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Capture NX-D Reference Manual for Version 1.4.3
Introduction
What CaptureNX-D Can Do for You ......................... 2
Hiding Changes Made in Capture NX/Capture NX 2
The CaptureNX-D Window ......................................... 5
Palettes ............................................................................... 6
The Toolbar .......................................................................8
The Status Bar ..................................................................9
The Menu Bar ................................................................... 9
Viewing Pictures
Viewing Pictures ...........................................................10
Side-by-Side Comparison ..........................................13
Save where otherwise stated, illustrations are from Windows 10. Default camera and software settings are assumed.
The links at the top of each page can be used for chapter navigation. Click to return to this page.
Filters
Rating ................................................................................15
Labelling ..........................................................................16
Filtering ............................................................................17
Image Adjustment
The Edit Palette .............................................................18
Exposure Compensation (RAW Images) ...............20
White Balance (RAW Images) ...................................21
Picture Control (RAW Images) ..................................22
Tone/Tone (Detail) ........................................................24
Tool Buttons ...................................................................25
Copying Adjustments .................................................33
File Format ......................................................................36
Other Features
Cropping Pictures .........................................................37
Removing Dust and Scratches .................................39
Batch Processing ...........................................................40
Printing Pictures ............................................................42
Printing Image Information ......................................43
Index Prints .....................................................................44
Preferences .....................................................................45
Menu Guide
Menu Guide ....................................................................49
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What CaptureNX-D Can Do for You
CaptureNX-D lets you ne-tune pictures by, for example, adjusting brightness and hue, and can also be used to edit RAW images taken with Nikon digital cam­eras and save them in other formats.
Fine-Tune Pictures
With CaptureNX-D, it’s easy to adjust such settings as brightness and white balance (
page 18). Certain settings, such as exposure compensation and PictureControls,
are available only with RAW images.
Copy Adjustments
Save adjustments and apply them to other images (page 33) or copy them to other computers ( batch processing (
page 35). Saved adjustments can be applied to multiple images using
page 40).
Save Pictures in Other Formats
Fine-tuned or processed RAW (NEF/NRW) images can be saved in JPEG or TIFF formats for use in other applications (
page 36).
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What CaptureNX-D Can Do for You
Fine-Tuning Pictures in CaptureNX-D
CaptureNX-D stores image adjustments in a separate “sidecar” le that is up­dated automatically as settings are changed.
Picture Control settings
Settings le
Exposure compensation
Image data
Because changes to settings are stored separately from the original image data, the original picture can be restored at any time with no drop in quality.
Settings
Original image
Settings le deleted or
settings reset
Fine-tuning preview
Fine-tuning preview
Original image
When les are converted to JPEG or TIFF, the changes are applied to the image as it is saved to create a new, modied image data le.
Image Adjustments
Image adjustments are stored in a “NKSC_PARAM” folder in the same folder as the original image. All changes will be lost if this folder or the image adjustment le is deleted; similarly, because the image and the image adjustment le are linked via the le name, changes will be lost or applied to another image if the image adjustment le is renamed.
When opening images modied in ViewNX-i, CaptureNX-D also reads the associated settings les and preserves the adjustments they contain.
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Original image
Settings
JPEG or TIFF le
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Hiding Changes Made in Capture NX/Capture NX 2
Capture NX-D can be used in combination with Capture NX and Capture NX 2. To hide changes made using Capture NX or Capture NX 2, click the
button in the edit palette (page 7) to display the Version tool and deselect Apply adjustment steps. This applies only to modi­cations made using the tools in the “Enhance­ment Steps” (Capture NX) or “Adjust” section (Capture NX 2); images modied using these tools are indicated by
icons in the thumb-
nail list.
Version
nApply History Setting
The image below has been modied using the Picture Control tool in the “Develop” section and the Gaussian Blur tool in the “Adjust” section of CaptureNX2. Deselecting Apply adjustment steps in Capture NX-D hides only the eects of the “Gaussian Blur” tool.
nUnsupported Images
Images that have been modied using the Color Efex Pro plugin for Capture NX or Capture  NX 2 can be ne-tuned in Capture NX-D by rst resetting all changes using the re­vert button in the edit palette (
page 7). Pictures
that have been modied using ColorEfexPro are indicated by
icons in the thumbnail list.
Revert button
Apply adjustment steps: Apply adjustment steps:
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RAW (NEF/NRW) Images
Changes made to RAW (NEF/NRW) images in Capture NX-D, including those made using the revert but­ton, are not reected in Capture NX or Capture NX 2. RAW (NEF/NRW) images opened in Capture NX or Capture NX 2 will be restored to the state they were in when they were last saved in these applications, regardless of any changes made in the interim using Capture NX-D.
NEF Conversion
JPEG or TIFF images converted to NEF in Capture NX or Capture NX 2 are treated as JPEG or TIFF images in Capture NX-D and can not be modied using options such as exposure compensation (
page 20) and white balance (page 21) that apply only to RAW (NEF/NRW) images.
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The CaptureNX-D Window
Menu bar: Access the menus (page 9).
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Toolbar: Choose a view and access image ad-
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justment tools (
Folder palette: Select a folder to display its con-
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tents in the image area (
Image area: View the images in the current
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folder.
Selected image: Selected images are high-
t
lighted in gray, with images that have been modied indicated by a corner of the thumbnail. Double-click to pre­view (
page 10).
Histogram palette: View the tone distribution
y
for the selected image (
Edit/metadata palettes: Fine-tune images using
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the tools in the edit palette or switch to the metadata palette to view image information (
page 7).
Status bar: View information on the selected
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image (
page 9).
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page 6).
icon at the top left
page 6).
The Navigation Palette
A navigation (bird’s eye) palette (page 6) appears when a preview is displayed by double-clicking a thumbnail in the image area.
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Palettes
CaptureNX-D oers the following palettes.
The Folder Palette
The folder palette lists the folders in the com­puter’s storage system. Click a folder to view the images it contains in the image area or pre­view display.
The folder palette menu gives access to recent folders. Frequently-used folders can be added to and then accessed from this menu.
The Histogram Palette
The histogram palette provides a constantly­updated histogram for the selected thumbnail or the image in the preview display. The histo­gram shows the tone distribution for the color channel selected in the channel menu. Choose RGB to view overlapping distributions for the red, green, and blue channels: tone ranges in which the distributions for red and green over­lap are shown in yellow, those in which red and blue overlap in magenta, those in which green and blue overlap in cyan, and those in which all three colors overlap in white.
The Navigation (Bird’s Eye) Palette
The navigation palette is displayed above the folder palette when you double-click a thumb­nail to display a preview. To zoom the preview in and out, click the slider, or enter the desired zoom ratio in the text box.
and buttons, use the
Channel menu
Folder palette menu
Palette Menus
To access the palette menu, click the triangle ( to open the palette in a oating window that can be moved freely about the display.
