this button to reset all editors within the LCH editor to their default values. Temporary Cancel Button Hold this button down to temporarily hide the effect of the Hue Editor. Hue Map Rotation Use this pull-down Menu to select one of the available Hue Map
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    Shortcut: Ctrl + B (Windows) Command + B (Mac OS) Color Booster 151 Please note: The Auto button within the Color Booster is only available when selecting the Color Booster from the Color & Light Adjustments sub-step of the Base Adjustments step. Saturation / Warmth Chapter 22 Adjust Menu The
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    Chapter 22 152 the image. Moving the slider to the left causes all colors throughout the image to become cooler, or bluer. Moving the slider to the right will warm all of the colors within the image to contain more red-orange. Once you are satisfied with the results of the Saturation / Warmth
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    RADIUS The Radius controls the size of the edge to display in the resulting image. Settings for this slider are dependant on the size of the image, so a radius setting that works well for one image may not be sufficient for an image with a higher resolution. Click OK to apply the High Pass feature
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    Adjust Menu Chapter 22 154 THRESHOLD The Threshold slider is designed to limit where sharpening is applied with the current settings. The higher the threshold setting, the less that objects in the image will be sharpened. This slider works to indicate how much of a difference between one pixel and
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    155 Chapter 22 reduces cyan fringes. BLUE - YELLOW The Blue - Yellow Slider contracts and expands the blue channel to reduce either blue or yellow fringing. Moving the slider to the left reduces blue fringes, while moving the slider to the right reduces yellow fringes. Once you are satisfied with
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    156 Noise Reduction pull-down Menu. Select Faster for faster processing or Better Quality for a more precise noise reduction effect. Chapter 22 Adjust Menu EDGE NOISE REDUCTION When you check the Edge Noise Reduction checkbox, Capture NX will reduce noise artifacts around the edges of objects
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    Color Profile 157 ent methods of altering the profile to color manage your image. Chapter 22 Apply Profile Choose Apply Profile to assign a profile to the current image. This option is most often used when you would like to assign an input profile, such as a profile you created for your camera,
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    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 INTENT The Intent option lets you choose between four different rendering intents to apply to your image. The
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    Chapter 23 162 RGB The RGB Mode provides you with Size, Red, Green, and Blue sliders. All The All mode provides you with Size, Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Red, Green, Blue, and Warmth sliders. Color Picker Swatch The Color Picker Swatch enables you to select any color from the Color
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    163 control-clicking (Mac OS) the Color Basic - The Basic method is the fastest Control Point and selecting Show and most direct method to apply the Selection. handles from the current step to your Chapter 23 Hide image. This method is recommended for web graphics and illustrations. The
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    Chapter 23 164 Black points are normally set on what should be the darkest point of the image and are used to establish one end of the dynamic range of the image. The Double-Threshold function within the Photo Info's Histogram section is designed specifically to help you locate the darkest and
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    Black Control Point and three entry boxes in the Black Point dialog, representing the red, green, and blue values of the black point. Hide The Hide option completely removes the effect of the Black Control Point temporarily. This option is helpful in order to compare the before and after effects of
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    166 Chapter 23 Control Points Menu After placing the White Control Point, you can control the luminosity of the white point either with the slider provided or by entering a luminosity value into the White Point Dialog Box. A Reset button is provided that enables you to reset the White Control
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    RGB Mode 167 Control Point and selecting Hide. Each step may contain up to one Black and one White Control Point, while allowing for an unlimited number of Neutral Control Points. Neutral Control Point... Chapter 23 Control Points Menu The RGB Mode of the White Control Point enables you to set
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    Chapter 23 Control Points Menu 168 a neutral item, such as a gray card. By selecting an object that is intended to be neutral, Capture NX is able to calculate the difference between that object and the color that is currently representing that object. The Neutral Control Point will attempt to
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    objects and in the process removing multiple color casts. Control Points Menu Within the Neutral Point dialog, you will find entry boxes to manually enter red, green, and blue values directly for that Neutral Control Point. A Reset button is provided that enables you to return the settings
