Introduction

Viewing Pictures

Filters

Image Adjustment

Other Features

Menu Guide

Copying Adjustments

The Adjustment Manager Tool

The adjustment manager can be used to apply multiple adjustments simultane- ously.

Copy Updated Adjustments: Copy all adjustments that have been changed since the current folder was selected.

Copy All Adjustments: Copy all adjustments.

Paste Adjustments: Apply adjustments copied us- ing Copy Updated Adjustments or Copy All Adjustments to the currently-selected image or images.

Save Updated Adjustments: Save all adjustments that have been changed since the current folder was selected.

Save All Adjustments: Save all adjustments.

Load Adjustments: Select an adjustments file saved using Save Updated Adjustments or Save All Adjustments and apply it to the currently-se- lected image or images.

Register Updated Adjustments: Any adjustments that have been changed since the current folder was selected are saved and added as an option to the adjustment manager pull-down menu.

Register All Adjustments: All current adjustments are saved and added as an option to the adjust- ment manager pull-down menu.

Edit Registered Adjustments: Reorder, rename, or delete adjustments previously added to the adjustment manager pull-down menu.

nCopying Adjustments to Other Pictures

Follow the steps below to copy adjustments and apply them to other images.

  1 Adjust settings in the edit palette. Here we have set exposure compensation (page 20) to –1/2 EV and selected the Vivid Picture Control (page 22).

  2 Click the adjustment manager icon and se- lect Copy Updated Adjustments or Copy All Adjustments from the options in the adjust- ment palette. Here we have selected Copy All Adjustments.

3 Select images. In this example, the selected image has already been ad- justedusingtheexposurecompensation(page20)andwhitebalance(page21) tools.

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Nikon NX-D manual Adjustment Manager Tool, Copying Adjustments to Other Pictures

NX-D specifications

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