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) at the top right corner of the palette. Select Undock
When the preview is zoomed in, the frame in the navigation palette shows the area cur­rently displayed. Drag the frame to view other areas of the preview.
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Palettes
The Edit Palette
Use the tools in the edit palette to adjust the image currently selected or previewed in the image area. The tool list (
Exposure Compensation, White Balance, Picture Control, and Tone/Tone (Detail) tools
that can be accessed via pull-down menus or by clicking the tool icon and adjusting settings in the adjustments palette ( tools can be accessed using the tool buttons (
page 19) at the bottom of the palette. The
adjustment manager tool ( to copy adjustments to other images or save current settings for later use. To reset all tools and restore the image to the state it was in when rst opened in CaptureNX-D, click the revert button (note that any changes made to JPEG and TIFF images in other applications since they were last opened in CaptureNX-D will not be reset).
page 18) oers
page 18). Additional
page 19) can be used
Adjustment manager
The Metadata Palette
Tool listEdit tab
The metadata palette lists information on the image currently selected or previewed in the image area, including exposure, the model of camera used to record the picture, and the date and time of recording. The metadata pal­ette can be displayed in the position normally occupied by the folder palette (
page 6) by se-
lecting Dock to Left in the palette menu.
Metadata tab
Adjustments palette
Tool buttons
The Edit and Metadata Palettes
Use the tabs at the top left corner to switch between the edit and metadata palettes.
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Revert button
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The Toolbar
Use the toolbar to choose a view and access image adjustment tools.
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Back/Foward Select the folder before or after the current folder.
Folder Display a dialog where you can navigate to and open a folder. Page 6
View Mode Choose a view mode for the image area. Page 10
Multi
Current
Original
NEF/NRW + JPEG
View images side-by-side. Choose from Compare Before and After Images and 2 Images.
Apply current adjustments to the “before” image for use as a refer­ence when making further modifications.
Restore the “before” image to the state it was in before any adjust­ments were made.
If the folder contains images shot at image quality settings of “RAW + JPEG”, select this option to list the RAW and JPEG copies sepa­rately.
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View Tool Access the fit, image viewer, zoom, and hand tools.
Click a point in the preview to adjust white balance so that the
WB
Straighten Straighten images. Page 30
Crop Crop images. Page 37
Rotate
Retouch Brush Remove dust and scratches (auto retouch brush). Page 39
Filter by Rating/Label Filter images by rating or label. Page 17
Filtering Filter images by rating, label, or camera settings. Page 17
Clear Filtering End filtering and view all images.
Batch Process Status View batch process status. Page 40
Cancel Batch Process Cancel batch processing.
ViewNX-i
Open with
Print Print the image currently selected or previewed in the image area. Page 42
Convert Files
sampled point takes on a neutral gray color (gray point sample tool).
Rotate images 90°. The direction of rotation can be selected by keeping the button pressed.
View the current image or images in ViewNX-i. The images are dis­played in their current state including any changes made using CaptureNX-D and, in the case of NEF/NRW (RAW ) images, without conversion to TIFF.
Open images in an application and format previously selected us­ing the Open With Application option.
Save images in JPEG or TIFF format. Adjustments are applied be­fore the image is saved.
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The Status Bar
View information on the image selected or previewed in the image area.
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File name The file name.
Zoom ratio The zoom ratio at which the preview is currently displayed.
Color space The color space of the image in the preview display.
Image size The size (in pixels) of the image in the preview display.
Color value
Position in folder
The color of the pixel under the cursor in the preview and image viewer displays.
The position of the current image and the total number of images in the folder. Click or to view other images.
The Menu Bar
Access image adjustment tools or save images in other formats.
q w e r t y u i
File Convert files to other formats, run batch processes, and print and rename files.
q
Edit Select, copy, paste, and delete images.
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View Choose a view mode, adjust zoom, and sort and select images.
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Image Rotate, rate, and label images or display a grid or the focus point, shadows, or highlights.
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Adjust Copy, paste, save, and load image adjustment settings.
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Tool Access image adjustment tools.
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Window View and hide palettes.
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Help View online help. In Windows, this option also displays the current software version number.
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Viewing Pictures
CaptureNX-D oers the following viewing options.
Thumbnails
At default settings, CaptureNX-D lists the images in the current folder as thumb­nails. Selected images are highlighted in gray.
Thumbnail list
Selected image
Previews
To display a preview, double-click a thumbnail, or select a thumbnail and then click the view mode button in the toolbar and select Preview.
Thumbnail Size
Use the slider above the image area to choose the thumbnail size.
Slider
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Returning to the Thumbnail View
To return to the thumbnail view, click the view mode button in the toolbar and select Thumbnail.
Same Name, Dierent Extension
If the folder contains pairs of images with the same le names but dierent extensions (for example, RAW and JPEG images recorded at image quality settings of “RAW + JPEG”), only one copy of each pair will be displayed when NEF/NRW + JPEG is on. To view all images, turn NEF/NRW + JPEG o.
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Viewing Pictures
The Image Viewer
To preview the current image with thumbnails above, below, or to one side, click the view mode button in the toolbar and select Image Viewer.
Preview palette
Thumbnail palette
Choosing the Location of the Preview and Thumbnail Palettes
The locations of the preview and thumbnail palettes can be selected from the palette menus.
Preview palette menu
Click thumbnails to preview other images.
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Viewing Pictures
Viewing Images Full Screen
To hide the menus, toolbar, and palettes and view the current image full screen, click the view mode button in the toolbar and select Full Screen.
Use the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard to view additional images.
Full-screen display is also available in the multi-preview view (page 13).
Compare before and after images 2 Images
To exit the full-screen display and return to the previous view, click the button or press the Esc key.
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Side-by-Side Comparison
To compare images, use the “multi” tool in the toolbar. Choose Compare Before and After Images to compare before and after views of a single image, or 2 Images to
compare multiple images side-by-side. To exit the side-by-side comparison display, select Single Preview.
Multi
Compare Before and After Images
Compare before and after views of the current image.
Before After
nUpdating the “Before” Image
To update the “before” image to reect current image adjustments, click the button in the toolbar. The “before” image can then be used as a reference for subsequent changes to image adjustment settings.
nRestoring the “Before” Image
To restore the “before” image to its unadjusted state, click the toolbar. The “before” image will be restored to the state the image was in when rst opened in CaptureNX-D (note that any changes made to JPEG and TIFF im­ages in other applications since they were last opened in CaptureNX-D will not be reset).
button in the
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Side-by-Side Comparison
“2 Images”
Compare images side-by-side. When either image is zoomed or scrolled, the other will be zoomed or scrolled to match.
Current image
“2 Images”
Computers with at least 4 GB of memory and 64-bit operating systems oer a choice of two- and four-image displays. The “2 images” feature on computers running 32-bit editions of Windows oers only a two­image display.