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    Control Points Menu Chapter 23 170 Changing this value when only one Neutral Control Point is applied will affect the mid-tones throughout the image. When more than one Neutral Control Point is applied to the same image within the same step, any changes that are made to the Luminosity slider will
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    171 Red-Eye Control Point... Reset Chapter 23 The Red-Eye Control Point enables you to manually remove the red-eye effect often caused by flash photography. Simply select the Red-Eye Control Point and place it on an eye that has
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    Chapter 24 173 Filter Menu Enhance Photo Filter Menu Photo Effects... The Photo Effects feature enables you to take more creative control of your image. With this tool you can convert your image to a Black and White, Sepia, or Tinted image. You can also control the tonality of the image, enhance
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    174 removes red from the image, which will cause the image to become more cyan. Adjusting this slider to the right adds red to the image, removing cyan from the image. Black & White Chapter 24 Filter Menu MAGENTA - GREEN The Magenta - Green Slider enables you to shift the colors of your image
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    175 you to alter the black and white effect on your image. When you move this Sepia slider to the right, objects that contain Chapter 24 magenta become lighter, while objects containing green become darker. Moving this slider to the left causes objects that contain magenta to become darker
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    176 Tinted Moving this slider to the left removes green from the filter, causing the filter and the image to become more magenta. Adjusting this slider to the right adds green to the filter and the image. Chapter 24 Filter Menu The Tinted mode emulates the effect of printing a black and white
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    Add Grain/Noise... 177 effect from being applied to your image. Contrast: Color Range... Chapter 24 Filter Menu The Add Grain / Noise feature enables you to add the stylistic effect of either grain or noise to your image. The grain feature emulates different sizes of film grain within your image
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    Filter Menu Chapter 24 178 CONTRAST The Contrast Slider controls the amount of contrast that is affected between the color selected in the Spectrum slider and that color's complementary color. Moving this slider to the left will decrease this effect, while moving this slider to the right will
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    Chapter 24 179 FILTER COLOR The Filter Color Slider enables you to choose the hue of the filter that is used to convert the image from color to black and white. FILTER STRENGTH Use the Filter Strength Slider to control the intensity of the filter used in the black and white conversion. The higher
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    Batch Menu Chapter 25 182 settings into the current image either in the Editor or in the Browser, or you can paste settings into a series of images selected within the Browser. The pasted settings will be appended onto the end of the Edit List for the selected images. Due to the unique nature of
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    the Load settings sub-menu. 183 Batch Process Alert Box Chapter 25 If you save only one enhancement into a Settings File, Capture NX will place that Settings File into a folder named after the enhancement selected. If you would like to place that file in a different location, click on the Browse
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    184 SHOW DIFFERENCES possibilities from within the Settings File, or to delete that step entirely. Chapter 25 The Show Differences dialog always displays one additional step beyond the steps available within the target image. You can use this additional step to append one of the enhancements to
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    Destination section enables you to identify the location to use when saving the image. Select Folder By Choosing the Select Folder option, you can manually identify the destination folder you wish to use for the images after the batch process. Click on the browse button to identify the location to
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    Chapter 25 186 Please see page 186 for more infor- mation on the File Naming Dialog. Use Source File Name Select Use Source File Name to save the processed image with original file name. FILE FORMAT Use the File Format pull-down Menu to select the file format to use for the processed images. to
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    187 New Name Manage Settings Files This option will enable you to type in a new name to enter at the beginning of the new file name. Chapter 25 None This option will prevent a prefix from being added to the beginning of the new file name. Batch Menu MIDDLE The middle section can contain a
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    Chapter 25 188 Add feature, the Settings File that you selected will automatically be copied to the Settings folder of Capture NX. DELETE The Delete button will delete the highlighted setting from within the Manage Settings window as well as from the Capture NX settings folder. Batch Process
