Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 19

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 Interface Editor The main window of Capture NX, the Editor, is the window you see when you are editing images outside of the Browser. Within the Editor you can open and close images as well as access each of the different control palettes. Menu Bar The Menu Bar provides access to nearly all of the features and enhancements within Capture NX. Please see chapters 20 through 28 for information on the features located within each Menu. Toolbar The Toolbar is made up of five smaller Toolbars, each containing tools that provide similar controls. You can use these tools to perform various edits, from zooming to rotating the image to applying enhancements selectively. Please see pages 71-94 for more information on each of the individual Toolbars. Bird's Eye The Bird's Eye Palette shows either a portion of the image that is visible in the active image window or the position of the area displayed within the Light Table mode of the Browser. The portion of the image or the Browser visible in the active image window is indicated by a red outline within the Bird's Eye Palette. For more information on the Bird's Eye Palette, please see page 97. Edit List The Edit List is the master control list for the features and enhancements of Capture NX. Anything that affects your image will have an entry within the Edit List. Every entry can be removed, altered, or duplicated from this list. The Edit List automatically organizes each entry by Steps. This provides you with the ability to turn on or off one or more steps at any time to monitor the effect of that step on your image. You can selectively apply steps with the selective tools found in the Toolbar, you