Nikon Capture NX2 user manual Save Adjustments, Load Adjustments

Save Adjustments

Select the Save Adjustments command to open the “Save Adjustments” dialog. It is within the “Save Adjustments” dialog that you create settings files that will be used for batch processes in the future.

When the “Save Adjustments” dialog opens, you are presented with a representation of the current image’s Edit List palette. It is from this list that you can select and identify which enhancements will be saved into the settings file.

The “Save Adjustments” dialog can be used to save all enhancements applied to the current image, or only selected steps and enhancements. Click on the checkboxes of the enhancements or adjustments that you wish to save into the settings file. By clicking and highlighting steps and

enhancements within the Edit List palette prior to

selecting Save Adjustments, you can cause the “Save Adjustments” dialog to open with the checkboxes for those adjustments and enhancements already checked.

Enter the name of that you would like to use for the settings file. The name you enter here will be displayed within the Load Adjustments sub-menu of the Batch menu.

Capture NX 2 will then create the settings file in the Capture NX 2 settings folder. To specify a different location, click on the Browse button and select an alternative location to store the settings file.

When saving to the default Capture NX 2 settings folder, Capture NX 2 will automatically place the settings file within a folder depending on the contents of the settings file. Settings files that contain only a single enhancement will be placed into a folder named after that enhancement. Settings files with multiple enhancements will be placed into a folder labeled “Multiple Settings”. In this manner, your settings files will be organized enabling you to quickly locate a settings file that contains a specific type of enhancement.

Load Adjustments

The Load Adjustments sub-menu provides you with a list of settings files that are currently available within Capture NX 2. You can add additional settings files to this list using the “Manage Settings” section of the “Preferences” dialog.

Selecting a settings file while in the editor will apply those settings to the current image.

Selecting a settings file from the Load Adjustments sub-

menu after selecting images in the browser will open the

Processing Queue and enable you to start a batch process immediately.

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