When you click the “multi” button and select 2 Images, the current image will be displayed on the left. To select images for display, click the desired preview box and then click a thumbnail. Only images in the same folder can be selected for side-by-side comparison.
Click
Click a
thumbnail
The selected preview is highlighted in white. Image adjustments apply only to the selected preview, as do the histogram and navigation palette displays.
No adjustment Exposure compensation set to +1.0EV
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Comparing Images in the Preview Display
To open the images side-by-side in the preview display, click the view mode button in the toolbar and select Preview.
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Rating
Pictures can be assigned ratings of from (no rating) to ve stars.
Ratings are assigned using the thumbnail rating icons or the Apply Ratings op­tion in the Image menu.
Select pictures.
1
To select multiple pictures, keep the Ctrl key
(or on Mac computers, the pressed while clicking each image in turn. To se­lect two pictures and all images between them, click the pictures while pressing Shift.
Click the icon and choose a rating of from (no rating) to ve stars.
2
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To assign the picture a three-star rating, click the third star from the left. The rst
three stars will be highlighted in yellow.
“Apply Ratings”
Selected les can also be rated using the Apply Ratings option in the Image menu.
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Labelling
To make pictures easier to sort and locate, you can assign them labels of from “0” (no label) through “9”, each with its own unique color.
Ratings are assigned using the thumbnail label icons or the Apply Labels option in the Image menu.
Select pictures.
1
To select multiple pictures, keep the Ctrl key
(or on Mac computers, the pressed while clicking each image in turn. To se­lect two pictures and all images between them, click the pictures while pressing Shift.
Click a label (q; in the case of unlabelled images, the label “0” only appears
2
/command key)
when the cursor is over the picture) and choose a label of from “0” (no label) through “9” (
w
).
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Click a label icon.
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Click a label.
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“Apply Labels”
Selected les can also be rated using the Apply Labels option in the Image menu.
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Filtering
To lter pictures using criteria such as ratings, labels, and photo information, click the
button in the toolbar.
A dialog will be displayed where you can select lters. Only pictures that match at least one of the selected criteria will appear in the thumbnail list.
Quick Filters
Use the button in the toolbar to quickly lter pictures by rating and label.
Click the button to display the lter bar.
1
Filter bar
Choose a lter or lters from the options in the lter bar.
2
If you select multiple ratings, all pictures with ratings in the selected range will be displayed.
For example, selecting ratings of three and ve stars displays pictures with ratings of three, four, and ve stars.
Only pictures that match at least one of the selected criteria will appear in the thumbnail list.
Filters
The options for the Model, Focal Length, Shutter Speed, FNumber, and ISO Sensitivity lters are restricted to values
found in the images in the current folder.
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Viewing All Pictures
To cancel ltering and display all pictures in the current folder, click the
button in the toolbar.
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The Edit Palette
Most image adjustments are performed using the edit palette, which consists of a tool list, an adjustments palette, and tool buttons.
The Tool List
The tool list contains the items listed below. All but Tone/Tone (Detail) apply exclusively to RAW (NEF/NRW) images.
Exposure Compensation Page 20
White Balance Page 21
Picture Control Page 22
Tone/Tone (Detail) Page 24
Settings for these tools can be selected from the pull-down menus. Selecting Original re­stores settings to the values in eect when the image was rst opened in CaptureNX-D. At other settings, a check ( box to the right of the pull-down menu, and changes can be hidden by removing the check from the box (
).
) appears in the
Tool list
Adjustment palette
The Adjustment Palette
Use the adjustment palette to make detailed adjustments. Clicking a tool button or an icon in the tool list displays settings for the selected item.
Tools that have been modied using the adjustment palette are identied by the label Manual in the tool list pull-down menus.
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The Edit Palette
Tool Buttons
The following tools can be accessed using the tool buttons at the bottom of the edit palette. Note that some of these tools can be used only with RAW (NEF/NRW) images; for information, see the section for each tool.
Noise Reduction
Camera and Lens Corrections
LCH Page 28
Straighten and Perspective Control
Unsharp Mask Page 31
Levels & Curves Page 32
Retouch Page 39
These tools are accessed by clicking the but­tons and adjusting settings in the adjustment palette. The buttons for tools that have been modied from default values are highlighted in yellow (e.g.,
).
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Tool buttons
The Adjustment Manager Tool
Use the adjustment manager tool to copy ad­justments to other images or save current set­tings for later use (
page 34).
Adjustment manager
The Revert Button
Click the revert (“Revert to Original State”) button to reset all tools and restore the im­age to the state it was in when rst opened in Capture NX-D (note that any changes made to JPEG and TIFF images in other applications since they were last opened in CaptureNX-D will not be reset).
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Fine-Tuning Multiple Images
Image adjustments apply simultane­ously to all the images currently select­ed in the thumbnail list.
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Exposure Compensation (RAW Images)
Adjust overall exposure, making images lighter or darker.
The pull-down menu in the tool list can be used to choose from values between +1.0 and –1.0EV.
+1.0EV
For values between +5.0 and –5.0 EV, incremented in steps of 0.01 EV, use the Exposure Compensation control in the image adjustment palette.
The image adjustment palette also oers an Active D-Lighting menu that can be used to bring out details in highlights and shadows.
Low Normal
–1.0EV
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High Extra high
Active D-Lighting
Active D-Lighting is available only with RAW images taken using cameras that support Active D-Lighting.
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White Balance (RAW Images)
Adjust white balance.
The pull-down menu in the tool list oers a choice of preset values.
Incandes-
cent
White balance can be ne-tuned using the Color Temperature and Tint controls in the im- age adjustment palette. Tint can be set to val­ues between –12 and +12: choose lower val­ues for less green and more magenta, higher values for the opposite eect. The range of val­ues available for Color Temperature vary with the option selected for white balance.
Gray point sample tool
White balance can also be set by sampling the image: click the (Gray Point Sample Tool) button and click anywhere in the image to sample a single pixel,
or drag the cursor over the image to use the average color value for the selected area. White balance for the entire image will be adjusted so that selected pixel or area takes on a neutral gray color.
Cloudy
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Blue area sampled White balance adjusted to give blues a gray
cast and the overall image a “warm” cast
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Picture Control (RAW Images)
Adjust Picture Control settings.
The pull-down menu in the tool list oers a choice of preset Picture Controls.
The controls in the image adjustment palette
Color reproduction process
can be used to choose a color reproduction process, perform quick adjustments to the se­lected control, or ne-tune individual Picture Control parameters.
Selected Picture Control
Quick Adjust
nColor Reproduction Process
Choose one of the following options:
Latest Picture Control: Colors are processed using the Picture Controls for the latest
Nikon cameras.
Camera compatible: Colors are processed using the Picture Controls for the cam-
era that took the picture.
