Capture NX-D Reference Manual
for Version 1.2.0
Introduction
Filters
Other Features
Image Adjustment
Menu Guide
Viewing Pictures
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Introduction
What Capture NX-D Can Do for You
Because changes to settings are stored separately from the original image data,
the original picture can be restored at any time with no drop in quality.
Fine-Tuning Pictures in Capture NX-D
Capture NX-D stores image adjustments in a separate “sidecar” file that is up-
dated automatically as settings are changed.
Settings
Original image
Fine-tuning preview
Picture Control settings
Settings file
Settings file deleted or
settings reset
Fine-tuning preview
Original image
When files are converted to JPEG or TIFF, the changes are applied to the image as
it is saved to create a new, modified image data file.
Image data
Exposure compensation
Settings
JPEG or TIFF file
Original image
Image Adjustments
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Image adjustments are stored in a“NKSC_PARAM”folder in the same folder as the original image. All
changes will be lost if this folder or the image adjustment file is deleted; similarly, because the image
and the image adjustment file are linked via the file name, changes will be lost or applied to another
image if the image adjustment file is renamed.
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Introduction
Hiding Changes Made in Capture NX/Capture NX 2
n Unsupported Images
Capture NX-D can be used in combination with
Capture NX and Capture NX 2. To hide changes
made using Capture NX or Capture NX 2, click the
button in the edit palette (page 7) to display
the Version tool and deselect Apply adjustment
steps. This applies only to modifications made us-
ing the tools in the“Enhancement Steps”(Capture
NX) or “Adjust” section (Capture NX 2); images
modified using these tools are indicated by
icons in the thumbnail list.
Images that have been modified using the Color
Efex Pro plugin for Capture NX or Capture NX 2
can be fine-tuned in Capture NX-D by first reset-
ting all changes using the revert button in the edit
palette (page 7). Pictures that have been modified
using Color Efex Pro are indicated by
the thumbnail list.
icons in
Revert button
Version
n Apply History Setting
The image below has been modified using the Picture Control tool in the “De-
velop”section and the Gaussian Blur tool in the“Adjust”section of Capture NX 2.
Deselecting Apply adjustment steps in Capture NX-D hides only the effects of
the “Gaussian Blur”tool.
RAW (NEF/NRW) Images
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Changes made to RAW (NEF/NRW) images in Capture NX‑D, including those made using the revert but‑
ton, are not reflected in Capture NX or Capture NX 2. RAW (NEF/NRW) images opened in Capture NX or
Capture NX 2 will be restored to the state they were in when they were last saved in these applications,
regardless of any changes made in the interim using Capture NX‑D.
NEF Conversion
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JPEG or TIFF images converted to NEF in Capture NX or Capture NX 2 are treated as JPEG or TIFF im‑
ages in Capture NX‑D and can not be modified using options such as exposure compensation (page
20) and white balance (page 21) that apply only to RAW (NEF/NRW) images.
Auto Retouch Brush (Capture NX 2)
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Images modified using the Capture NX 2 auto retouch brush will be marked with a
in which Capture NX‑D is unable to show the tool’s effects.
icon in cases
Apply adjustment steps:
Apply adjustment steps:
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Introduction
The Capture NX-D Window
Toolbar: Choose a view and access image ad-
Folder palette: Select a folder to display its con-
Image area: View the images in the current
folder.
Selected image: Selected images are high-
lighted in gray, with images that have been
modified indicated by a icon at the top left
corner of the thumbnail. Double-click to pre-
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Histogram palette: View the tone distribution
Edit/metadata palettes: Fine-tune images using
the tools in the edit palette or switch to the
metadata palette to view image information
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The Navigation Palette
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A navigation (bird’s eye) palette (page 6) appears when a preview is displayed by double‑clicking a thumbnail in the image area.
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Introduction
Palettes
Capture NX-D offers the following palettes.
The Histogram Palette
Channel menu
The histogram palette provides a constantly-up-
dated histogram for the selected thumbnail or
the image in the preview display. The histogram
shows the tone distribution for the color channel
selected in the channel menu. Choose RGB to
view overlapping distributions for the red, green,
and blue channels: tone ranges in which the dis-
tributions for red and green overlap are shown in
yellow, those in which red and blue overlap in ma-
genta, those in which green and blue overlap in
cyan, and those in which all three colors overlap
in white.
The Folder Palette
The folder palette lists the folders in the com-
puter’s storage system. Click a folder to view the
images it contains in the image area or preview
display.
The Navigation (Bird’s Eye) Palette
The navigation palette is displayed above the
folder palette when you double-click a thumbnail
to display a preview.
When the preview is zoomed in, the frame in the
navigation palette shows the area currently dis-
played. Drag the frame to view other areas of the
preview.
The folder palette menu gives access to recent
folders. Frequently-used folders can be added to
and then accessed from this menu.
Folder palette menu
Palette Menus
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To access the palette menu, click the triangle ( ) at the top right corner of the palette. Select Undock
to open the palette in a floating window that can be moved freely about the display.
