Nikon Capture NX2 user manual File Naming Dialog, Prefix, Background

Rename

By checking the Rename checkbox, Capture NX 2 will rename the images using the naming system found within the File Naming dialog. Click on the Edit button to display the File Naming dialog. For more information, please see the “File Naming Dialog” section later in this chapter.

Select File Format

Choose a file format for processed images from the Select File Format pull-down menu. The following options are available:

❏NEF:

Choose a compression setting in the Advanced section.

❏TIFF:

In the Advanced section, choose a color model (RGB or CMYK), bit depth (Always 8 bit or 16 bit if possible), and compression type (None or LZW).

❏JPEG:

Use the pull-down menu to choose from Highest Compression Ratio, Good Compression Ratio, Good Balance, Good Quality, and Excellent Quality, or select the desired balance between image

quality and compression using the slider.

Check Embed ICC Profile to embed an ICC color profile in each image.

Destination

The Destination section enables you to identify the location to use when saving processed images.

❏Select Folder

By selecting Select Folder, you can manually identify the folder that the processed images should be placed in. Click on the Browse… button to identify the location to place the processed images.

❏Use Source Folder

The Use Source Folder option will place the processed files in same folder as the source image.

Once you have identified the parameters to use for the Watched Folder, click OK. This will bring up the Processing Queue, indicating that the current process is a watched folder. You are able to minimize the Processing Queue and continue working on other images while the watched folder process continues in

the background.

File Naming Dialog

The File Naming dialog provides you with options for setting up a file naming convention to use when batch processing multiple images. You are provided with three sections to identify the file name, and can

control how those different sections are separated. This dialog is accessible when setting up a batch process or watched folder using the Run Batch Process… command from the Batch menu, within the Processing Queue, or when selecting multiple images in the browser and selecting Rename… from the Edit menu.

Prefix

The contents of this section will be applied to the beginning of the file name. You can choose from:

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