Nikon Capture NX2 user manual Rotate Tool, Straighten Tool

Rotate Tool

The rotate tool is used to rotate images 90° clockwise or counter-clockwise. Click on this button to rotate the image 90° in the direction indicated. Hold the Alt key (Windows) or option key (Macintosh) and click on this button to rotate the image 90° other direction. To choose the direction of rotation, click and hold this icon.

Multiple images can be rotated simultaneously by selecting multiple images in the browser and then clicking on this button.

Rotating an image within the editor will cause a step to be

created within the Edit List palette, enabling you to remove the rotation at any point in the future. When you save your images with the NEF file format, you can remove the rotation after the image has been saved or closed. Rotating an image found in the browser will be applied in a non-destructive fashion, however there will not be a rotation step added to the Edit List palette.

Shortcut

Rotate the image 90° clockwise: Ctrl + R (Windows) command + R (Macintosh)

Rotate the image 90° counter clockwise: Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows) command + shift + R (Macintosh)

Straighten Tool

Select this button to add a Straighten step to the Edit List palette. In the Straighten step, you can rotate an image

incrementally clockwise or counter-clockwise, or you can trace a line within your image that should be either horizontal or vertical and allow the straighten tool to automatically straighten your image.

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