Move the black point slider to the left to set all luminosity values from that point

 

and to the right to complete black, while redistributing all of the values to stretch

 

the luminosity range to match the entire possible range of values. It is

w Black Point Slider

recommended that you move the black point slider all the way to the right to

 

match up with the left-most information from the displayed histogram. This adjusts

 

the current image so that the darkest values in the image match the darkest value

 

that can be displayed in a digital file.

e Mid Point Slider

Move the mid-point slider either to the left or to the right to lighten or darken the

mid-tones of the image.

 

 

Move the white point slider to the left to set all luminosity values from that point

 

and to the right to complete white, while redistributing all of the values to stretch

r White Point

the luminosity range to match the entire possible range of values. It is

recommended that you move the white point slider all the way to the left to match

Slider

up with the right-most information from the displayed histogram. This adjusts the

 

 

current image so that the lightest values in the image match the lightest value that

 

can be displayed in a digital file.

 

The black and white output sliders enable you to set the minimum and maximum

t Black and White

brightness levels of the image. By dragging the black output slider up, you lighten

the darkest luminosity level in the image, and by dragging the white output slider

Output Sliders

down, you darken the lightest luminosity level in the image. These two sliders are

 

 

often used if the darkest and lightest colors should not be black and white.

 

This button toggles back and forth between before and after histograms. The

y Show Before /

before histogram always remains the same and represents the histogram before

any adjustments have been made to the image in the Master Lightness channel.

After Histogram

The after histogram is updated in real time, based on the changes made in the

 

 

Master Lightness channel.

u Auto Contrast

Click on this button to automatically move the black and white point sliders to

match the darkest and lightest values of the luminosity histogram.

 

i Add Anchor

Click on this button and then click on the active image to select a color to place an

Point

anchor point on the luminosity curve.

o Reset Current

Click on this button to reset only the Master Lightness channel to the default

Channel

values.

!0Reset All

Click on this button to reset all channels within the LCH step to their default values.

Channels

 

!1Temporary

Hold this button down to temporarily hide the effect of the Master Lightness

Cancel

channel.

 

 

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Nikon NX2 White Point, Output Sliders, Show Before, Master Lightness channel, Auto Contrast, Add Anchor, Reset Current