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The triangle icon is pointed up. The triangle icon is pointed down. Use batch operations for saving multiple files, applying saved settings files to multiple images, and for copying and pasting settings between files. Source– this is the location folder of the files you wish to process. Settings– check this box if you wish to apply a saved settings file to the files selected for batch saving. You can choose settings presets from the drop- down list at right.
Conflict management: Use this drop- down menu to choose whether to override existing settings in the source files, or to simply append new settings. File renaming: Check this box if you wish to save a copy of the file with a different name. Use this dialog to enter a naming convention.
File Format: Choose the type of file format to save the batched files as. For NEFs, you can specify compression options. Destination: Choose the folder to where the batched files will be saved. Leave blank if you want to save the batched files into the source folder. Capture NX2 will periodically check the contents of the Watched Folder, and when new files are detected, a batch process will be automatically performed on those files. Underneath the Watched folder options are controls that set the behavior of the application– you can choose to run batches immediately, or have NX 2 check the Watched Folder at a standard interval.
Idea: You could create a folder on your computer where you drop images that you want to batch save as JPEGs. The processing dialog will open. You can always process the RAW files separately if you want later on. Note: you can also right- click on the image thumbnail and use the contextual menus to choose the copy and paste commands. Notes on Batching: You can also access the batch commands by using the Batch Icon at the lower- left corner of the File Browser window, or by using the Batch Icon at the upper-right corner of the Edit List when you are viewing an opened image in the Edit View.
Why does batching in NX seem so much slower compared to other applications? Specifically, the goal of making RAW adjustments is to make the baseline changes to global color, contrast, and brightness upon which all other adjustments will be built. The Develop Section cannot leverage image cache files to speed up processing. Therefore, it is important to consider which adjustments can only be made in the Develop Step and consider making other adjustments in the Adjust Section of the Edit List.
However, because the Develop tools do involve the actual processing of RAW data, the results are usually higher quality than if you were to perform the same adjustment in the Adjust Section of the Edit List. Why not Noise Reduction? White balance, by comparison, is a fundamental parameter of how the RAW data are processed. Before you jump in to the Develop Section, ask yourself what it is you are trying to convey in your image.
It is also where you can access the White Balance Controls. Quick Fix: This area is new to Capture NX2 and is expanded by default, as shown in the image at right. Some of these tools are automatically applied. Controls There are four primary areas within the Camera Settings section: 1 White Balance Controls: Use these controls to override the as-shot white balance setting from your camera. Evaluating WB is probably one of the first things you should do when examining your image before processing it.
You can set this parameter to further fine-tune your WB setting using the lower pull-down menu. Move the slider to the left to make the image more blue cooler ; slide it to the right to make the image more orange warmer. You can use white balance creatively to change the mood of an image. Take one image with the gray card in the scene, then shoot normally without the card.
The Gray Point settings will appear. Move the mouse over your image– you should see an eyedropper icon appear. A note about gray cards: Lots of pocket gray cards are available, but a really handy one is the Whibal card, because it is very small and the gray color goes all the way through the card. That way, if it were to become scratched, the card would not lose effectiveness.
Left: Original image. Because you can control all the parameters in the Non-Picture Control dialog with Picture Controls, I recommend switching to the Picture Control dialog using the drop-down menu. A D40 image and D image processed with the same Picture Control settings will have the same look, just as two images from different film cameras shot with the same kind of film would. Are you shooting a portrait, where you want to capture subtle tones, or a landscape, where you want saturated colors and strong contrast?
Before you continue processing your NEF, you need to decide which preset for Picture Control gives you the best starting point for reproducing the feeling you had when you captured your image in the camera. For images taken in bright sun in high-contrast conditions, Vivid may seem over the top. The Standard Picture Control preset has a moderate level of contrast, saturation, and sharpness.
Images processed using Picture Control will appear brighter than those processed using Non-Picture Control. The processing algorithm in the Picture Control software appears to boost midtones and increase saturation as compared to images processed without Picture Control.
The one parameter I recommend changing is to set Sharpening to zero 0. Setting sharpening to zero allows you to apply sharpening at the end of the Edit List workflow without sharpening the image a second time. Other than turning off sharpening, the rest of the Picture Controls are entirely optional for most images. The Quick Adjust Slider changes multiple parameters simultaneously. The Sharpening adjustment in Picture Control can be set from anywhere from zero no sharpening to nine high sharpening.