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    Bit-Depth selector to identify the bit-depth to set the image to. Batch Menu Select Folder By choosing the Select Folder option, you can manually identify the destination folder you wish to use for images after the batch process. Click on the browse button to identify the location to place
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    190 this setting to embed the current profile in the image while saving. After you have identified all of the parameters for the batch process, click Start. This will call up the Processing Queue and enable you to begin the Batch Process. WATCHED FOLDER Browse Click on the Browse button to locate
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    NX should review the targeted folder for new images. You are presented with the following options for the units of time: Minute 191 you can manually identify the destination folder you wish to use for the images after the batch process. Click on the browse button to identify the location to
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    Chapter 25 192 use the setting identified here, but any images that originated as 8-bit files will remain as 8-bit files and will not be converted to 16-bit if the 16-bit option is selected. COMPRESSION The Compression pull-down Menu enables you to choose what type of compression to apply to the
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    View Menu Chapter 26 196 Show Grid Select this option to impose a grid pattern over the current image. The color and spacing of the grid can be set within the Preferences. Show Lost Highlights The Show Lost Highlights feature identifies areas in which detail may have been lost in the highlights by
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    Shortcut: Shift + H Show Lost Shadows Black Blue Green Red This area contains values of 0 for the Red, Green, and Blue channels. This area contains values of 0 for the Red and Green channels. This area contains values of 0 for the Red and Blue channels. This area contains values of 0 for the Green
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    (Mac OS) Chapter 26 Please note: The focus area will not be displayed if the image was created using a COOLPIX-series camera, a nonCPU lens, or a manual focus lens. View at 100% Zoom Out Select this option to zoom one step out of the active image. Shortcut: Ctrl + - (Windows) or Command + - (Mac
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    199 Hide Palettes Chapter 26 View Menu Select this feature to quickly hide all of the palettes in the work area. Shortcut: Tab key Compare The three different Compare modes of Capture NX provide you with different options for comparing images. The first two options, Compare in Editor and Compare
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    200 Compare in Editor Compare With Original Chapter 26 View Menu Use this option to compare two different images in the Editor. Select two different images in the Browser and select Compare in Editor from the View Menu. This will open both images within the Editor and zoom the images so that
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    Chapter 27 Window Menu 203 Window Menu Cascade The Cascade option resizes 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 monitor. Tile The Tile option resizes
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    Window Menu Chapter 27 204 the currently open image windows so that they all appear on the screen in a grid. Reset Palette Location This option resets the location and the state of all of the palettes to the default setting. Bird's Eye Selecting the Bird's Eye option from the Window Menu will show
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    the different Technical Support options available for Capture NX. Follow one of those links to reach the online technical support options. Please browser. Navigate through the Help to access the information within this user's manual using a searchable format. Shortcut: F1 key (Windows) Command + ?
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    Chapter 28 208 About Capture NX The About Capture NX option shows you the version number of Capture NX, which can be helpful when contacting technical support. Please note: Within the Mac OS, the About Capture NX option can be found under the Capture window. Help Menu
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    211 Appendix: Short-cuts Appendix Short-cuts Tool Windows Macintosh Keyboard Modifier Direct Select (arrow) A A Holding down the Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key while dragging an image in the Browser copies the image. Pan (hand) H H Spacebar while working with any other tool
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    Short-cuts Appendix 212 Holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while working with the Plus Gradient temporarily turns the gradient into a Minus Gradient. Minus Gradient G G Holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while working with the Minus Gradient temporarily turns the
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    Apply Labels - Tag 4 Apply Labels - Tag 5 Apply Labels - Tag 6 Apply Labels - Tag 7 Apply Labels - Tag 8 Apply Labels - Tag 9 Apply Labels- Remove Label Sort By Label - Label 1 Sort By Label - Label 2 Sort By Label - Label 3 Sort By Label - Label 4 Sort By Label - Label 5 Sort By Label - Label 6
