Nikon Capture 4 Editor

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D-Lighting

D-Lighting reveals details in shadows and highlights, correcting for underexposure in back-lit subjects or shaded areas of images and for overexposure in brightly lit areas.

Display the D-Lighting palette

Apply button

Settings menu

1Select the tool palette containing the D-Lighting palette from the View menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(the default location for the D-Lighting palette is Tool Palette 1) and click the

 

 

 

 

triangle at the top left corner of the palette.

 

 

 

 

Turn the Apply button on ( )

 

 

 

 

2 Turn the Apply button on ( ) to enable D-Lighting.

 

 

 

 

Adjust settings

 

 

 

 

3Method

 

 

 

 

Choose Faster (HS) for high-speed processing, Better Quality (HQ) for separate control of shadow and highlight adjust- ment.

Faster (HS)

The following options are available when Faster (HS) is selected:

•Adjustment: Drag the slider to the right to enhance details in shadows and to reveal highlights where the subject is much brighter than the background or the background much brighter than the subject. An adjustment value between 0 and 100 can also be entered directly in the text box (the default setting is 25).

•Color Boost: Drag the slider to the right to increase color saturation, or enter a value between 0 and 100 directly in the text box to its right.

Better Quality (HQ)

Selecting Better Quality (HQ) displays the options shown at right.

•Shadow Adjustment: Drag the slider to the right to enhance details in shad- ows, or enter a value between 1 and 100 directly in the text box to its right (the default setting is 50).

•Highlight Adjustment: Drag the slider to reveal highlights where the subject is much brighter than the background or the background much brighter than the subject. An adjustment value between 1 and 100 can also be entered directly in the text box (the default setting is 1).

•Color Boost: Drag the slider to the right to increase color saturation, or enter a value between 0 and 100 directly in the text box to its right.

The D-Lighting Settings Menu

Clicking the

button in the D-Lighting palette displays the D-Lighting Settings

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

Description

Copy to Clipboard

 

Copy current D-Lighting settings to the clipboard.

 

 

Select this item to load D-Lighting settings previously saved using the Save… option (see below). A dialog will be displayed

Load…

 

where you can navigate to the drive (volume) and directory containing the desired settings file (only files with the extension

 

 

“.ndl” will be displayed). The settings in the D-Lighting palette will instantly revert to the saved settings.

 

 

Select this item to save D-Lighting settings to a named file. These settings can later be recalled using the Load… option.

Save…

 

Choosing Save… displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current D-Lighting settings.

 

 

D-Lighting settings are saved with the extension “.ndl”.

Reset to Default

 

Reset D-Lighting settings to default values.

Recent files

 

Recent D-Lighting settings files (up to four) are listed at the end of the settings menu. Selecting a file from the list sets the

 

controls in D-Lighting palette to the saved settings.

 

 

Digital DEE

D-Lighting replaces the Digital DEE tool available in earlier versions of Nikon Capture 4. Note that Digital DEE settings are ignored when joint settings files created with earlier versions of Nikon Capture 4 are loaded into Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or later, while Digital DEE settings saved with NEF images in earlier versions of Nikon Capture 4 are lost when these images are opened in Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or later. Digital DEE settings files (extension “.ndd”) can not be loaded into Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or later.

The Settings Menu

The D-Lighting Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting D-Lightingfrom the Settings menu.

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Nikon 4.2 manual 3Method, Faster HS, Better Quality HQ, D-Lighting Settings Menu
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