Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 137

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131 USE BLACK POINT COMPENSATION CMYK SEPARATION PROFILE Chapter 21 Check this box to set the default state of the various color management options throughout Capture NX to utilize Black Point Compensation. Black Point Compensation ensures that the black point from the image is mapped to the black point of your printer, ensuring that the full color range of the printer is used. If your prints contain either 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 in CMYK. Levels & Grid DEFAULT RGB COLOR SPACE Use this option to set the default RGB space that is used for your images. Edit Menu USE THIS INSTEAD OF EMBEDDED PROFILE This option causes Capture NX to automatically convert the image from the embedded profile to the profile as defined in the Default RGB space. PRINTER PROFILE This preference enables you to set the default profile to use for your printer as well as within the Soft Proof feature. SET BLACK POINT Use this option to set the black point to a different color other than the default of 0, 0, 0 when setting a black point within the Levels & Curves dialog. 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 dialog. USE THIS PROFILE WHEN PRINTING Check this option to automatically change the color profile within the color management section of the print dialog to the profile set with the Printer Profile option. SET NEUTRAL POINT Use this option to set the neutral point to a different other color than the default of 128, 128, 128 when setting a neutral point within the Levels & Curves dialog.

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Chapter 21
Edit Menu
USE BLACK POINT COMPENSATION
Check this box to set the default state
of the various color management
options throughout Capture NX to
utilize Black Point Compensation.
Black Point Compensation ensures
that the black point from the image
is mapped to the black point of your
printer, ensuring that the full color
range of the printer is used. If your
prints contain either 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.
DEFAULT RGB COLOR SPACE
Use this option to set the default RGB
space that is used for your images.
USE THIS INSTEAD OF EMBEDDED
PROFILE
This option causes Capture NX to
automatically convert the image from
the embedded profile to the profile as
defined in the Default RGB space.
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 PROFILE WHEN PRINTING
Check this option to automatically change
the color profile within the color manage-
ment section of the print dialog to the
profile set with the Printer Profile option.
CMYK SEPARATION PROFILE
This preference enables you to set the
default separation profile to be used
when saving images as TIFF in CMYK.
Levels & Grid
SET BLACK POINT
Use this option to set the black point to
a different color other than the default
of 0, 0, 0 when setting a black point
within the Levels & Curves dialog.
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 dialog.
SET NEUTRAL POINT
Use this option to set the neutral point
to a different other color than the
default of 128, 128, 128 when setting
a neutral point within the Levels &
Curves dialog.