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    214 Appendix Supplied Color Profiles Appendix: Supplied Color Profiles 1. Standard RGB Profiles Supplied in Capture NX 1.1 Profiles with a Gamma Value of 1.8 Apple RGB: NKApple.icm (Windows)/ Nikon Apple RGB 4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh) This profile is used in desk-top publishing applications and in
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    the chromaticity for G as lying between the values for G in the Adobe RGB and ColorMatch color-space profiles. It was proposed by Bruce Fraser, who claims that it includes most of the colors in the SWOP CMYK gamut. The R and B used in the Bruce RGB and Adobe RGB colorspace profiles match. NTSC (1953
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    216 2. Technical Data for RGB Profiles Supplied with Capture NX The following table shows the gamma values for profiles supplied in Capture NX, together with the chromaticity values for the white point and for red, green, & blue. Appendix White Point Profile Color temperature Value Apple RGB x
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    your list of Nikon digital products or to view a list of the installed software supported under Nikon Message Center, click My Products. The Opt-in / Opt-out bears all applicable fees charged by the phone company or Internet service provider. Dial-up Connections When using a dial-up connection, be
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    Appendix 218 Privacy Information provided by the user as part of this service will not be given to third parties without the user's permission. Installation Windows XP Home Edition/ Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Mac OS X When installing, using,
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    Image Dust Off: D2-series cameras, D1X / D1H (firmware version 1.10 or later), D200, D100, D70S, D70, and D50. Image Dust Off is not supported with COOLPIX cameras, D1 cameras, or with earlier versions of the camera firmware for the D1X and D1H. Message Center window. Creating Dust Off Reference
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    Appendix 220 priority auto (A) d) Aperture: choose the minimum aperture (largest f/-number) e) Focus: choose manual focus and set focus to infinity 3) Take a photograph With the lens about 4 inches (10 cm) from a featureless white object, such as a wall, frame the object
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    Opening Images RAW Images Created with the D1X The default size for RAW images created with the D1X when opened in the Capture NX Editor can be chosen using the D1X RAW Default option within the Preferences dialog. Choose from six megapixels (3,008 × 1,960 pixels) and ten megapixels (4,016 × 2,616).
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    Management Preferences (Windows) Multiple Displays In a multiple display environment, choose a single profile suited to all displays. Supported Color Profiles Capture NX supports only ICC (International Color Consortium) monitor and CMYK profiles. Particular care should be exercised when choosing
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    Color Management Preferences (Macintosh) Default Color-Space Profiles See Appendix: Supplied Color Profiles for more information on the default RGB color-space profiles. The "NKCMYK.icm" (Windows) and "Nikon CMYK 4.0.0.3000" (Macintosh) CMYK profiles provided with Capture NX are general-purpose,
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    Appendix 224 Gamma Gamma (also written "γ") is a fundamental property of video systems which determines the intensity of the output signal relative to the input. When calculating gamma, the maximum possible input intensity is assigned a value of one, and the minimum possible intensity (no input) is
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    cannot be used to adjust settings separately for each image; instead, the images must be opened one at a time in order to make separate adjustments manually for each image. Error Messages If an invalid file name or other error is identified while creating a batch process, a message will be displayed
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    227 Chapter 29 Index Index A Batch Processing 23, 225 About Capture NX 208 Bird's Eye 13, 97, 204 Add Grain/Noise 177 Black & White 174 Adjust & Filter Pull-Down Menu 61 Black and White Conversion 178 Adjust Menu 137 Black Control Point 81, 163 Advisories & Additional Notices 217
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    228 Conflict management 188, 190 Filter Menu 173 Contents 207 Fisheye Lens 53 Contrast / Brightness 141 Fit Photo 128 Chapter 29 Contrast: Color Range 177 Fit to Screen 198 Control Points Menu 161 Flip 127 Correct 154 Focus 152 Crop 77 Folder Menu 31 Full Screen 198 D Details
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    229 LCH 56, 145 Print 23, 117, 222 Levels & Curves 56, 137, 223 Print Setup 116 Light 137 Processing Queue 184 Chapter 29 Light Table 13, 32, 97 Link Icon 60 M R RAW File Format Benefits 2 Rectangle Marquee tool 92 Manage Settings Files 187 Red-Eye Control Point 86, 171 Menu Bar
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    Window Menu 203 Index Soft Proof 106 Sort Menu 33 Straighten 75 Supplied Color Profiles 214 Supported cameras include 21 Z Zoom In 198 Zoom Out 198 Zoom Tool 72 System Requirements 5 T Technical Support 207 TIFF 22 Tile 203 Tinted 176 Tone Compensation 48 Toolbar 13, 71, 75, 81
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