Image Adjustment, Enhancing Images | Nikon 4 specs

Enhancing Images

Image Adjustment

Enhancing Images

Before they will be ready for display or output on a monitor or printer, images captured from the camera will usually need to be adjusted to a size and resolution appropriate to the task at hand. Other settings, such as white balance, contrast, sharpness, luminosity, color brightness, chroma, and hue, Photo Effects, Image Dust Off, D-Lighting, Red eye correction, ﬁsheye lens settings, and automatic color settings for portraits or landscapes, may also require adjust- ment. These adjustments are performed using the image adjustment tool palettes.

Using the Tool Palettes

To display the default tool palettes, select Show Tool Palette 1, Show Tool Palette 2, Show Tool Palette 3, or Color Balance Palette from the View menu.

Displaying the Contents of a Tool Palette

To display or hide the contents of a tool palette, click the triangle to the left of the palette title.

Apply Button

Changes to settings only take effect when the palette Apply button is checked (except in the D-Light- ing, vignette control, and ﬁsheye lens palettes, the Apply button is checked by default). If the Apply button is crossed out , the effects of the settings in the palette will not be visible in the image window.

Edit Indicator

This indicator turns green if palette settings have been modiﬁed for the image in the active window.

Settings Menu Button Click this button to dis- play the settings sub- menu, where palette settings can be saved, loaded, or reset.

Changing Palette Order

To change the order of palettes in the tool palette window, click a tool palette title bar and drag it into a new position.

Title bar

The Size/Resolution Palette

The Size/Resolution palette does not have an Apply button. Changes to settings in the Size/Resolution palette are always visible in the active window.

Third-Party Plug-Ins

Nikon Capture 4 supports third-party nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 plug-ins that add a ﬁlter palette to Tool Palette 2. More information is available on-line ( 2).

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Nikon 4 user manual Image Adjustment, Enhancing Images, Using the Tool Palettes, Displaying the Contents of a Tool Palette