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nQuick Adjust
Drag the slider left or right to mute or heighten the eect of the selected Picture Control, or click Reset to reset the slider to zero. Quick adjust aects all Picture Control settings simultaneously and cancels any changes made separately to the individual parameters. It is not available with neutral, at, or monochrome Picture Controls.
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Picture Control (RAW Images)
nPicture Control Parameters
Fine-tune individual Picture Control parameters, including sharpening, clarity, contrast, and saturation, or select Auto to let Capture NX-D adjust settings au­tomatically (note that Auto produces results that may vary with exposure and the position and size of the subject in the frame). What parameters are available depends on whether a monochrome Picture Control is selected.
Sharpening: Control the sharpness of outlines. Choose higher values for more sharpening.
Clarity: Adjust clarity (requires Latest Picture Control or a picture taken with a camera that supports the Clarity parameter).
Contrast: Adjust contrast. Choose lower values for less contrast, higher values for more con­trast.
Brightness: Adjust brightness without losing detail in highlights and shadows.
Saturation (non-monochrome only): Control the viv­idness of colors. Choose lower values for less saturation, higher values for more saturation.
Hue (non-monochrome only): Adjust hue.
Filter Eect (monochrome only): Simulate the eects of color lters on monochrome photographs.
Toning (monochrome only): Choose the tint used in monochrome photographs.
Toning Saturation (monochrome only): Choose the saturation of the tint used in monochrome pictures. Does not apply to black-and-white images.
Note that Contrast and Brightness can not be adjusted if Camera compatible is selected for pictures taken with Active D-Lighting or a Picture Control that uses a custom curve.
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Tone/Tone (Detail)
Adjust overall brightness and contrast, or make adjustments that aect only highlights and shadows.
Tone
Clicking the icon shown in the illustration dis­plays the following controls in the image ad­justment palette:
Brightness: Adjust overall brightness. Choose from values between –100 and +100: the higher the value, the brighter the result.
Contrast: Adjust overall contrast. Choose from values between –100 and +100: the higher the value, the greater the contrast.
Saturation: Control the vividness of colors. Choose from values between –100 and +100: the higher the value, the more vivid (saturat­ed) the result.
Tone (Detail)
Clicking the icon shown in the illustration dis­plays the following controls in the image ad­justment palette:
Highlight Protection: Preserve details in high­lights. Values range from 0 to 100: choose higher values to reduce brightness in high­lights.
Shadow Protection: Preserve details in shadows. Values range from 0 to 100: choose higher values to increase brightness in shadows.
D-Lighting HS: Brighten shadows in backlit or poorly-lit pictures or reduce loss of detail in highlights. Higher values reduce the contrast between shadows and highlights.
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Tool Buttons
Use the tool buttons for access to tools not in the tool list.
Noise Reduction
Selecting this tool displays the following con­trols in the image adjustment palette:
Noise Reduction: Enable or disable noise reduction.
Method: Select Faster for faster processing, Better Quality or Better Quality 2013 for more accurate noise reduction. Selecting
Better Quality 2013 allows separate Intensity and Sharpness adjustments for Luminance and Color (RAW images only).
Intensity: Choose from values between 0 and
100. The higher the value, the smoother the image and the less visible the artifacts caused by image “noise”.
Sharpness: Choosing high values for Intensity may smooth the image to the point that details are lost; this can be countered by in­creasing Sharpness.
Edge Noise Reduction (RAW images only): Make out­lines more distinct by reducing the occurrence of noise artifacts around edges.
Astro Noise Reduction (RAW images only): Reduce the occurrence of randomly-spaced bright pixels in long exposures.
Better Quality 2013
Better Quality 2013 excels in reducing color noise at short wavelengths and over evenly-colored areas of the image.
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Camera and Lens Corrections
Selecting this tool displays the following con­trols in the image adjustment palette:
Color Moiré Reduction (RAW images only): To reduce color moiré (an image artifact visible where regular patterns overlap), select this item and choose an option from the menu.
Image Dust O (regular- or large-size RAW images only): Compare photos with reference data recorded using the camera to mitigate the eect of dust on the low-pass lter. Click Change… to choose the NDF le containing the desired data. For more information on recording reference data, see the camera manual.
Lateral Color Aberration: Reduce lateral color ab­erration (colored fringes and halos) in RAW images. At default settings, this option is not applied to JPEG and TIFF images.
Axial Color Aberration: Reduce blurred colors caused by axial color aberration. Choose from values between 0 and 100: the higher the value, the greater the eect.
Auto Distortion Control: This option uses the lens information recorded with photographs to reduce the barrel distortion associated with wide-angle lenses and the pin­cushion distortion associated with telephoto lenses. Auto distortion control can be turned on or o from the pull-down menu; if the photograph was taken with an advanced camera with interchangeable lens tted with a waterproof lens, you will also be oered an On (underwater) option for reducing pin-cush- ion distortion in photos taken underwater.
Auto Red-Eye: Automatically detect and remove “red-eye”.
Vignette Control: Adjust for variations in peripheral illumination that occur with some lenses. Choose from values between –100 and +200: the higher the val­ue, the greater the increase in brightness at the edges of the image.
PF Flare Control: Reduce ring are, circular are, and other are eects caused by bright light sources in the frame.
Fisheye: Process photos taken with sheye lenses so that they appear to have been taken with a wide-angle rectilinear lens. If Include areas where there is no image data is selected, the resulting image will not be cropped; instead, the areas with no data will be lled with a solid color (
page 27).
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nImage Dust O
Follow the steps below to perform Image Dust O.
Click Change…. If the current folder contains an Image Dust O reference
1
le, a message will be displayed; proceed to Step 2. If no message is dis­played, proceed to Step 3.
To perform Image Dust O using the le in the current folder, select Yes.
2
Otherwise, select No and proceed to Step 3.
Select a reference le and click OK to perform Image Dust O.
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nFisheye
Select Fisheye to process photos taken with sheye lenses so that they appear to have been taken with a wide-angle rectilinear lens. The area at the vertical and horizontal center of the image is cropped to match the camera picture angle; unless Include areas where there is no image data is selected, areas without image data will be cropped out. If Include areas where there is no image data is selected, the image will not be cropped; instead, sections of the image will be bent. The bends contain no image data and are lled with the color selected in the Fill color menu.
Original image
Image Dust O
Dust changes position from day to day; if possible, use reference data recorded in the last 24 hours. If the camera oers image sensor cleaning, use only data recorded after the most recent cleaning, as cleaning can change the position of the dust.
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Fisheye selected
Fisheye
Fisheye correction is available only with photos taken using AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor ED 10.5mm f/2.8G or AF Fisheye-Nikkor ED 16mm f/2.8D lenses.
Include areas where there is no
image data selected
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Luminosity curve: The slope and shape of the curve determines the lightness of
LCH
The LCH color space models color using values for lightness (a property similar but not identi­cal to brightness or luminance), chroma (color saturation), and hue. These parameters can be accessed via the channel menu in the im­age adjustment palette when the LCH tool is selected.
nMaster Lightness
Adjust overall lightness without aecting chroma or hue.
