Nikon Capture NX-D Reference Manual
Introduction Viewing Pictures Filters Image Adjustment Other Features Menu Guide
Capture NX-D Reference Manual for Version 1.4.3
Introduction
What CaptureNX-D Can Do for You ......................... 2
Hiding Changes Made in Capture NX/Capture NX 2
The CaptureNX-D Window ......................................... 5
Palettes ............................................................................... 6
The Toolbar .......................................................................8
The Status Bar ..................................................................9
The Menu Bar ................................................................... 9
... 4
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 CaptureNX-D Can Do for You
CaptureNX-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 CaptureNX-D, it’s easy to adjust such settings as brightness and white balance
(
page 18). Certain settings, such as exposure compensation and PictureControls,
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 CaptureNX-D Can Do for You
Fine-Tuning Pictures in CaptureNX-D
CaptureNX-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, modied 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 modied in ViewNX-i, CaptureNX-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 modications made using the tools in the “Enhancement Steps” (Capture NX) or “Adjust” section
(Capture NX 2); images modied using these
tools are indicated by
icons in the thumb-
nail list.
Version
nApply History Setting
The image below has been modied using the Picture Control tool in the
“Develop” section and the Gaussian Blur tool in the “Adjust” section of
CaptureNX2. Deselecting Apply adjustment steps in Capture NX-D hides only
the eects of the “Gaussian Blur” tool.
nUnsupported Images
Images that have been modied 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 modied using ColorEfexPro
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 reected 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 modied 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 CaptureNX-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
modied 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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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
CaptureNX-D oers 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 CaptureNX-D, click the
revert button (note that any changes made to
JPEG and TIFF images in other applications
since they were last opened in CaptureNX-D
will not be reset).
page 18) oers
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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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
CaptureNX-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.
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File Convert files to other formats, run batch processes, and print and rename files.
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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
CaptureNX-D oers the following viewing options.
Thumbnails
At default settings, CaptureNX-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, Dierent Extension
If the folder contains pairs of images with the same le names but dierent 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
nUpdating the “Before” Image
To update the “before” image to reect 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.
nRestoring 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 CaptureNX-D (note that any changes made to JPEG and TIFF images in other applications since they were last opened in CaptureNX-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
oer a choice of two- and four-image displays. The “2 images” feature
on computers running 32-bit editions of Windows oers 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 +1.0EV
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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.
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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.
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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
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/command key)
when the cursor is over the picture) and choose a label of from “0” (no label)
through “9” (
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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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