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Chapter 20 Adjust Menu A Please note: Tools that apply only to RAW images do not appear in the menus. Tools specific to RAW images are available in the Develop step of the Edit List palette. Light > Levels & Curves The Levels & Curves tool combines two of the most often used tonal enhancing features into one easy-touse 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 either the entire image or to specific color channels, making it possible to enhance the image while preserving detail. Chapter 20 - Adjust Menu | Light > Levels & Curves 181

Section	Page
Notices & Trademark Information	2
Notices	2
Trademark Information	2
Chapters at a Glance	3
Table of Contents	5
Introduction	11
RAW File Format Benefits	11
Camera Relationship	12
U Point® Technology	12
System Requirements & Installation	13
System Requirements	13
Windows	13
Macintosh	13
Installation	14
Windows	14
Macintosh	14
Color Management Options	15
Running Capture NX 2 in Trial Mode or Activating Product	15
Upgrading From Capture NX Version 1	16
Nikon User Support Information (U.S.A.)	16
Getting Started	17
Launching Capture NX 2	17
Convert Capture NX Version 1 Labels	17
Welcome Screen	18
Open Recent Image	18
Open Recent Folder	18
Don’t Show Again	18
Drag an image here to open it (Macintosh Only)	18
Browsing and Opening Images	19
Using the Browser	19
Using Open Image	19
Using ViewNX	20
Using Nikon Transfer	20
File Format Differences	21
NEF	21
TIFF	21
JPEG	22
Workflow Suggestions	22
Printing	24
Printing a Single Image	24
Printing contact sheets	28
Batch Processing	30
Applying a series of enhancements to a folder of images	30
Adding XMP/IPTC data to a series of images using an XMP/IPTC preset	33
Converting NEF RAW files into JPEG or TIFF files	35
To convert a folder of files from NEF RAW to JPEG or TIFF	35
To convert selected files from the Browser	37
Preferences	39
General	40
Open With Application	40
Place Open With TIFF File In	40
D1X RAW Default	40
Default Units	40
Default Save As	41
Keep all Steps Active in Edit List	41
Folder for Temporary Data	41
Color Management	42
Default RGB Color Space	42
Use This Instead of Embedded Profile	42
CMYK Separation profile	42
Printer Profile	42
Use This Profile when printing	42
Intent	43
Use Black Point Compensation	43
Levels & Sampling	44
Levels & Curves	44
Dropper Sample Size	45
Display	46
Grid	46
Selection Overlay	47
Image	47
Cache Settings	48
Browsing Cache	48
Editing Cache	48
XMP/IPTC Presets	50
Available Presets	50
Field Editor	50
New	51
Duplicate	51
Delete	51
Import	51
Export	51
Labels	52
Label Compatibility	52
Available Labels	53
Manage Settings	53
Add	53
Delete	53
Workspaces	54
Default Workspaces	54
My Workspaces	54
Reset Shortcuts	54
Add	54
Delete	55
Interface	57
Overview	57
Editor	57
Menu Bar	57
Browser	57
Folders	58
Metadata	58
Toolbar	58
Bird’s Eye	58
Edit List	58
Photo Info	58
Image Window	58
Workspaces	59
Browser	59
Metadata	60
Multi-Purpose	60
Edit	60
Creating Custom Workspaces	60
Working with Multiple Screens	62
Additional screen Sub-Menu	62
Desktop	63
Swap Workspaces	63
Image Window	64
Image Name	64
Zoom Ratio	64
File Size	64
Color Profile	64
Soft Proof	65
Window & Palette Functionality	67
Minimizing & Maximizing Palettes	67
Docking & Undocking Palettes	67
Grip Edge	67
Resize Control	67
Finding Palettes	68
The Browser	69
Browser Overview	69
Opening a Folder of Images in the Browser	70
Using the Folders Palette	70
Using Open Folder in Browser	70
Using Nikon Transfer	71
Navigating Within the Browser	72
Filtering Tools	72
Filter by Label	72