Auto Contrast: Increase contrast by setting
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the white and black points to exclude a set proportion of the brightest and darkest pixels in the image.
Add Anchor Point: Click this button and
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then click the image in the preview pal­ette to add a point to the curve corre­sponding to the lightness of the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the master
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lightness curve to linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master light-
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ness, color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to linear.
White-point output-level slider: Choose the
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maximum output level (white point).
Histogram: The histogram shows how the pixels in the image are distributed
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with respect to lightness. The horizontal axis corresponds to lightness (in the range 0–255), the vertical axis to the number of pixels.
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the image in the corresponding portion of the tone range.
Black-point output-level slider: Choose the minimum output level (black point).
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Black-point input slider: Choose the minimum (black point) input level.
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Gamma: Choose the midpoint (gamma value).
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White-point input slider: Choose the maximum (white point) input level.
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nColor Lightness
Adjust the lightness of selected colors without aecting chroma or hue. This can be used, for example, to brighten the blue of a dark skies.
Add Anchor Point: Click this button and
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then click the image in the preview pal­ette to add a point to the curve corre­sponding to the value for the pixel un­der the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the color light-
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ness curve to linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master light-
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ness, color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to linear.
Color lightness curve: Moving a point on
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the curve upwards makes colors in the aected portion of the color range brighter, while moving it downward makes the aected colors darker.
Width slider: Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected
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point, increasing or decreasing the range of colors aected by the change.
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Tool Buttons
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nChroma
Increase or decrease color saturation over the entire image or a portion of the color range, making colors more or less vivid.
Add Anchor Point: Click this button and
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then click the image in the preview palette to add a point to the curve cor­responding to the chroma of the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the chroma
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curve to linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master light-
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ness, color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to linear.
Chroma curve: Moving a point on the
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curve upwards makes colors in the af­fected portion of the color range more vivid, while moving it downward makes the aected colors less vivid (grayer).
Output slider: Increase or decrease the saturation of all colors in the image.
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Width slider: Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected
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point, increasing or decreasing the range of colors aected by the change.
Exclude Gray: Increasing chroma may make neutral colors (grays) seem over-
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saturated. Select this option to increase chroma without aecting grays.
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Map selected colors in the original (input) image to a specic range of colors in the ­nal (output) image. One application might be to deepen the colors in a pale blue sky.
Add Anchor Point: Click this button and
q
then click the image in the preview pal­ette to add a point to the curve corre­sponding to the hue of the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the hue curve
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to linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master light-
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ness, color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to linear.
Scale: Click to change the vertical scale
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from 60 ° through 120 ° to 180 ° and back again (in this case the degrees re­fer to a 360° color wheel). Increasing the scale increases the range of hues visible in the display, while decreasing the scale increases precision.
Hue curve: Select a point on the curve that corresponds to the desired input
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color and drag it up or down until it intersects with the desired output color.
Output slider: Modify the hue of all colors in the image.
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Width slider: Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected
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point, increasing or decreasing the range of colors aected by the change.
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Straighten and Perspective Control
Straighten pictures or correct for the effects of perspective.
nStraighten
Straighten pictures by up to ±10°. Choose lower values to rotate the picture to the left, higher values to rotate it to the right. To hide the eects of straightening, remove the check from the Straighten checkbox. To straighten pictures manually, click the straighten tool in the image adjustment pal­ette and drag the cursor parallel to a line in the preview (this option can not be used with thumbnails;
page 10). The image will be rotat-
ed by up to ±10 ° to make the reference line horizontal or vertical, and the degree of rota­tion will be displayed in the text box in the im­age adjustment window. Unless Include areas without image data is selected, the image will automatically be cropped to re­move any empty corners.
Straighten tool
nInclude Areas Without Image Data
Select this option to fill empty corners with black.
Drag cursor parallel to reference line Image rotated to make reference line horizontal
and with empty corners lled in black
nPerspective Control
Correct the effect of perspective on, for example, photos taken with the camera angled up to frame a tall building. Perspective can be adjusted vertically and horizontally by up to ±20.
Drag cursor parallel to reference line Image rotated to make reference line horizontal
and cropped to remove empty corners
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Vertical: 20 Horizontal: 20
nShow Grid
Select this option to display a grid. The grid color and spacing can be selected in the “View” tab of the preferences dialog (
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Radius: The greater the radius, the wider the edges in the sharpened image
Unsharp Mask
Increase sharpness by making edges more dis­tinct. The contrast of edges is increased while other areas are left untouched.
Delete: Delete the currently-selected
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mask from the unsharp mask list.
Move Up/Move Down: Move the currently-
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selected mask up or down in the un­sharp mask list.
Unsharp mask list: A list of unsharp masks,
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identied by color channel, intensity, halo width, and threshold (e.g., “Red, 50%, 10%, 0”). Masks apply in the order listed; to change the order, use the up/ down buttons.
Color: Choose the color channel to which
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the unsharp mask applies.
Intensity: The amount edge contrast will
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be increased.
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Threshold: The limit at which sharpening will be applied. If the threshold is
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zero, sharpening will apply to all pixels in the image. Increasing the threshold increases the amount of contrast that must be present between pixels before the mask will be applied, with the result that only more distinctly contrasting edges will be aected.
Tool Buttons
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Reset All Channel: Reset all curves to linear.
Levels & Curves
Adjust contrast, tone (brightness), and color balance. Adjustments can be made over the entire image or to specic portions of the tone range (for example, the gamut of a specic printer, monitor, or other output device), allowing enhancements to be made without sacricing detail.
Channel: The current color channel.
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Auto Contrast: Increase contrast by set-
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ting the white and black points to ex­clude a set proportion of the brightest and darkest pixels in the image, creat­ing a curve that makes optimal use of the output tone range while preserv­ing details in shadows and highlights.
Set Black Point: Click this button and then
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click the image in the preview palette to set the black point for the red, green, and blue channels to the value for the pixel under the cursor.
Set Neutral Point: Click this button and
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then click the image in the preview palette to set the midpoint for the red, green, and blue channels to the value for the pixel under the cursor.
Set White Point: Click this button and then click the image in the preview pal-
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ette to set the white point for the red, green, and blue channels to the value for the pixel under the cursor.
Add Anchor Point: Click this button and then click the image in the preview area
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to add a point to the curve corresponding to the value of the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the curve for the current channel to linear.
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White-point output-level slider: Choose the maximum output level (white point).
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Dragging the slider down lowers the brightness of the brightest pixels.
Histogram: The histogram shows how the pixels in the image are distributed
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with respect to brightness. The horizontal axis corresponds to brightness (in the range 0–255), the vertical axis to the number of pixels.
Tone curve: The slope and shape of the curve determines the brightness of the
!1
image in the corresponding portion of the tone range.
