Nikon Capture NX2 user manual

SOFTWARE

User's Manual

Contents

Main Notices Trademark Information Chapter 2 Chapters at a Glance Page Chapter 3 Table of Contents 4 Page 6 Page 8 Chapter 4 Introduction RAW File Format Benefits 10 Chapter 4 Introduction |Camera Relationsh ip Camera Relationship U Point Technology Chapter 5 System Requirements & Installation Macintosh System Requirements Windows A Page Color Management Options Running CaptureNX 2 in Trial Mode or Activating Product 1 2 14 Chapter 5 System Requirements & Installation |Installation Upgrading From Capture NX Version 1 Chapter 6 Getting Started Launching Capture NX 2 Convert Capture NX Version 1 Labels A 16 Chapter 6 Getting Started |Welcome Screen Welcome Screen Windows Macintos h Browsing and Opening Images Using the Browser Using Open Image 1 2 1 Page File Format Differences NEF A NEF RAW File Support TIFF 1 Page 22 Chapter 6 Getting Started |Printing Printing Printing a Single Image Printing an Image to Fill the Current Page 1 2 Page Page Page 26 Chapter 6 Getting Started |Printing Printing contact sheets To print a series of images as a contact sheet, follow these steps: 1 2 3 Page 28 Chapter 6 Getting Started |Batch Processing Batch Processing Applying a series of enhancements to a folder of images 1 2 3 Page 30 Chapter 6 Getting Started |Batch Processing 7 8 9 Adding XMP/IPTC data to a series of images using an XMP/IPTC preset 1 2 Page Page 34 Chapter 6 Getting Started |Converting NEF RAW files into JPEG or TIFF files 5 6 7 8 To convert selected files from the Browser 1 2 3 Page Chapter 7 Preferences General Default Save As Keep all Steps Active in Edit List Folder for Temporary Data Color Management Intent Perceptual Saturation Relative Colorimetric Absolute Colorimetric Levels & Sampling Levels & Curves Page Display Grid Selection Overlay Color Opacity Image Auto-Hide On-Image Elements Cache Settings Browsing Cache Editing Cache Page 48 Chapter 7 Prefere nces |XMP/IPTC Presets XMP/IPTC Presets Available Presets Field Editor Page 50 Chapter 7 Prefere nces |Labels Labels Label Compatibility A Available Labels Manage Settings Add Delete 52 Chapter 7 Prefere nces |Work spaces Workspaces Default Workspaces My Workspaces Reset Shortcuts Add Page Page Chapter 8 Interface Overview 56 Chapter 8 Interface |Overview Workspaces Browser 58 Chapter 8 Interface |Workspace s Metadata Multi-Purpose Edit Creating Custom Workspaces Page 60 Chapter 8 Interface |Working with Multiple Screens Working with Multiple Screens Additional screen Sub-Menu 2 1 2 A Desktop Swap Workspaces 62 Chapter 8 Interface |Image Window Image Window t Soft Proof 1 2 3 64 Chapter 8 Interface |Image Window Target Profile Window & Palette Functionality 66 Chapter 8 Interface |Window & Palette Functionality Finding Palettes Chapter 9 The Browser Browser Overview Page Page 70 Chapter 9 The Browser |Navigating Within the Browser Navigating Within the Browser Filtering Tools q Filter by Label 1 2 w Filter by Rating e File Type to Display 3 1 2 3 72 Chapter 9 The Browser |Sorting Tools Sorting Tools Sort By Then Sort By Labeling and Rating Toolbar Add Label 1 2 1 2 74 Chapter 9 The Browser |Browser Header Browser Header Browser View Selector Thumbnail Grid Thumbnail Information Overlay Page 76 Chapter 9 The Browser |Browser View Selector Thumbnail List Page 78 Chapter 9 The Browser |Opening Images from the Browser Opening Images from the Browser Page 80 Chapter 10 The Folders Palette |Favorite Folder s Section Favorite Folders Section Adding Favorites Deleting Favorites A Folder Structure Section The Metadata Palette File & Camera Information Section 82 Chapter 11 The Metadata Palette |XMP/IPTC Information Section XMP/IPTC Information Section Adding Image Information 1 2 3 Copying and Pasting IPTC Information 4 1 A 2 84 Chapter 11 The Metadata Palette |XMP/IPTC Information Section 3 4 A 1 A Page 86 Chapter 11 The Metadata Palette |XMP/IPTC Information Section Loading XMP/IPTC Presets Managing XMP/IPTC Presets 6 1 2 Chapter 12 Activity Toolbar Workspace Selector Launch NikonTransfer Page Chapter 13 The Toolbar Tool Options Bar Direct Select Tool A 90 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Hand Tool Hand Tool Zoom Tool Rotate Tool Straighten Tool 92 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Straighten Tool To straighten your image using the straighten tool, follow these steps: 1 2 3 4 Page 94 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Crop Tool Crop Method Show Crop Assistance Grid 5 A Black Control Point Original Image Final Image 1 2 96 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Black