Filter by Rating	73
File Type to Display	73
Sorting Tools	74
Sort By	74
Then Sort By	74
Labeling and Rating Toolbar	75
Add Label	75
Add Rating	75
Browser Header	76
Browser View Selector	76
Thumbnail Grid	76
Thumbnail List	78
Opening Images from the Browser	80
The Folders Palette	81
Favorite Folders Section	82
Adding Favorites	82
Deleting Favorites	82
Folder Structure Section	82
The Metadata Palette	83
File & Camera Information Section	83
XMP/IPTC Information Section	84
Adding Image Information	84
Copying and Pasting IPTC Information	85
Creating XMP/IPTC Presets	86
Loading XMP/IPTC Presets	88
Managing XMP/IPTC Presets	88
Activity Toolbar	89
Workspace Selector	89
Launch Nikon Transfer	89
Print	90
The Toolbar	91
Tool Options Bar	91
Direct Select Tool	91
Hand Tool	92
Zoom Tool	92
Rotate Tool	93
Straighten Tool	93
Crop Tool	95
Crop Method	96
Show Crop Assistance Grid	96
Black Control Point	97
Black Control Point Method	98
Advanced	99
Neutral Control Point	100
Neutral Control Point Method	102
Show Selection	102
Color Picker	102
Advanced	103
White Control Point	103
White Control Point Method	104
Advanced	105
Color Control Point	105
Color Control Point Mode	107
Show Selection	108
Protect Details	108
Color Picker	108
Method	108
Red-Eye Control Point	109
Auto Retouch Brush	110
Size	111
Selection Control Point	112
Lasso and Marquee Tools	113
Lasso Tool	113
Polygon Lasso Tool	113
Rectangle Marquee Tool	113
Oval Marquee Tool	113
Edge Softness	114
Selection Brush Tool	115
Brush Hardness	116
Opacity	117
Pressure Controls	117
Selection Gradient Tools	118
Linear Gradient Tool	118
Radial Gradient Tool	118
Gradient Range	119
Fill / Remove Tools	120
Bird’s Eye	121
Edit List	123
Introduction to the Edit List	124
Show/Hide Triangles	125
Apply Checkbox	125
Reset Button	125
Delete Button	125
Version	126
Original	126
Last Saved	126
(Current)	126
New Version…	126
Edit Versions	126
Batch Menu	127
Develop Section	128
Camera Settings	129
Quick Fix	139
Camera & Lens Corrections	141
Adjust Section	145
Selection Information	145
Adjust & Filter pull-down menu	147
Link Icon	147
Enhancement Controls	147
Opacity Mixer	148
Working with the Edit List	150
Deleting Steps and Enhancements	150
Copying and Pasting Steps and Enhancements	150
Linking Enhancements	151
Swapping Enhancements	151
New Step Button	152
Photo Info	153
Histogram	153
Channels	154
Double Threshold	154
Clear	155
Watch Points	155
Add Watch Point Button	156
Color Model	156
Sample Size	156
The Color Picker	157
Color Wheel	158
Color Triangle	158
RGB Selection Boxes	158
HSB Selection Boxes	158
LAB Selection Boxes	158
Last Selected & Previous Picks	159
Color Eyedropper	159
Swatches Show/Hide Triangle	159
Swatches Section	159
File Menu	161
Open Image…	161
Open With…	161
Open Folder in Browser…	162
Open Recent	162
Launch Nikon Transfer…	162
Launch Camera Control Pro…	162
Save	162
JPEG	162
Save As…	163
NEF	163
TIFF	163
JPEG	164
Revert	165
Protect File	165
Close	165
Page Setup…	165
Print…	166
Page Display and Page Forward and Back Buttons	166
Copies	166
Page Setup	166
Metadata	167
Page Layout Tab	168
Color Management Tab	169
Print to File	170
Exit	170
Edit Menu	171
Undo	171
Redo	171
Cut	172
Copy	172
Paste	172
Duplicate	173
Delete	173
Rename	173
Select All	174
Deselect All	174
Flip	175
Rotate	175
90 Degrees CW	176
90 Degrees CCW	176
Straighten	176
Size / Resolution	178
Resample Image	178
Don’t Resample Image	178
Fit Photo	179
Adjust Menu	183
Light > Levels & Curves	183
Channel Selector	185
Curve Editor	185
Black and White Output Sliders	186
Black, Mid Point, and White Sliders	186