Black-point output-level slider: Choose the minimum output level (black point).
!2
Dragging the slider up increases the brightness of the darkest pixels.
Black-point input slider: Any pixels in the portion of the tone range to the left of
!3
the black point are output at the minimum output level. Dragging the slider to the right steepens the curve and enhances contrast but may cause loss of details in shadows.
Gamma: Dragging the slider to the left increases the brightness of mid-tones,
!4
while dragging it to the right makes mid-tones darker.
White-point input slider: Any pixels in the portion of the tone range to the right
!5
of the white point are output at the maximum output level. Dragging the slider to the left steepens the curve and enhances contrast but may cause loss of details in highlights.
Sampling the Current Channel
By default, the black point, white point, add anchor point, and auto contrast controls respectively set the black point, anchor points, white point, and contrast for all channels. To apply these controls only to the current channel, press Ctrl (or on Mac computers, the option key) while clicking the control.
Tool Buttons
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Copying Adjustments
Image adjustments can be copied and applied to other pictures, speeding the process of enhancing pictures taken under similar conditions.
Adding Adjustments to the Tool List
Current settings can be added to the menus in the tool list.
Select a tool from the tool list and adjust
1
settings in the adjustment palette. Here we have set exposure compensation (
page 20) to +1.50.
Select Register Adjustments from the
2
pull-down menu in the tool list.
Enter a name for the new setting and click
3
OK. In this example, we have named the setting +1.5.
The new setting is added to the pull-down menu and can now be applied to other pictures.
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Selecting Edit Registered Adjustments from
the pull-down menu displays a dialog where you can rename or delete previously-saved settings.
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Copying Adjustments
The Adjustment Manager Tool
The adjustment manager can be used to apply multiple adjustments simultane­ously.
Copy Updated Adjustments: Copy all adjustments
that have been changed since the current folder was selected.
Copy All Adjustments: Copy all adjustments.
Paste Adjustments: Apply adjustments copied
using Copy Updated Adjustments or Copy All Adjustments to the currently-selected image or images.
Save Updated Adjustments: Save all adjustments
that have been changed since the current folder was selected.
Save All Adjustments: Save all adjustments.
Load Adjustments: Select an adjustments le
saved using Save Updated Adjustments or Save All Adjustments and apply it to the cur­rently-selected image or images.
Register Updated Adjustments: Any adjustments
that have been changed since the current folder was selected are saved and added as an option to the adjustment manager pull­down menu.
Register All Adjustments: All current adjustments are saved and added as an op-
tion to the adjustment manager pull-down menu.
Edit Registered Adjustments: Reorder, rename, or delete adjustments previously
added to the adjustment manager pull-down menu.
nCopying Adjustments to Other Pictures
Follow the steps below to copy adjustments and apply them to other images.
Adjust settings in the edit palette. Here we have set exposure compensation
1
(
page 20) to –½EV and selected the Vivid Picture Control (page 22).
Click the adjustment manager icon
2
and select Copy Updated Adjustments or Copy All Adjustments from the options in
the adjustment palette. Here we have se­lected Copy All Adjustments.
Select images. In this example, the selected image has already been ad-
3
justed using the exposure compensation ( tools.
page 20) and white balance (page 21)
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Copying Adjustments
Click the adjustment manager icon and
4
select Paste Adjustments from the op­tions in the adjustment palette.
The adjustments copied in Step 2 are applied to the images selected in Step3. Because we selected Copy All Adjustments in Step 2, exposure com- pensation changes to –½EV while white balance reverts to Original.
Had we selected Copy Updated Adjustments in Step 2, the exposure compensation and
Picture Control for the selected image would have been set to the values selected in Step1, while white balance would have remained at the value selected in Step 3.
nCopying Adjustments to Other Computers
The Save Updated Adjustments and Save All Adjustments options save image adjustments
to a le which can be copied to other computers. The adjustments can then be applied to selected pictures on the other computers using Load Adjustments.
nAdding Adjustments to the Adjustment Manager
Use the Register Updated Adjustments and Register All Adjustments options to add adjustments to the adjustment manager pull-down menu.
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Copying Adjustments from RAW to JPEG or TIFF Images
When adjustments are copied from RAW (NEF/NRW) to JPEG or TIFF images, exposure compensa­tion, Picture Controls, and other settings that are available only with RAW images will not be applied.
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File Format
To save RAW (NEF/NRW) images in JPEG or TIFF format, click the button in the toolbar.
A dialog will be displayed where you can choose a le format and adjust such settings as compression and image size. Click Start to copy the le or les in the selected folder.
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Use LZW compression(TIFF only): Compress TIFF les using “lossless” LZW compres-
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sion.
LZW compression may sometimes increase le size when applied to 16-bit images.
Resolution: Select this option to choose the output resolution.
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Embed ICC prole: Select this option to embed the current color prole in the
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image.
Specify size: Select this option to resize pictures saved in the new format. The
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new size can be entered in pixels, centimeters, or inches. When you enter a value for either Long edge or Short edge, the remaining value will automati- cally be adjusted to maintain the original aspect ratio.
Use source folder: Save copies in the same folders as the originals.
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Use source le name: Save copies under the same le names as the originals.
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Two-digit numbers will automatically be added in ascending order to the le names if les with the same names as the original already exist in the selected folder.
Save in: If Use source folder is not selected, click Browse... to select a destina-
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tion folder.
File name: If Use source le name is not selected, click Edit... to name the cop-
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ies using selected prexes, suxes, and sequential numbering.
File format: Choose from JPEG, TIFF (8 Bit), and TIFF (16 Bit).
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Quality (JPEG only): Use the slider or pull-down menu to choose a value between
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0 and 100. The higher the value, the lower the compression ratio and the higher the image quality; the lower the value, the higher the compression ratio and the smaller the le size.
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Cropping Pictures
To crop unwanted areas from images, click the button in the toolbar.
The crop palette will be displayed. Follow the steps below to crop images.
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Aspect Ratio The crop aspect ratio. Choose Free Crop to select a crop with no fixed aspect ratio.
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Custom
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Rotate Crop Rotate the crop 90°.
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Show Grid Display an evenly-spaced 3 × 3 grid inside the crop.
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Reset Crop Reset the current crop.
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Cancel Cancel the current crop.
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Apply Ratio Apply the current crop.
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For custom aspect ratios not listed in the aspect ratio menu, select Custom and enter the desired aspect ratio.
Choose an aspect ratio in the crop palette (to select a free crop with no xed
1
aspect ratio, choose Free Crop).
The aspect ratio can be changed after you have resized and positioned the crop.
Drag the cursor over the image to select the crop. The area outside the crop
2
is shown in gray.
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Cropping Pictures
Drag the corners of the crop to resize it without changing the aspect ratio.
3
To reset the crop, click Reset Crop.
Double-click inside the crop or click the Apply Ratio button in the toolbar to
4
crop the image.
