Nikon Capture 4.2 User Manual
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Notice to Customers Upgrading to Nikon Capture 4.2
In addition to support for the Nikon D2X digital camera, Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 offers the new features described below.
Automatic Update
Nikon Capture 4 is equipped with an automatic update function known as Nikon Message Center. Nikon Message Center checks
for updates to a variety of Nikon digital products, including Nikon software. At default settings, Nikon Message Center will automatically check for updates if the computer is connected to the Internet when Nikon Capture 4 starts. If an update is available,
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the Nikon Message Center window will be displayed. Click Available Messages to view the updates available for your Nikon
digital products and software, then click Install to download and install the desired updates. To personalize your list of Nikon
digital products or to view a list of the installed software supported under Nikon Message Center, click My Products.
Mac OS 9
Nikon Message Center is not available in Mac OS 9.
Notice to Users in Europe and the U. S. A.
To activate Nikon Message Center, users in Europe and the U. S. A. must have an account with their regional Nikon Support Center. The fi rst time
a program equipped with the Nikon Message Center auto update feature starts, a license agreement will be displayed. After reading the agreement, click Accept to accept its terms and display an account activation dialog.
• If you already have an account with your regional Nikon Support Center, enter the supplied user ID and password and the e-mail address you
used to register. After confi rming that the computer is connected to the Internet, click Activate Nikon Message Center. A dialog allowing
you to opt in or out of Nikon mailings will be displayed.
• If you do not have an account or have forgotten your password, confi rm that the computer is connected to the Internet and click Visit Nikon
Support Center. After obtaining the required account information, enter the details in the account activation dialog and click Activate Nikon
Message Center. A dialog allowing you to opt in or out of Nikon mailings will be displayed.
The Opt-in / Opt-out Dialog
The fi rst time Nikon Message Center starts, a dialog allowing you to opt in or out of Nikon mailings will be displayed. Select the desired options
and click OK to display the Nikon Message Center window.
Downloading Updates
An Internet connection is required to download updates. The user bears all applicable fees charged by the phone company or Internet service
provider.
Dial-up Connections
When using a dial-up connection, be aware that the connection is not automatically terminated when download is complete. Be sure to terminate the connection manually.
Privacy
Information provided by the user as part of this service will not be given to third parties without the user’s permission.
Checking for Updates Manually
To check for updates manually, select Check for updates… from the Help menu.
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Quick Tools
The “Auto Contrast” button in the Quick Tools palette is now an “Auto Brightness” button that performs the
same function as the Auto button in the Photo Effects palette (see page 13).
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Tool palettes
The default tool palettes are shown below. A Color Balance Palette can be displayed by selecting Show Color Balance Palette
from the View menu.
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Tool palette 1
Tool palette 2
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Tool palette 3
Finding Tools
To display a complete list of the tools available in Nikon Capture 4 Editor, select
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Find Tool from the View menu. Tools can be opened from the list by selecting
the tool name and clicking Go to tool. Click Name to sort tools in ascending or
descending order by name or Location to sort tools according to the tool palette
window in which they can be found. A bright green dot next to the tool name
indicates that it has been modifi ed from its original settings.
“Undo” and “Redo”
The Undo and Redo options in the Edit menu are used to undo and redo the effects of the last operation. The number of consecutive operations that can be undone is limited only by the amount of memory available. Operations can not be undone after you have closed the active
window or exited Nikon Capture.
Multi-Image Window
The Multi-Image window contains the following tool buttons:
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When the thumbnail area is closed:
But ton Name Func tion
Back to previous folder Return to the previous folder.
Forward to next folder Open the next folder.
Previous Image Display the previous image in the image area.
Next Image Display the next image in the image area.
When the thumbnail area is open:
But ton Name Func tion
Select Folder
Back to previous folder Return to the previous folder.
Forward to next folder Open the next folder.
Remove selected image(s) Delete the images selected in the thumbnail area.
Match Settings
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Switch thumbnail list Toggle between single- and multi-line thumbnail displays.
Sort
Change Thumbnail Size
Favorite Folder
Open the Browse For Folder dialog to select a folder for display in the Multi-Image
window.
Apply the settings for the selected image to other images. After selecting a source
image, select the target images with the shift key or with the Ctrl (Windows) or
command (Macintosh) key and then click
be applied to the remaining images. To edit multiple images simultaneously, select
the images and click . Changes to tool palette settings after the is clicked will
apply to all the selected images.
A menu of sort options will be displayed. Choose Sort Key to sort images by File
Name, Date of Recording, Date Modifi ed, File Name and Type, File Type and
Date of Recording, or File Type and Date Modifi ed (if File Type and Date of
Recording, or File Type and Date Modifi ed is selected, images will be sorted by
fi le type in the order NEF, JPEG, and TIFF, with images of the same fi le type sorted
by date of recording or date of modifi cation). Choose Sort Order to sort images
in ascending or descending order.
Adjust the size of the thumbnails displayed in the Multi-Image window in fi ve
steps.
To add the current folder to your list of favorites, click this button and select Add
to Favorites from the menu that appears. To access your favorites, click the
button in the toolbar. To organize or delete favorites, click and select Organize
Favorites.
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. The settings for the fi rst image will
Straightening Images
To straighten the image in the active image window by up to 10 °:
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Select Straighten… from the Rotate sub-menu
The Straighten dialog will be displayed.
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Straighten the image
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Straighten the image using the Draw Level button or by entering the desired rotation in the Rotation text box.
The Draw Level Button
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Click Draw Level. The cursor
changes to .
The Rotation Text Box
Choose CW (clockwise) or CCW (counter-clockwise) and enter the degree of rotation in the text box. The image can be
rotated up to 10 °.
Click OK
Choose a line in the image
that should be either horizontal or vertical and drag
the cursor parallel to the
chosen reference line.
The image will be rotated
up to 10 ° to make the reference line horizontal or vertical. The degree of rotation
is displayed in the Rotation
text box.
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Draw Level
If a message is displayed stating that the reference line is too short, choose a longer reference line.
Straightening Images
Straightening does not change the dimensions of the image. Any portions of the image that do not fi t in its original dimensions are trimmed,
while areas that have been added to the image are fi lled in black.
Restoring the Unrotated Image
To restore the unrotated image, enter a value of 0 in the Rotation text box.
The Histogram Palette
The histogram palette shows the level distribution for the image in the active window or, if a crop is selected, for the current crop.
To display or hide the Histogram palette, click the triangle in the Histogram palette title bar. By default, the Histogram palette is
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in Tool Palette 3.
Channel
View the histogram for the entire image or selected channels.
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Input
The level (brightness) of the
point under the cursor.
Start / E nd
The range of values selected in
the histogram display.
To select an area of the histogram, drag the mouse over the histogram display. The pixels with values in the selected range will
blink in the image window. Click Clear to cancel the current selection.
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