You can control the sharpening settings by moving the sharpening slider right or left. The actual amount of sharpening applied will depend on the image, and is unpredictable. Any sharpening setting above 5 can result in artifacts halos in your image; so use it with care. If you are using the Capture Sharpening presets included with this eBook, be sure to set the Picture Control sharpening to a value of zero. It is often too easy to over-sharpen.
Doing so will disable the Contrast Slider. This flexibility can be useful if you are trying to extract the most dynamic range from your image. Changing this control affects primarily the midtones of your image. Alternatively, setting the brightness control to -1 will darken the midtones in your image. A value of zero is the default setting for Saturation Control.
The Preset you choose determines the starting point, the slider control allows you to fine-tune the saturation around that starting point. Because Picture Control Saturation 0 neutral saturation is based on in- camera settings, saturation cannot be adjusted as finely as you can with other NX tools, like the LCH editor.
Setting the saturation value to -3 does not result in a grayscale image; the sliders are meant to be a fine-tuning and not a large-scale adjustment. Moving the Hue slider to the left negative values shifts the hue towards magenta tones. If you move the slider to the right positive values , the hue shifts towards greenish tones. An interesting observation is that while reds and greens shift significantly with hue adjustments, the Hue 0 neutral blue tones are changed far less.
Color filters alter the contrast in black and white images– they lighten parts of the image that are the same color of the filter while darkening their complementary color. Orange Filter Applied 2 Your image will be modified. In this example, the orange and red filters darken the blue sky while keeping the foreground light. A primary example of a toned image is a Sepiatone effect. Not only will you be able to quickly access your saved settings, but you can upload them to cameras that support Picture Control.
Type a name in the naming field and then click OK to continue. Follow the procedures for creating a settings file described in the Workflow section of this book. This is not something that I recommend; but the utility is there if you want to use it. Use the Sample Image on the left hand side of the window as your guide. Choose your new preset from the drop- down list, and it will be applied to your NEF.
At the time of this writing, only the Nikon D3 and D cameras support this feature. Transferring your custom Picture Control settings to your camera can be a real time saver. For example, if you have developed a modified Picture Control setting in Capture NX2, you can then load it into your camera and save time with the post-processing of future images.
Likewise, if you have modified Picture Control settings and saved them in your camera, you can load them into Capture NX2 for easy selection on your computer.
Repeat these steps to export additional presets. Eject the memory card from your card reader and insert it into your camera. You will see a list of the presets loaded onto the card. Choose a preset and click OK. The preset will load, showing the custom settings. Click OK when you are done. The reverse of this procedure can be used to save presets from your camera to a memory card.
Why is this important? You can get much better results and faster performance by applying Noise Reduction later on in the editing workflow.
If your camera offers Active D-Lighting Control and it was enabled at the time of shooting, the Active D-Lighting settings will override the contrast and brightness settings in Picture Control. For me, the most useful tools are the Exposure Compensation slier and the Highlight and Shadow protection tools.
The saturation slider allows for a much more subtle adjustment of color intensity than what you can do in Picture Control. In order to properly use the Quick Fix section, you should have at least a basic understanding of how to use the image histogram. Overexposed Underexposed Good Exposure Three examples of image histograms. Left: Right-shifted histogram indicates blown highlights and over-exposure. Center: Left-shifted histogram indicates potential underexposure and clipped shadows.
Despite the fact that exposure adjustments are a very powerful tool and unique to RAW files , you still must be careful. Severely over or underexposed images may Correcting an overexposed image. Clockwise from top left: Original image, lose quality if you have histogram showing severe right-shift; Exposure Compensation slider moved to the to adjust the exposure left– a value of Note that there are still some lost highlights in the lower left of the image– strongly. However, the overall image is quite usable.
In this image, the overall exposure is good, but the face still needs lightening with local adjustments. Or Left-shift too dark worse, you might have an image where highlights are pushing the right-hand edge of the histogram, Clipped highlights but the image is a little bit underexposed. In this example left , not only are there blown highlights, but the overall image is slightly underexposed. The image histogram right confirms this.