Crop
Crops are not applied to the original image data and can be changed at any time by clicking the button in the toolbar. This also applies in the case of images cropped using ViewNX 2 or ViewNX-i.
Crops are applied when images are converted to JPEG or TIFF (page 36). When NEF/NRW (RAW) im­ages cropped in Capture NX 2 are opened in Capture NX-D, the crop is treated as the entire image; to select a crop that extends outside these bounds, click the revert button ( original image and then select the desired crop.
page 19) to restore the
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Removing Dust and Scratches
Dust and scratches can be removed using the retouch brush tool.
Clicking the button in the toolbar displays the retouch brush palette.
Choose the brush size.
1
Keeping the mouse button pressed, drag the brush over the defect. The af-
2
fected area is shown by a translucent red line; continue until the defect is completely covered.
Release the mouse button to apply the tool to the aected area.
3
Brush Size
A brush larger than the defect you are attempting to correct may aect neighboring areas of the image.
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The Auto Retouch Brush
The retouch brush copies data from surrounding areas of the image automatically and pastes it over the defect. It may not produce the desired results if defects are widespread, the tool is dragged a long distance, or the aected is very large. The time required to complete processing varies with the image.
The Retouch Palette
Clicking the ton in the edit palette displays the retouch palette. Select or deselect Auto Retouch Brush to show or hide the eects of the retouch brush, or undo the eects of the brush by clicking Clear.
button in the toolbar or the tool but-
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Batch Processing
The File> Run Batch Process option can be used to perform the same image adjustments on all pictures in a selected folder and then export the processed images in a selected le format. Batch processing options are shown below.
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Quality (JPEG only): Use the slider or pull-down menu to choose a value between
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0 and 100. The higher the value, the lower the compression ratio and the higher the image quality; the lower the value, the higher the compression ratio and the smaller the le size.
Use LZW compression (TIFF only): Compress TIFF les using “lossless” LZW compres-
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sion.
LZW compression may sometimes increase le size when applied to 16-bit images.
Resolution: Select this option to choose the output resolution.
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Embed ICC prole: Select this option to embed the current color prole in each
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image.
Specify size: Select this option to resize pictures saved in the new format. The
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new size can be entered in pixels, centimeters, or inches. When you enter a value for either Long edge or Short edge, the remaining value will automati- cally be adjusted to maintain the original aspect ratio.
Destination: Select Use source folder to save the processed les to the current
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folder. To choose a dierent folder, remove the check from this option and click Browse. To save the processed les under the same names as the origi­nals, select Use source le name (if a le with the same name and extension already exists in the current folder, the processed le will be renamed by add­ing a number to the le name); to choose dierent names, remove the check from this option and click Edit.
Source folder: Click Browse to choose a source folder. To include all images in
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sub-folders under the selected folder, select Include subfolders.
Adjustments: Select Apply current adjustments to process the images using
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the adjustments for the current image. To apply adjustments previously saved from the adjustment manager, choose Adjustments to apply and click Browse to choose an adjustments le. To export the images in the selected folder in another format without changing the settings currently selected for each image, choose Apply adjustments already in les.
File format: Select the format in which the processed les will be saved. Choose
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from JPEG, TIFF 8 bit, and TIFF 16 bit.
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Batch Processing
Clicking Start starts processing and displays a progress dialog. Progress can be viewed in the Queued and Finished tabs.
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Source: A list of the les that are awaiting processing or have been processed.
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Automatically Show/Hide: Removing the check from this option hides the prog-
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If the source contains les modied using the Color Efex Pro plug-in for CaptureNX2 or CaptureNX, a message will be displayed and the images will not be processed.
File Conversion
If multiple les are selected when the button in the toolbar is used to export les in another format (
page 36), the les will be exported as a batch process.
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View folder: Open the destination folder in the operating system le browser.
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Printing Pictures
To print pictures on a printer connected to the computer, select the pictures and choose Print in the File menu. The “Print” dialog will be displayed.
Adjust settings as described on the following page and click Print to print the picture as shown in the preview.
The “Print” Dialog
Full Page: Print one picture per page.
Print Type
Printer Click Settings to choose the printer and paper size and adjust other printer settings.
Printer Setup
Printer Type Choose Inkjet when printing on an inkjet printer.
Print Priority
Copies Choose the number of copies of each page printed.
Rotate to t Rotate pictures to print them at the largest possible size.
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Index Print: Print multiple images per page (page 44).
Standard Photo Sizes: Print pictures at a standard photo size. CaptureNX-D automatically chooses the number of pictures printed on each page.
When printing NEF/NRW (RAW) pictures, choose Speed to use the preview data embed­ded in the image for faster printing, or Quality to use the original image data for higher quality output.
Pictures are enlarged to fill the print area. Portions that do not fit in the print area are cropped out.
Choose the background color. Choose White to print with no background.
Choose the width of the borders printed around the image (the color of the borders varies with the background color). Choose 0 to print without borders.
Choose the number of copies of each photo printed.
Print the file name, date of recording, or photo information under each picture (page 43).
Print using thumbnail data. Images print faster, but at lower quality. Some images will print using the original file data even when this option is selected.
Click Settings... to select the color profile used for printing (Prole) and choose an Intent from Perceptual and Relative colorimetric (page 45).
Notes on Printing
To print to a JPEG le, click File Output. The most recently-used settings are recalled when the print dialog is next displayed.
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Printing Image Information
To choose the information printed under each picture, select Print Information in the “Print” dialog (
page 42), click Settings, and adjust the settings described on
the following page.
Advanced Print Information Settings
Date/Time Shot and Comment
Date Shot Print the date of recording in the position selected for Position.
Time Shot Print the time of recording together with the date.
User Comment Print the comment entered in the text box.
Font Settings
Metadata
Header/Footer
Font Settings
Header
Page
Number
Footer
Choose the font, style, font point size, and color used to print the date/time stamp. The results can be previewed in the “Sample” area.
Choose the file and photo information printed with each picture. The font, style, and font point size can be selected in the “Font Settings” area and previewed in the “Sample” area.
Enter the text and choose the alignment for the header that will be printed at the top of each page.
Choose whether to print the page number and the total number of pages and select the position and alignment. The page number can be positioned at the page Top (in the header) or Bottom (in the footer).
Enter the text and choose the alignment for the footer that will be printed at the bottom of each page.
Choose a font, style, and font point size for the header, footer, and page number. The results can be previewed in the “Sample” area.
Print Information
Print information is not rotated when Rotate to t is selected in the “Print” dialog. Metadata that does not t in the print area will be omitted.
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Index Prints
To print multiple images per page, select Index Print for “Print Type” in the “Print” dialog (
page 42). The options in the “Page Layout” area will change; choose the
number of pictures printed per page.