Show Before / After Histogram	187
Auto Contrast	187
Set White Point	187
Set Neutral Point	187
Set Black Point	188
Add Anchor Point	188
Reset Current Channel	188
Reset All Channels	188
Temporary Cancel	188
Light > Contrast / Brightness	188
Contrast	188
Brightness	189
Light > Auto Levels	189
Auto Levels Method	189
Correct Contrast	189
Correct Color Cast	190
Light > D-Lighting	190
Faster (HS) Method	190
Better Quality (HQ) Method	190
Color > LCH	191
Master Lightness	192
Color Lightness	195
Chroma	196
Hue	197
Color > Color Balance	199
Brightness	199
Contrast	199
Red	199
Green	199
Blue	199
Color > Color Booster	200
Protect Skin Tones	200
Level	200
Color > Saturation / Warmth	200
Saturation	200
Warmth	200
Focus > Gaussian Blur	201
Radius	201
Opacity	201
Focus > High Pass	201
Radius	201
Focus > Unsharp Mask	202
Color	203
Intensity	204
Radius	204
Threshold	204
Delete	204
Correct > Distortion Control	204
Correction	204
Fill Color	205
Correct > Color Aberration Control	205
Red — Cyan	205
Blue — Yellow	205
Noise Reduction	206
Intensity	206
Sharpness	207
Method	207
Edge Noise Reduction	207
Color Profile	208
Apply Profile	208
Convert to Profile	209
Filter Menu	211
Photo Effects	211
Enhance Photo	211
Black and White	212
Sepia	213
Tinted	214
Add Grain / Noise	215
Grain Strength	215
Grain Color	215
Grain Type	215
Contrast: Color Range	215
Hue	215
Contrast	215
Brightness	216
Colorize	216
Color	216
Opacity	216
Blending Mode	216
Black and White Conversion	216
Filter Hue	217
Color Filter Strength	217
Brightness	217
Contrast	218
Third-Party Plug-Ins	218
Batch Menu	219
Run Batch Process	219
Batch Process	219
Watched Folder	221
File Naming Dialog	223
Processing Queue	224
Copy Adjustments	226
Paste Adjustments	226
Save Adjustments	227
Load Adjustments	227
Copy IPTC Info	228
Paste IPTC Info	228
Save XMP/IPTC Preset	228
Load XMP/IPTC Preset	228
View Menu	229
Selection Display	229
Hide Selection	229
Show Overlay	230
Show Mask	230
Show All Control Points	230
Show Active Selection	230
Show Watch Points	230
Show Grid	231
Show Focus Point	231
Show Lost Highlights	231
Show Lost Shadows	232
View at 100%	233
Fit to Screen	233
Zoom In	233
Zoom Out	234
Full Screen	234
Presentation	234
Hide Palettes	235
Compare Images	236
Compare in Browser	236
Compare in Editor	237
Compare with Original	238
Window Menu	239
Workspace	239
Reset Workspace	239
Browser	239
Folders	239
Metadata	239
Toolbar	240
Bird’s Eye	240
Edit List	240
Photo Info	240
Cascade	240
Tile	240
Help Menu	241
Contents	241
Technical Support	241
Show Welcome Screen	242
Update Capture NX 2	242
About Capture NX 2	242
Appendix: Short-cuts	243
The Browser	243
The Toolbar	244
Photo Info	244
File Menu	245
Edit Menu	245
Adjust Menu	246
Filter Menu	246
Batch Menu	246
View	246
Window Menu	247
Help	247
Apple Specific Shortcut	247
Appendix: Supplied Color Profiles	249
Standard RGB Profiles Supplied in Capture NX 2	249
Profiles with a Gamma Value of 1.8	249
Profiles with a Gamma Value of 2.2	249
Technical Data for RGB Profiles Supplied with Capture NX 2	251
Capture NX 2 and Adobe Photoshop Color Profiles	252
Appendix: Additional Notices	253
General	253
Nikon Message Center Agent	253
Installation	253
Camera Adjustments	254
White Balance	254
Color Mode	255
Exposure Compensation	255
Image Dust Off	256
Vignette Control	257
Opening Images	257
Saving Images	258
Printing	258
Size / Resolution	259
Color Management Preferences (Windows)	259
Color Management Preferences (Macintosh)	259
Levels & Curves	260
D-Lighting	261
Unsharp Mask	261
Color Aberration Control	261
Batch Processing	261
Index	263
Contact Information	267