The image will turn black, and blown highlights will be in color the color represents the channel that is clipping– Red, Green or Blue. First, exposure was increased by 0. Then, Highlight Protection was dialed in until the clipped highlights disappeared right. The corrected image below is ready for further processing.
Strong amounts of highlight protection can sometimes cause color saturation to decrease. This effect can be fixed with the Saturation slider in Quick Fix.
What this means is that you try to avoid blown highlights at all cost, even at the expense of some lost shadow detail. This is very useful when you are applying minus negative exposure compensation to an image to recover highlights and then want In this image, the overall exposure looks OK, but the shadows are just a little dark to get the shadow details for my taste.
Move the Shadow Peak showing dark tones Protection slider to the right to recover shadow details. I rarely go above Histogram looks OK overall. Adjust the Saturation slider to the right to compensate for the loss of saturation when using the Shadow Protection slider.
Notice how the peaks in the middle of the histogram got taller. The best way to adjust brightness and contrast is by adjusting Levels and Curves. You can make basic levels and curves adjustments in the Quick Fix palette. The positive side of this technique is that the adjustments are made on the RAW data.
Principles of Levels Adjustment The Levels control can be used to adjust overall image contrast and brightness. The Levels controls are three triangles sliders beneath the image histogram in the Quick Fix window. Normally, the black point slider is all the way to the left on the histogram. The tonal value the black point slider rests on gets converted to a tonal value of zero pure black.
As tonal values fall to the left of the black point slider they are converted to pure black. White Point Slider: The white point slider is on the right hand side of the histogram. Tonal values that fall to the right of the white point slider are rendered as pure white tonal value of As you move the white point slider to the left, you convert tonal values to white. You can do this easily with the levels tool by bringing the black point and white point sliders closer together.
The middle slider affects the midtones of the image. Slide it to the right to darken midtones, slide it to the left to brighten midtones. Notice how the Curves Control bends when you slide the midpoint slider. Brighter midtones Darker midtones Curves If you want to use the Curves tool, simply click a point on the Curve Control line and drag the point up or down. Dragging a point on the curve upward lightens its corresponding tonal values, dragging the curve downward darkens the corresponding tone values.
If you add multiple points to the curve, the steepness of the line dictates contrast between any two points. Steep lines mean high contrast, flat lines mean low contrast. Use the curves tool with care. Click points on the curve and then drag them to move. The steeper you make the line, the stronger the contrast will be in that part of the tonal range. Another reason to use the Saturation slider in Quick Fix is because it gives more control than the Picture Controls.
By default, the Saturation slider is set at zero unchanged. When you couple the Quick Fix tools with the Camera Settings, more often than not you can make all the global adjustments you need to your image.
Although it contains some useful tools, they rarely come into the equation when processing NEFs. Of those two tools, the Auto Color Aberration tool is enabled by default and I leave it on at all times.
The other tools in this set are for special circumstances and I rarely need to use them. Note: This operation is processor-intensive and will take some time to complete.
Refer to your camera manual for instruction on how to create the reference image. Make sure the folder you choose has a NDF file in it. If not, navigate to the folder containing a dust- off reference image and click Open.
Note: This feature is processor intensive. Personally, I just try to keep my sensor clean and use the Auto Retouch Brush in the Edit List to eliminate dust spots. Color aberration, also referred to as chromatic aberration, manifests itself as purple or red fringing around high- contrast areas in your images. This is especially common in the corners of images produced using wide-angle lenses.
One of the nicest features of Capture NX2 is that it automatically removes color-fringing from your NEFs, regardless of the make and model of your lens.
The Auto Color Aberration tool is enabled by default; I never turn it off. Other RAW converters offer CA removal, but it is usually a manual process involving two different sliders. I find the NX method to be much simpler. Left: Image processed without Auto CA removal. Right: Image processed with Auto CA removal enabled. I find this tool to be hit or miss. But here it is, in case you want to try it out.
Light fall-off occurs when the image circle from your lens is not uniformly bright across the frame. Usually this happens when using Corner shading fast lenses wide-open. The Vignette Control slider can reduce the effect of light fall-off; some cameras, like the Nikon D3, have an in-camera vignette control option, which enables this control automatically in Capture Before vignette NX2. Moving the slider to the right positive values brightens the corners of the image.