Control Point Black Control Point Method Luminosity Method 3 Page 98 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Neutral Control Point Neutral Control Point Original Image Final Image To add a neutral control point to your image, follow these steps: 1 2 3 100 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Neutral Control Point Neutral Control Point Method Affect Luminosity Method Show Selection Color Picker Advanced White Control Point 102 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |White Control Point White Control Point Method Luminosity Method 1 2 3 Advanced Color Control Point 104 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Color Control Point 1 2 3 Color Control Point Mode BCS HSB 4 106 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Color Control Point Show Selection Protect Details Color Picker Method Basic 1 2 3 108 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Auto Retouch Brush Auto Retouch Brush 1 2 3 4 Size 110 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Selection Control Point Selection Control Point 1 2 3 4 Shortcut 1 Page Selection Brush Tool A 2 A 3 114 Chapter 13 The Toolbar |Selection Brush Tool Brush Hardness 4 5 6 Pressure Controls Size Opacity Opacity and Size None 1 2 Gradient Range 3 4 5 A 6 1 2 3 Chapter 14 Birds Eye Page Page 122 Chapter 15 Edit List |Introduction to the Edit List Introduction to the Edit List Page 124 Chapter 15 Edit List |Versi on Version Original Last Saved (Current) New Version Page 126 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section Develop Section A To use the Develop section, follow these steps: 1 2 3 4 5 Camera Settings White Balance 128 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section Page 130 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section Picture Control A 132 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section Page 134 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section Non-Picture Control Page 136 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section Active D-Lighting Quick Fix Tone C ur ve Page Camera & Lens Corrections Color Moir Reduction Image Dust Off A 140 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section A Auto Color Aberration Auto Red-Eye Vignette Contr ol 1 2 142 Chapter 15 Edit List |Develop Section Fisheye Lens Adjust Section q Selection Information Selection Display Control 144 Chapter 15 Edit List |Adjust Sect ion Base Mask Selection Control Points Section Paint & Fill Mask Section Feather w Adjust & Filter pull-down menu e Link Icon r Enhancement Controls 146 Chapter 15 Edit List |Adjust Sect ion t Opacity Mixer Channels Blending Mode 148 Chapter 15 Edit List |Work ing wi th the Edit L ist Working with the Edit List Deleting Steps and Enhancements Copying and Pasting Steps and Enhancements 1 2 3 4 Linking Enhancements A 1 2 3 1 2 150 Chapter 15 Edit List |New Step Button New Step Button A Chapter 16 Photo Info Histogram A 152 Chapter 16 Photo Info |Histogram q Channels RGB Red Green Blue 1 2 3 4 154 Chapter 16 Photo Info |Watch Points q Add Watch Point Button w Color Model e Sample Size Point Sample 3 x 3 Average The Color Picker 156 Page Page Chapter 18 File Menu Open Image A Open With 160 Chapter 18 File Menu |Open Folder in Browser Open Folder in Browser Open Recent Launch Nikon Transfer Launch Camera Control Pro Save Save As NEF Use Compression A TIFF A Quality Page 164 Chapter 18 File Menu |Print Print q Page Display and Page Forward and Back Buttons w Copies e Page Setup r Metadata Print Information Imprint Date Shot over Image 166 Chapter 18 File Menu |Print t Page Layout Tab Use Output Resolution Select Layout Select Picture Size A y Color Management Tab A Image Profile Printer Profile Intent Exit A Chapter 19 Edit Menu Undo Redo 170 Chapter 19 Edit Menu |Cut Cut Copy Paste Duplicate Delete Rename 172 Chapter 19 Edit Menu |Select All Select All Deselect All Flip Rotate 174 Chapter 19 Edit Menu |Rotate 90 Degrees CW 90 Degrees CCW 1 2 3 4 5 176 Chapter 19 Edit Menu |Size / Resolution Size / Resolution Resample Image Dont Resample Image A Fit Photo 1 Page A 6 Page Chapter 20 Adjust Menu A Light > Levels & Curves 182 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Light > Levels & Curves To use the Levels & Curves tool to edit your images, follow these steps: 1 2 3 4 q Channel Selector w Curve Editor 184 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Light > Levels & Curves e Black and White Output Sliders r Black, Mid Point, and White Sliders Black Point Slider Mid-Point Slider White Point