Nikon 25385 User Manual - Page 210

Capture NX 2 provides the following intents: Perceptual Saturation Relative Colorimetric Absolute Colorimetric 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. This rendering intent produces highly saturated colors, but it may not produce accurate colors in a photograph. 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. This rendering intent is very similar to relative colorimetric, except that it maps the white point of the image to the white point of the destination profile. It is recommend that you use absolute colorimetric only if you want to proof your images for a specific print device other than your printer, since this rendering intent will attempt to reproduce the results of the output device, including the effect of a different paper color. Use Black Point Compensation Check this box to utilize black point compensation. This ensures that the black point from the image is mapped to the black point of your printer, enabling the full color range of the 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. A Please note: Each color profile change will create a new step within the Edit List palette. You may at any time remove or change the color profile change within the current image editing session. If you save the image as an NEF file, you will also be able to go back to the Edit List palette and remove any of these changes without any loss of color detail. After you have updated the color profile information for your image, click on the Apply button to accept the changes. 208 Chapter 20 - Adjust Menu | Color Profile