Moving the slider to the left darkens the corners of the image. While de- fishing is no substitute for a rectilinear wide-angle lens, it can work in a pinch. Because global adjustments are the foundation for the local adjustments applied later in the editing workflow, it is critical that they be done early on in post processing. Fundamentally, the Develop Section is not a place where you need to spend a lot of time; but it is a section that you should be thinking about first before you move on to making other adjustments in Capture NX2.
Often times, the Picture Control presets get you where you want to be without further adjustments. The best part about the Develop Section in Capture NX2 is that it effectively takes over the majority of global adjustments to light and color that would otherwise have been made in separate Edit Steps in Capture NX 1. Because the Develop Section is fairly easy to access, it offers a quick solution for getting your images prepared for further processing assuming they even need it.
In the Adjust Section, you can apply many different kinds of effects to your image. Moreover, applying an Edit Step locally does not require complex masking routines, which makes using them easy. Edit Steps are not adjustment tools in the traditional sense. Instead, they operate as containers that hold adjustments that you place in them.
Edit Steps are saved to your NEF as instruction sets, and can be deleted from the Edit List at any time, making them a non-destructive form of editing. The simple answer is that the only pre-defined editing palettes in Capture NX2 are the tools in the Develop Section.
For those of you who are familiar with Adobe Photoshop, Edit Steps are conceptually similar to adjustment layers– the steps themselves are just placeholders until you define what adjustment you want to put into them. Notice the yellow border around the Edit Step– this indicates that it is actively selected.
Any adjustment placed in an Edit Step can have opacity and blending effects applied to it. The yellow box around the Edit Step should disappear. Right: Closing the Edit Step and deselecting it shows that it is no longer highlighted in the list. Note: The Develop Section also utilizes the Reset icon.
A useful feature to keep in mind when you are applying effects in Edit Steps is the Opacity and Blending settings. The blending modes change the way the effect appears in the image: Normal: Effect is applied to all channels at full- strength. This is the default blending mode. Lighten: Applies the effect to areas of the image where the result is brighter than the original image Screen: increases the pixel values of the resulting Us the Blending Mode menu to choose one of six blending modes.
Tonal values above neutral are lightened, tonal values below are darkened. Tonal values of exactly are left alone. Multiply: subtracts the tonal value of the effect to create a darkened final image Darken: the effect is only applied in areas where the With RGB mode, you can selectively apply the effects to any result darkens the image.
Other opacity options You can choose to apply the Opacity effect in all channels default , or in individual color channels RGB , or you can apply the effect in the luminosity brightness and chrominance color channels. All told, the opacity and blending modes offer a significant amount of flexibility for applying effects in Edit Steps.
However, there are a few instances where you might want to take advantage of some of the other tools for adjusting global brightness, contrast, and color balance.
Again, it all depends on the feeling you are trying to convey with your image. Central to getting image contrast set correctly is the concept of defining the black and white points in your image.
The image will turn gray. The double threshold tool allows you to see anywhere in your image that has a tonal value of 0 black or white. Everything in between those values is rendered gray. Black threshold slider White threshold slider White areas are the lightest points in your image.
Black areas are the darkest points in your image. An easy way of setting the black point on your image is to use a Black Control Point. The Black Control Point allows you to set the darkest pixel value in your image, but it also gives you control over luminosity brightness.
The Black Control Point will also remove color casts from shadow areas. This is especially useful for portraits. The Black Control Point will be visible in the image. White Control Points not only establish the lightest point in your image, but they also remove unwanted color casts.
What about the Neutral Control Point? It can be useful in JPEGs if you have a neutral gray object in the frame. That means that color shifts can occur Midtone slider when using this tool, making it useful for White threshold slider correcting color casts. The histogram will show only the data from the selected color channel. An anchor point will be placed on the curve. The Anchor Point Tool lets you click on your image to place a point on the curve that corresponds to the selected tonal value.
You can also use this technique with the LCH editor if you want to only affect luminosity brightness data and protect the color data. Notice how the curves changed for each of the three color channels. Left: Contrast and color balance were adjusted with Auto Contrast. Right: Contrast was adjusted but color balance was left unchanged. Fortunately, you can use the Auto Levels tool to apply automatic levels and color balance correction to each image in a batch job.