Slider t Show Before / After Histogram y Auto Contrast u Set White Point i Set Neutral Point 186 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Light > Contrast / Brightness Light > Contrast / Brightness Light > Auto Levels Auto Levels Method Auto Advanced Correct Contrast Light > D-Lighting Faster (HS) Method Adjustment Color Boost Better Quality (HQ) Method Page 190 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Color > LCH Master Lightness 3 4 Page 192 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Color > LCH Color Lightness 194 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Color > LCH Chroma Hue A 196 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Color > LCH Color > Color Balance Red Green Blue 198 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Color > Col or Booster Color > Color Booster Protect Skin Tones Level Color > Saturation / Warmth Saturation Focus > Gaussian Blur Focus > High Pass 200 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Focus > Unsharp Mask Focus > Unsharp Mask A 1 2 The Unsharp Mask tool provides you with the following controls: Color 3 4 5 202 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Correct > Distortion Control Intensity Correct > Distortion Control Correction Fill Color Correct > Color Aberration Control Red Cyan Blue Yellow Page Page 206 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Color Profile Color Profile Apply Profile A Profile Selector Convert to Profile Profile Selector 208 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu |Color Profile A Chapter 21 Filter Menu Photo Effects Enhance Photo Brightness Enhance Dark Tones Black and White Sepia Tinted Add Grain / Noise Grain Strength Grain Color Grain Type Contrast: Color Range Colorize Color Blending Mode Black and White Conversion Filter Hue 1 2 3 216 Chapter 21 Filter Menu |Third-Party Plug-Ins Third-Party Plug-Ins Chapter 22 Batch Menu Run Batch Process Batch Process Source 218 Chapter 22 Batch Menu |Run Batch Process Apply Settings Conflict Management Rename Select File Format Destination Watched Folder Watche d Fol der 220 Chapter 22 Batch Menu |Run Batch Process Apply Settings Conflict Management Rename Select File Format Destination File Naming Dialog Prefix 222 Chapter 22 Batch Menu |Run Batch Process Middle Suffix Processing Queue A 224 Chapter 22 Batch Menu |Copy Adjustments Close When Done Notify When Complete Copy Adjustments C Paste Adjustments Save Adjustments Load Adjustments 226 Chapter 22 Batch Menu |Copy IPTC Info Copy IPTC Info Paste IPTC Info Save XMP/IPTC Preset Load XMP/IPTC Preset Chapter 23 View Menu Selection Display Hide Selection 228 Chapter 23 View Menu |Show All Control Points Show Overlay Show All Control Points Show Active Selection A Show Watch Points Show Grid Show Focus Point A Show Lost Highlights 230 Chapter 23 View Menu |Show Lost Shadows Show Lost Shadows View at 100% Fit to Screen Zoom In 232 Chapter 23 View Menu |Zoom Out Zoom Out Full Screen Presentation Page 234 Chapter 23 View Menu |Compare Images Compare Images Compare in Browser Compare in Editor 236 Chapter 23 View Menu |Compare Images Compare with Original Chapter 24 Window Menu Page Chapter 25 Help Menu Contents Technical Support A 240 Chapter 25 Help Menu |Show Welcome Screen Show Welcome Screen Update CaptureNX 2 About Capture NX 2 A Chapter 26 Appendix: Short-cuts The Browser 242 Chapter 26 Appendix: Short- cuts |The Toolbar The Toolbar Photo Info File Menu Edit Menu 244 Chapter 26 Appendix: Short- cuts |Adjust Menu Adjust Menu Filter Menu Batch Menu View Page Page Chapter 27 Appendix: Supplied Color Profiles Standard RGB Profiles Supplied in CaptureNX 2 Profiles with a Gamma Value of 1.8 Apple RGB: NKApple.icm (Windows)/ Nikon Apple RGB 4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh) ColorMatch RGB: MKCMatch.icm (Windows)/ Nikon ColorMatch RGB 4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh) Page Technical Data for RGB Profiles Supplied with CaptureNX 2 CaptureNX 2 and Adobe Photoshop Color Profiles Chapter 28 Appendix: Additional Notices General C Nikon Message Center Agent Installation Camera Adjustments White Balance Color Mode Exposure Compensation 254 Chapter 28 Appendix: Additional Notices |Image Dust Off Image Dust Off 1 2 4 3 Page 256 Chapter 28 Appendix: Additional Notices |Saving Images Saving Images A Printing A Size / Resolution A Color Management Preferences (Windows) A Color Management Preferences (Macintosh) Levels & Curves D-Lighting Unsharp Mask Color Aberration Control Batch Processing Page Chapter 29 Index A B C D 262 G H I J T U V W X