Contents

User’s Manual Trademark Information Package Contents Table of Contents 138 116Color Management Tab 138 Appendix a Supported Color Proﬁles 140 Before You Begin Principal FeaturesOverview System Requirements Overview Symbols and ConventionsBackground Knowledge Illustrations Features Available in Nikon Capture Principal FeaturesNikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Automatic Update Installation System RequirementsWhat You Need to Run Nikon Capture Page Image Adjustment Editor WindowNikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Editor Window Name Function Shortcut Quick Tools Starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor WindowsOther Ways of Starting the Editor Windows Macintosh Product KeyOther Ways of Starting the Editor Mac OS Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor Using the Open... Command Opening Image FilesOriginal image/saved image Format Using Drag and Drop Opening the Multi-Image Window When the thumbnail area is closed Multi-Image Window ButtonsButton Name Function When the thumbnail area is open ButtonMulti-Image Menu To zoom images in and out, click the but ZoomScrolling the Image Double-Clicking the and Buttons Bird’s Eye Palette Rotating Images Rotating and Flipping ImagesFlipping Images Rotate 90 CCW button Rotate 90 CW button Straightening Images Draw Level ButtonRotation Text Box Selecting a Crop Cancelling the Current CropMoving the Crop Changing the Size of the Crop Monitoring Watch Points Information PaletteSelecting Watch Points Information Description Moving a Watch Point Deleting a Watch PointRGB and Average Values Preferences Advanced Color Show Lost Highlights Lost Highlights and ShadowsShow Lost Shadows Lost Highlights and Shadows Input Start/End Histogram Palette To display or hide the Mark- 29. By default, the Markers Markers PaletteMarkers Color Aberration Control Show Focus AreaShow Focus Area Lateral Chromatic Aberration Using the Tool Palettes Image AdjustmentDisplaying the Contents of a Tool Palette Enhancing Images Resetting the Tool Palettes Edit IndicatorFinding Tools Undo and Redo Curves Tool and the LCH Editor Process Palette Suggested steps for processing images are shown below RAW ImagesTiff and Jpeg Images Specifying a Color Temperature Select Set Color TemperatureWhite Balance Coolpix Cameras Sub-menu Color Reset button Using a Single Point to Deﬁne White BalanceSampling the Image for Gray Point Select Set Gray Point Sample Size Gain Choosing a Value for Gain D2-series/D200 Write to CameraWrite to Card Reading White Balance from the Memory Card White Balance Settings Menu Settings MenuOption Description Advanced RAW Advanced RAW Sharpening, Tone Comp., Color Mode, and Saturation Color Mode Exposure Compensation Advanced RAW Settings Menu Click Change Image Dust OffImage Dust Off Cameras That Support Image Dust-Off Images Taken with Other Cameras Excessive DustNo Suitable Images Found Creating Dust Off Ref Photos Creating Dust Off Ref Photos D1-Series and D100 CamerasCamera Shake Copy current Image Dust Off settings to the clipboard Image Dust Off Settings MenuReusing Image Dust Off Settings Off palette Camera Type G or D lens Other lens Vignette Control Copy current Vignette Control settings to the clipboard Vignette Control Settings MenuTo the saved settings Restores default settings. Intensity will be set to Curves Curves-an OverviewOpening NEF Files Saved in Nikon Capture 3.5x or Earlier Curve Edit Display Channel Selection Viewing the HistogramHistogram button Histogram RAW/16-Bit Tiff Images Only White-Point and Black-Point Input Levels Setting the White Point and Black Point Image Adjustment Sampling White Point or Black Point for the Current Channel White Point and Black Point Output Levels Midpoint Slider Setting the MidpointSampling the Image for Midpoint Gamma Resetting All Curves to Linear Resetting the Active Curve to LinearEditing Curves Directly Adding New Points to the Curve Curves Settings Menu LCH Editor Show Histogram button Master Lightness Channel Color Lightness Channel Chroma editor is useful tool for adjusting color saturation Chroma ChannelExclude Gray checkbox Scale button Hue Channel LCH Editor Settings Menu Copy current LCH Editor settings to the clipboardSettings Copy current Color Booster settings to the clipboard Color Booster Settings MenuRevert to the saved settings Reset Color Booster settings to default values Photo Effects Effect menuEnhance Dark Tones Auto button Photo Effects Settings Menu Copy current Photo Effects settings to the clipboardReset Photo Effects settings to default values Adjusting Overall Brightness Adjusting Brightness, Contrast, and Color BalanceAdjusting Image Contrast Adjusting Color Balance Color Balance Settings Menu Displaying the Color Balance PaletteNikon Capture 3.5 or Earlier Creating Unsharp Masks Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask Settings Menu Copy current Unsharp Mask settings to the clipboardWill instantly revert to the saved settings Reducing Noise Noise Reduction Noise Reduction Settings Menu Copy current Noise Reduction settings to the clipboardResets Noise Reduction settings to their default values Lighting Highlight Adjustment Drag the sliderFaster HS Better Quality HQ Copy current D-Lighting settings to the clipboard D-Lighting Settings MenuReset D-Lighting settings to default values Digital DEE Conﬁrmation Dialogs Red eye Correction Red Eye Correction Settings Menu Reset red-eye correction settings