Slide the sliders to the left to reduce the effect; slide the slider to the right to increase the effect. Top: Default settings. Bottom: Custom settings. Use it to control luminance and color. Simply put, this adjustment tool allows you to control Brightness and Contrast lightness , Saturation chroma , and Hue– all in one step. A unique aspect of the LCH editor is that it separates out luminance brightness information from chrominance color information. All the same icons are there– including the Levels sliders reset icons and the Auto Contrast icon.
The LCH window changes from the image histogram to something more akin to a color spectrum. Want to darken a blue sky? Click the line where the blues are and drag the point downward. Want lighter reds? Click the line in the red part of the spectrum to add an anchor point and drag it upward.
The resulting curve shows you which colors are affected by your adjustment. In the example above, yellows and your image and modify light greens are made lighter by dragging an anchor point upward on the curve. I probably use this option the most to make saturation adjustments to Anchor Point Tool specific color ranges.
In fact, you use this Master chroma editor in exactly the adjustment same way as the color lightness editor, but now you also have the option to increase or decrease saturation of any point on the entire color spectrum.
In this example, 4 Use Anchor Point greens are boosted and blues are desaturated. The LCH editor can help solve this problem by protecting skin tones from becoming oversaturated. Anchor Point tool But, if you want to make selective adjustments to the hue in your image, this is the place to do it. As with the Master Hue adjustment chroma editor, you can make overall hue changes or limit Hue Map them to certain colors.
Rotation tool Moving the curve maps a color from the baseline value to the new point on the spectrum. Essentially obsolete with the advent of Highlight and Shadow Protection Sliders in Quick Fix, but can be applied in an Edit Step if desired, or if local application is needed.
Color Balance Basic controls for adjusting brightness, contrast, and color in an Edit Step. Most often used during soft-proofing to make global changes to color balance. Color Booster Allows you to increase saturation globally in a way that is not overpowering.
For example, how many times have you struggled to make an adjustment because correcting one part of your image ended up making other parts of your image look worse?
Local adjustments are effects applied to certain parts of your image while leaving other parts alone. Both methods are valuable and have their own specific strengths and weaknesses. By creating selections in Edit Steps, it means you can transform every effect in Capture NX2 from a global one to a local one. The ramifications of this transformation are huge. Need to brighten a face? Use a local adjustment. Capture NX2 selection tools make it possible to create special effects or simply make improvements to your image that you might otherwise have to do in another application.
By staying in Capture NX2, you can, in many cases, keep your image in the NEF format from camera to print and save time otherwise spent switching between editing applications. Note the opacity slider underneath the toolbar. You should see the entire image turn green. Using the fill tool selects the entire image; the green color is the mask view 5 Select the Remove Tool showing the selected area. The green fill is removed. The Marquee and Lasso tools in Capture NX2 work a little differently than those you might be familiar with.
These tools alone do not define a selection, per se. Use the lasso to make free-form selections; the various Marquee tools are used to create defined shapes. Creating a Selection with the Lasso or Marquee. The selected area will be filled in green, showing that it is now an actively selected area.
The fill is applied outside your selected area. The green mask is removed from the area defined by the lasso. You can modify lasso selections by holding down the shift key add or option while using the lasso tool. This represents the area affected by the selection. When you choose an adjustment to place in the Edit Step, the mask view will disappear. There are three ways to view Edit Steps that have selections applied to them: Hide Selection: Selection mask is not shown, showing you the image as it would appear normally with the effect applied.
Tip: You can toggle the different views by right-clicking the mouse in the image Clockwise from top right: Hide Selection view, Show Overlay, Show Mask. Edit window and choosing the view you want to use. Selection created with the lasso tool only. Selection created with the lasso tool bright green and Base Mask applied. One of the most straightforward selection tools is the Selection Brush.
Use these options to set the brush size, softness, and opacity. The effect of Brush Hardness is illustrated in this selection view. Tip: Keyboard Shortcuts There are numerous keyboard shortcuts in Capture NX2, but the Selection Brush tool is a good example of where they come in handy.
The gradient tools define selections on their own. New in Capture NX2 is a radial circular gradient tool to go along with the linear gradient tool.
The gradient tool helps blend your effect so that it appears natural. Slide the transition point to define the length of the transition zone.