Layout
Choose a layout.
nStandard
Choose the number of pictures per page from a list box. The size of the pictures is automatically adjusted according to the option selected.
nImage Size
Pictures are printed at the size entered for “Width” and “Height” (the minimum size is 20.0mm × 20.0 mm and the maximum the same as the page size). The number of pictures per page is automatically adjust­ed according to the size selected.
Pictures printed at 50mm× 50mm
nColumn and Row
Choose the number of columns and rows printed per page (the minimum is 1 and the maximum 10). The size of the pictures is automatically adjusted accord­ing to the options selected.
A 3× 3 layout
nImages Per Page
Choose the number of images printed per page. The images will automatically be resized according to the number selected.
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An 8 × 8 layout
Margins
Choose the width of the margins.
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Preferences
To modify the default behavior of Capture NX-D, select Preferences… in the Edit menu (or on Mac computers, the Capture NX-D menu).
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Maximum thumbnail width: Choose the maximum thumbnail width, in pixels
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Restore Defaults: Reset all items in the “General” tab to their default values.
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Perceptual maintains the relations between colors to produce results that seem natural to the hu­man eye. The colors may however not be true to the original image data. Relative colorimetric maps colors not in the selected prole to the nearest available color. All colors in the gamut of the printer will be reproduced accurately.
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Levels & Sampling
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Dropper sample size: Select the size of the area sampled by the gray point (page 21)
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Restore Defaults: Reset all items in the “Levels & Sampling” tab to their default
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Size of Text and Icon: Choose the size of the letters and icons in the user interface.
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Sizes Medium/Small for NEF (RAW) Images: Select this option for optimal processing
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Color Reproduction Process: Choose a color reproduction process (page 22).
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Menu Guide
The CaptureNX-D Menu (Mac Only)
About Capture NX-D: Display the product version number.
Preferences: Open the CaptureNX-D preferences dialog (
Quit CaptureNX-D: Quit CaptureNX-D.
page 45).
The File Menu
New Folder: Create a new sub-folder in the current folder.
Rename Folder: Rename the current folder.
Launch Camera Control Pro 2: Launch Camera Control Pro 2.
Synchronize Edits: Select this option to ap­ply current settings to any images subse­quently added to the current folder.
Open with ViewNX-i: View the current image or images in ViewNX-i. The images are dis­played in their current state including any changes made using CaptureNX-D and, in the case of NEF/NRW (RAW) images, with­out conversion to TIFF. This option is only available if ViewNX-i is installed.
Open With: Open the current image in another application. Use the Open With Application option to add applications to the menu (
Open in Explorer (Windows)/Show in Finder (Mac): Open the current folder in the operat- ing system le browser.
page 47).
Launch Picture Control Utility 2: Launch Picture Control Utility 2.
Rename: Rename the current image.
Convert Files: Convert the currently-selected image or images to JPEG or TIFF for- mat (
page 36).
Run Batch Process: Perform batch processing (
Page Setup: Adjust printer settings.
Print: Print images (
Exit (Windows only): Exit CaptureNX-D.
page 42).
page 40).
The Edit Menu
Undo: Undo the most recent operation.
Redo: Redo an operation after performing Undo.
Cut/Copy/Paste: Cut, copy, or paste the current selec- tion.
Delete: Delete the current selection.
Select All: Select all images in the current folder.
Select Inverse: Select all images in the current folder that are not currently selected and deselect any im­ages that are currently selected.
Deselect: Deselect all images.
Select File: Select all les in the current folder that match the criteria chosen in the Select File submenu.
Preferences (Windows only): Open the CaptureNX-D preferences dialog (
page 45).
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Menu Guide
The View Menu
Go: Navigate the folder hierarchy.
Thumbnail/Image Viewer/Preview/Full Screen: Choose how images are displayed (
page 10).
Compare Before and After Images/2 Images/ 4 Images: Compare images ( 4 Images option is available only on a computer with a 64-bit operating sys­tem and at least 4 GB of memory.
Thumbnail Size: Choose the thumbnail size (
page 10).
Sort Thumbnails by: Sort thumbnails.
Filter: Filter images according to selected criteria (
Zoom In/Zoom Out/Fit to Screen/View at 25%/
View at 50%/View at 100%/View at 200%/View at 400%: Zoom the preview in or out.
page 17).
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The Image Menu
Next Image/Previous Image: View the next or previ- ous image in the current folder.
Rotate: Rotate the current image 90 or 180 de- grees.
Show Grid: Display a grid over the preview.
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Show Focus Point: Show the focus point in the pre- view display.
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Menu Guide
Show Lost Highlights: View areas of the image with the maximum value for brightness and in which details may have been lost to overexpo­sure (“washed out”). A dierent color is used to show the lost highlights for each of the RGB, red, green, and blue channels.
Show Lost Shadows: View areas of the image with the minimum value for brightness and in which details may have been lost to underexposure. A dierent color is used to show the lost shadows for each of the RGB, red, green, and blue chan­nels.
Apply: Label (page 16) or rate (page 15) selected images.
The Adjust Menu
Revert to Original State: Reset all image ad- justments and restore the picture to its original state.
Revert to Last Saved State: Initialize the set- tings le ( made in Capture NX-D.
Copy Updated Adjustments: Copy only those ad- justments that have been changed since the current folder was last opened.
Copy All Adjustments: Copy all adjustments.
Paste Adjustments: Apply to the current image adjustments copied using Copy Updated Adjustments or Copy All Adjustments.
Save Updated Adjustments: Create a le containing only those adjustments that have been changed since the current folder was last opened.
Save All Adjustments: Save all adjustments to a le.
Load Adjustments: Load adjustments from a le created with Save Updated Adjustments or Save All Adjustments and apply them to the current image.
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Using “Revert to Original State” with Images Modied in Other Applications
In the case of JPEG and TIFF images modied in Capture NX 2 or ViewNX 2, Revert to Original State reverts the image to its last saved state.
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Menu Guide
The Tool Menu
Fit: Double-click the display to alternately zoom the preview to t the palette and zoom to a 100% view.
Combination Tool: As above, except that the preview can be scrolled by dragging the cursor.
Zoom Tool: Click to zoom in. To zoom out, click while pressing the Alt key (or on Mac computers, the option key).
Hand Tool: Drag to scroll the preview.
Gray Point Sample Tool: Set white balance by sampling the preview (
Crop Tool: Crop the preview (
Straighten Tool: Straighten the image in the preview palette (
Auto Retouch Brush Tool: Remove dust and scratches (
page 37).
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The Window Menu
Histogram/Edit/Metadata/Bird’s Eye/Folders: View or hide the selected palette.
Show Tool Bar: View or hide the toolbar.
Show Status Bar: View or hide the status bar.
Show Pallets: View or hide all palettes.
Customize Toolbar: Customize the toolbar (
page 8).
The Help Menu
CaptureNX-D Help: View online help.
Check for Updates: Check for updates to CaptureNX-D.
About CaptureNX-D (Windows only): Display the product ver­sion number.
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