Nikon Capture NX2 user manual Color Profile, Apply Profile, Profile Selector

Color Profile

The Color Profile tool provides you with image-specific color management options within Capture NX 2. Use these options to apply a profile, or convert the current profile to prepare the image for your specific color managed workflow.

Capture NX 2 utilizes the default color profile folder for your operating system. If you add or create additional profiles on your system, please ensure that the new profiles are placed in this default location. Locations typically used for storing color profiles in are:

Windows Vista: Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color

Windows XP: Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\Color

Mac OS X: Library : ColorSync : Profiles

The Color Profile tool displays the current profile embedded within the image. Choose between the two different methods of altering the profile to color manage your image.

The Color Profile tool provides you with two different methods for altering the current profile, with each method providing different controls. The two available methods are:

Apply Profile

Choose the Apply Profile method to assign a profile to the current image. This option is most often used when you would like to assign an input profile, such as a profile you created for your camera, to the image.

A Please note: When you apply a profile, your image may change on your monitor, but the color values will not change. This is because you have just identified the meaning of the colors throughout your image based on the profile created for the input device.

Use the following controls to use the Apply Profile method:

Profile Selector

Use the profile selector pull-down menu to select one of the input profiles available and apply that profile to your image.

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