The Show Mask view inset shows the selected area in white. Note that the effect is not applied in a hard circle! Left: Image showing the effect of a minus Selection Control Point. For example, you might want to apply a selection to a large expanse of sky. To match settings between Selection Control Points, use the Duplicate command. With a two-button mouse, you can use the contextual menu by right-clicking on the Control Point. Drag the new Control Point to where you want to place it in the image right.
Show Mask view shows the effect of the two Selection Control Points; the selected area is in white. This is how the tools interact with each other. The Base Mask cannot be applied until a selection tool is added to the Edit Step.
Base Mask has Selection Control Point added. Base Mask added– overridden by Selection Control Point. You can link multiple adjustments into a single Edit Step. This technique is very handy with local adjustments if you want to apply more than one effect to the same selection area. A common trick in the field to even out high-contrast scenes was to use a graduated neutral-density filter. Selection Control Points: Now you can selectively edit photographs without the need to manually outline or mask the area for editing.
Auto-Retouch Brush: Capture NX 2 adds an automatic retouch tool to its image editing toolbox allowing users to seamlessly remove blemishes, dust and other distracting elements from photographs while maintaining the integrity of the image.
Designed to closely match the way photographers work with their images, Capture NX 2 is easy to learn and creates the highest quality results. Features continuing from Capture NX version 1. Products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Hard-disk space: 50 MB required for installation; MB free space recommended.
For a full list of the technical specifications please refer to the product manual. Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes. Product variations. Redesigned Interface includes: Customized Workspaces. Compatible With. Learn more about the D Archived.
Learn more about the Nikon 1 J5 Archived. Page 56 Chapter 7 — Preferences This section contains a brief overview of each of the main elements that make up the Capture NX 2 interface, as well as information about the new workspaces, working with multiple screens, using the image window, and working with palettes and menus.
Page Workspaces Workspaces Workspaces are new in Capture NX 2, enabling you to quickly change tasks while displaying only the palettes and windows necessary for that task. Capture NX 2 comes with four different default workspaces and provides you with the ability to create custom workspaces. Selecting a particular workspace will arrange all of the palettes and windows according to the stored settings for that workspace including the position, state of the palette maximized or minimized , as well as other settings that affect what is displayed within a palette or window.
Page Metadata Metadata The metadata workspace is designed to provide you with optimum workspace to review and add metadata to your images. Within this workspace only the Browser and Metadata palettes are displayed. Page 61 To create a custom workspace, follow these steps: Arrange the palettes and windows according to your taste.
Navigate to the Window menu and select the Workspaces sub-menu, then select Save Workspace. Alternatively, click on the workspace selector and select Save Workspace. Type in the name of the new workspace and click You can then assign a shortcut to this new workspace by following these steps: Navigate to the Edit menu Windows or If you select a shortcut already in use by another workspace, the shortcut for that other workspace will automatically be set to None.
Page Desktop Please note: Only default workspaces can be applied in this manner. Custom workspaces always are applied to all available screens. Please note: Some workspaces cannot be used in conjunction with another. The following table shows the available combinations. Page Image Window Image Window Image windows are the frames that contain your images and provide you with important data which can help you enhance the image. Image windows are displayed as long as Capture NX 2 is not in the full screen or presentation modes.
Page Soft Proof Soft Proof The soft proof feature enables you to preview the effect of an output profile on your image, approximating the results you can expect from your printer. The soft proof function provides you with controls to preview the use of different profiles. Page 66 Soft proof offers the following options: Target Profile Select the color profile from the list to view the result of the color management system and to preview how the different color management settings will affect your image.
Intent Choose from four different rendering intents. The different rendering intents control how colors in your image are mapped to the colors that your printer can produce as indicated by the printer profile. Page Finding Palettes Finding Palettes Undocking many palettes can sometimes make it difficult to locate that palette.
All palettes and windows can be located using the Window menu. The most frequently used palettes and windows are listed directly in the Window menu, while less frequently used undocked palettes and windows are listed in the Undocked Palettes section of the Window menu. To open a folder of images in the browser, double-click the folder icon in the browser or use the Folders palette, the Open Folder in Browser command in the File menu, or Nikon Transfer.
Using the Folders Palette Using Nikon Transfer You can also use Nikon Transfer to open a folder of images transferred to your computer. Page Navigating Within The Browser Navigating Within the Browser At the top-left of the Browser palette are three buttons that help you choose which folder to display within the browser.