to default valuesApply auto red-eye correction to other images Fill color menu Include areas where there is no image data check box Fisheye Lens Settings Menu Copy current Fisheye Lens settings to the clipboardReset Fisheye Lens settings to default values Adjusting Size and Resolution Output Size and ResolutionIf you intend to use the image on a web page… RAW Image Size D1X Only Scale/File Size Copy current Size/Resolution settings to the clipboard Size/Resolution Settings MenuDefault value of 300 ppi 118.11 ppcm Nsr Paste from the Edit menu when the window is active Saving and Loading Image Adjustment SettingsCording to the settings in the ﬁle 92 Combination settings ﬁles are saved with the extension .set Choosing a File Type Saving ImagesNikon Electronic Format NEF File type Compression Using the Save Command Using the Save as… CommandOptions for Saving Image Files File Naming Conventions Error Messages Save Options Show only errors and warnings Progress Log tab Close when doneShow ﬁle paths Saves Printing Images Rent printer and paper size settingsPrinter Displays the currently selected printer Displays the current paper size Print Setup… Orientation OptionShutter speed, aperture, and white balance Use Output Resolution Setting up Your Printer Printing with Color ManagementChoose from Inkjet printer or All other types Normal Print Outputs the selected im- ages to a printer Before Using Batch Processing Click Batch Complete when processing isBatch Processing Open the Batch progress dialog Selecting Folders for Batch Processing Orientation Existing Image Adjustment Settings Size/Resolution Minimize Button Windows Log Area Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 EditorPreferences dialog contains the following 6 tabs Tab Description General Tab Maintain zoom when scale changes By default, a D1X RAW ﬁle will beFile format for Save As Opening Files with Photoshop Mac OS Performance Tab Enable Color Aberration Control100 Save large previews for NEF ﬁles 101 Temporary Files TabTemporary Files tab offers the following option Folder for temporary data 102 Advanced Color Tab 103 Grid Lines TabColor Display grid line every 104 Color Management Tab Windows Color Management Tab Macintosh ColorSync Default Proﬁles for Documents105 Macintosh version displays the following options 106 Device ProﬁlesMultiple Displays Macintosh Capturing Photographs 107Camera Control Window Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Preferences Camera Control Window 108Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 109 Operating system D100Choose PTP 110 Starting Nikon Capture 4 Camera ControlConnect the camera Other Ways of Starting Camera Control Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 111Camera Control window will be displayed Adjust capture options 113 Capturing Photographs to Disk112 Adjust capture options 113Nikon View Auto Image Rotation D2-Series/D200/D70s/D70/D50 Only 114 Minimize Button 115 116 Processing Photographs as They Are CapturedSelect Live Batch from the Camera menu Open the Live Batch dialog Open the batch progress dialog Live Batch Processing 117 118 Apply Settings Written by Camera Versus Save Unmodiﬁed Files 119 120 Time Lapse Photography 121 Manual exposure modeAE/WB/Flash Bracketing Choose Type of bracketing performed 122 Hard Disk Full Error LogsDuring Time-Lapse Photography Auto Off D1-Series Cameras 123 Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control WindowConnection Status Hide Camera Control 124 Camera Settings That Can Not Be Adjusted from Nikon CaptureSimulated LCD Panel Shoot Buttons 125 Following settings can be adjusted from the Exposure 1 tabExposure 1 Tab Non-CPU Lenses Connected, or if Enable controls on 126Exposure 2 Tab Storage Tab 127 128 Following settings can be adjusted from the Mechanical tabMechanical Tab Speed or Continuous high speed is select 129 D2 series/D200 130D100 D70s/D70/D50 Camera body is Image Processing Tab 131 132 Custom Settings…Camera Menu Set Date and Time… Set Color Temperature… D2 Series/D200 Only Choosing a Mode D70s/D70/D50 Only133 Pop-up menu at the top of the dialog Edit Image Comment… 134Live Batch… Selecting this option opens the Live Batch dialog Select Custom Settings… from the Camera menu Custom SettingsChanges to Custom Settings Custom Settings Custom Settings for D2-Series and D200 Cameras Custom Settings for D70, D70s, and D50 Cameras136 1, Page 2, and Page 3. See the camera manual for details Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Preferences Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control137 Preferences dialog contains the following three tabs 138 Color Management TabTemporary Files tab contains the fol- lowing item Folder for Temporary Data 139 Standard RGB Proﬁles Supported in Nikon Capture Appendix a140 Supported Color Proﬁles CIE RGB NKCIE.icm Windows/Nikon CIE RGB 4.0.0.3000 Macintosh 141 Technical Data for RGB Proﬁles Supported in Nikon Capture 142Nikon Capture 4 and Adobe Photoshop Color Proﬁles Appendix B Choosing a Monitor Proﬁle143 Adjusting Settings in Adobe Photoshop Opening Tiff and Jpeg Images Created Using Nikon Capture144 Appendix C 145Nikon NEF Plug-in Opening Modiﬁed Images 146Nikon NEF Plug-in Windows Nikon NEF Plugin.8Bi Appendix D Troubleshooting147 Nikon Capture 4 Does Not Start Appendix D 148 149 Appendix EGlossary See Color management system Compression 150 ICC 151 RGB 152 Threshold 153 White balance 154 155 IndexJPEG, 13, 20, 83 LCD 57-62 156