Page Filter By Rating To display all images again, click on the checkmark next to the filter by label tool. Sort By The Sort section determines the primary sorting method for the current folder. After selecting the primary sorting method, choose to have the images sorted in either ascending or descending order using the Ascending and Descending options.
This section provides information about the current folder as well as control over the size of the thumbnails displayed within the folder. On the left side of the browser header is the number of images within the current folder and the number of selected images.
To rename the current file, click once on the file name to highlight it and a second time to change the file name. Page Thumbnail List Thumbnail List The thumbnail list places important information about each image in a column and enables you to sort by each of the columns.
In thumbnail list view, the thumbnail size selector offers a choice of three thumbnail sizes. You cannot sort images by this column. The voice memo icon is displayed for images that have a voice memo attached Voice Memo Icon to them.
Page Opening Images From The Browser Opening Images from the Browser Images in the browser can be opened in the editor either by double-clicking on the desired image, or selecting multiple images and use the Open Image command from the File menu.
Alternatively, you can press the enter key on your keyboard to open the selected images. If the Capture NX 2 is open on a single screen, opening an image will cause the browser to automatically minimize. Alternatively, you can click on the batch menu located to the left of the labeling and rating toolbar and select Paste IPTC Info. Chapter 12 — Activity Toolbar Print Page Chapter 13 The Toolbar Chapter 13 The Toolbar Tool Options Bar The tool options bar can be found directly beneath the toolbar and provides access to controls specific to a tool.
Select this tool when viewing an image that does not fit in the image window. Click and drag to reposition the contents of the window. Double-click this tool to fit the current image to the editor so that the entire image fits into the space available. Page 94 To straighten your image using the straighten tool, follow these steps: With an image open within the editor, click the straighten tool in the toolbar.
Locate a line within the image that should be either vertical or horizontal and click on the start of the line. Page Crop Tool If you are satisfied with the straightening effect, continue editing your image using the other tools available within Capture NX 2 or perform a save.
The straightening effect is now applied to your image. To cancel the straightening effect, click on the Delete button found at the bottom of the Straighten step within the Edit List palette or click on the Straighten step and press the delete key on your Page Crop Method Double-click within the crop or press the enter key to apply the crop.
This will cause the image information outside of the crop to be hidden and a new Crop step to be added to the Edit List palette. If the image is saved in the NEF format, you will be able to remove the Crop step to display the hidden information again.
Page Black Control Point Black Control Point The black control point enables you to place a control point directly on your image, and to cause that targeted color to not only become black, but also to neutralize the dark tones of your image. Black control points are normally set on what should be the darkest point of the image and are used to set one end of the dynamic range of the image.
The values set for the selected black control point are displayed enabling you to enter a new value directly to adjust the effect of the control point. Page Neutral Control Point Neutral Control Point Neutral control points enable you to correct a color cast in your photograph by forcing the targeted color to become neutral.
In its default operation, the neutral control point will change the color values in the targeted color so that the red, green, and blue values for that color are equal. Equalizing the red, green, and blue values for a specific color causes that color becomes neutral, or without a specific color or hue. Page To add a neutral control point to your image, follow these steps: Click on the neutral control point icon in the toolbar.
The cursor will change to a crosshair. Identify an object that should be neutral and click on that object to place a neutral control point.
Page Neutral Control Point Method Neutral Control Point Method Use the neutral control point method pull-down menu to switch between controlling only the color balance of the Neutral Control Point or affecting the luminosity, or brightness, as well.
RGB Method The RGB method of the neutral control point affects only the color balance within the image while maintaining the same brightness. The values set for the selected neutral control point are displayed enabling you to enter a new value directly to adjust the effect of the control point.
Click on the Reset button to reset the selected color control point to the default values. Page White Control Point Method To add a white control point to your image, follow these steps: Click on the white control point icon in the toolbar. Identify the object you would like to be the lightest object in the image and click on that object to place a white control point. Page Advanced RGB Method The RGB method of the white control point enables you to set the individual red, green, and blue values of the lightest color in the image.
This option is helpful if your printer requires a non-neutral white. Within this mode, you are presented with individual red, green, and blue sliders on the white control point and red, green, and blue entries within the white control point sub-step of the Edit List palette. Page Each color control point that is placed on an object in your image identifies the characteristics of the color as well as the level of detail of that object, enabling you to make adjustments to the color of that object.
With the use of the size slider, you are able to increase the reach or scale of the current color control point so that it affects similar colors of the objects which are farther away from the color control point.
Page Color Control Point Mode Adjust the remaining sliders connected to the color control point to adjust the color and light of the selected object. Additional color control points can be added to the image by repeating the steps listed above.
To delete a color control point, click on the color control point in the image or in the Edit List palette and press the delete key on the keyboard. Page Show Selection Show Selection The Show Selection checkbox enables you to see where the current color control point is affecting the image.
Areas inked in white are being affected by the color control point, while areas inked in black are not being affected by the color control point. You can quickly access the Show Selection option by right- clicking Windows or control-clicking Macintosh on the color control point and selecting Show Selection. Page Red-Eye Control Point Advanced The Advanced method provides superior results when lightening shadows or working with images with a high level of noise or grain.
The values set for the selected color control point are displayed enabling you to enter a new value directly to adjust the effect of the control point. Page Auto Retouch Brush Auto Retouch Brush The auto retouch brush enables you to automatically repair unwanted details found within the image. Use this tool to remove dust spots, blemishes, or distracting objects, with a unique blending algorithm that matches the surrounding structure, color, and tonality.
To use the auto retouch brush, follow these steps: Click on the auto retouch brush icon in the toolbar. Page Size The auto retouch brush provides you with the following controls: Size Changing the Size option increases or decreases the size of the brush.
You can use a selection control point to selectively apply any enhancement found in either the Adjust or Filter menus. To use a selection control point, follow these steps: Add an enhancement to the image from the Adjust or Filter menus. Page Lasso And Marquee Tools Lasso and Marquee Tools The lasso and marquee tools enable you to create a selection on your images that will limit where an enhancement affects your image.
Page Edge Softness Click and draw a selection around the objects that you want to affect in the active image window. To subtract from the selection, select the — icon and draw within the selection. Page Selection Brush Tool Selection Brush Tool The selection brush enables you to selectively paint in or paint out the enhancements found in the current step.
You can use the selection brush to selectively apply any enhancement found within the Adjust or Filter menus, as well as the color, black, neutral, and white control points. Page Opacity Opacity Changing the Opacity option increases or decreases the opacity of the brush strokes that are applied. You can use the selection gradient tools to selectively apply any enhancement found within the Adjust or Filter menus, as well as the color, black, neutral, and white control points.
Page Gradient Range Click and draw a line within the active image window. When zoomed-in, the areas visible within the active image window are shown as a rectangle superimposed on top of the entire image. The Edit List palette was greatly improved, with the position of many tools and features moved to provide better access. The Edit List palette can be used as a history that allows you to go back and modify any of the adjustments that you have previously made to your images.
Click on the triangle to toggle between showing and hiding the Triangles contents of the associated section or enhancement. Apply checkboxes are used to turn enhancements on or off. Adjustments to an w Apply Checkbox enhancement automatically enable the corresponding Apply checkbox; Page Version Version The Version menu can now be found at the top of the Edit List palette, providing you with direct control of this powerful feature.
Versions represent an advanced way of working with and maintaining a number of different versions of the same image within one image file. Two different types of versions are available, and access to these versions is provided within this menu.
Chapter 15 — Edit List Batch Menu You can further modify the setting with the Fine Adjustment slider. Page Select this option if your image was shot using a Nikon Speedlight as the light source. You can further modify this setting with the Fine Adjustment slider. Note that any optional Picture Controls used on the camera must also be installed on the computer. Move this slider to the left to decrease the Sharpening, Contrast, and Saturation sliders.
Move this slider to the right to increase these sliders.
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Dragging the slider down lowers the brightness of the brightest pixels. This will collapse the Develop Section. For more on Picture Control settings, refer to Chapter 8. Page The Brightness slider enables you to control the brightness within the image. Not only will this arrangement improve Capture NX2 performance, but it will probably improve the overall performance of your PC. AAIf you select multiple ratings, all pictures with ratings in the selected range will be displayed. Creating a Selection with the Lasso or Marquee.