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Introduction
Palettes
The Edit Palette
The Metadata Palette
Tool list
Metadata tab
Edit tab
Use the tools in the edit palette to adjust the
image currently selected or previewed in the
Compensation, White Balance, Picture Control,
and Tone/Tone (Detail) tools that can be accessed
via pull-down menus or by clicking the tool icon
and adjusting settings in the adjustments palette
be used to copy adjustments to other images
or save current settings for later use. To reset all
tools and restore the image to the state it was in
when first opened in Capture NX-D, click the revert
button (note that any changes made to JPEG and
TIFF images in other applications since they were
last opened in Capture NX-D will not be reset).
The metadata palette lists information on the im-
age currently selected or previewed in the image
area, including exposure, the model of camera
used to record the picture, and the date and time
of recording. The metadata palette can be dis-
played in the position normally occupied by the
in the palette menu.
Adjustment manager
Adjustments palette
Tool buttons Revert button
The Edit and Metadata Palettes
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Use the tabs at the top left corner to switch between the edit and metadata palettes.
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Introduction
The Toolbar
Use the toolbar to choose a view and access image adjustment tools.
Restore the “before”image to the state it was in before any adjust-
ments were made.
Original
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Access the fit, combination, zoom, and hand tools or choose a
zoom ratio for the image in the preview palette.
Preview Display Mode
Gray Point Sample Tool
Click a point in the preview to adjust white balance so that the
sampled point takes on a neutral gray color.
Straighten Tool
Crop Tool
Straighten images.
Crop images.
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View the current image or images in ViewNX-i. The images are dis-
played in their current state including any changes made using
Capture NX-D and, in the case of NEF/NRW (RAW) images, without
conversion to TIFF.
Open with ViewNX-i
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Convert images to 16-bit TIFF and open them in an application
previously selected using the Register… option.
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Save images in JPEG or TIFF format. Adjustments are applied be-
fore the image is saved.
Print
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Convert Files
Batch Process Status View batch process status.
Cancel Batch Process Cancel batch processing.
Filter by Rating/Label Filter images by rating or label.
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Back/Foward
Select the folder before or after the current folder.
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Open Folder
Thumbnail
Display a dialog where you can navigate to and open a folder.
View the images in the current folder as thumbnails.
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Filtering
Filter images by rating, label, or camera settings.
End filtering and view all images.
View a preview at the top of the image area with thumbnails listed
underneath.
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Preview
Display the preview only.
View images full screen.
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Full Screen
View images side-by-side. Choose from Compare Images and
Compare Before and After Images.
Multi Preview
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Compare Images
View selected images side-by-side.
Compare Before and View an image as it appeared before adjustment side-by-side with
After Images
the adjusted image.
Apply current adjustments to the “before”image for use as a refer-
ence when making further modifications.
Current
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Introduction
The Status Bar
The Menu Bar
View information on the image selected or previewed in the image area.
Access image adjustment tools or save images in other formats.
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File name
Zoom ratio
Color space
Image size
The file name.
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Convert files to other formats, run batch processes, and print and rename files.
Select, copy, paste, and delete images.
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The zoom ratio at which the preview is currently displayed.
The color space of the image in the preview display.
The size (in pixels) of the image in the preview display.
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Edit
View
Choose a view mode, adjust zoom, and sort and select images.
Image Straighten, rate, and label images or display a grid or the focus point, shadows, or highlights.
The color of the pixel under the cursor in the preview and com-
bined displays.
Adjust Copy, paste, save, and load image adjustment settings.
Color value
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Tool
Window View and hide palettes.
Help View online help or the current software version number.
Access image adjustment tools.
The position of the current image and the total number of images
in the folder. Click
Position in folder
or
to view other images.
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Viewing Pictures
Viewing Pictures
Capture NX-D offers the following viewing options.
Previews
Double-click a thumbnail or select a thumbnail and click the
toolbar to display a preview.
button in the
Thumbnails
At default settings, Capture NX-D lists the images in the current folder as thumb-
nails. Selected images are highlighted in gray.
Thumbnail list
Selected image
Returning to the Thumbnail View
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To return to the thumbnail view, click the button in the toolbar.
Thumbnail Size
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Use the slider above the image area to choose the thumbnail size.
Slider
Same Name, Different Extension
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At default settings, if the folder contains two images
with the same file names but different extensions (for
example, RAW and JPEG images recorded at image
quality settings of“RAW + JPEG”), only the RAW image
will be displayed. To view all images, select Tool (or
on the Mac, Capture NX-D) > Preferences > Show
a NEF/NRW image as separate files.
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Viewing Pictures
Viewing Pictures
Choosing the Location of the Preview and Thumbnail Palettes
The locations of the preview and thumbnail palettes can be selected from the palette menus.
Thumbnails and Previews Combined
To preview the current image with thumbnails above, below, or to one side, click
the button in the toolbar.
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Preview palette menu
Preview palette
Thumbnail palette
Click thumbnails to preview other images.
Thumbnail palette menu
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Viewing Pictures
Viewing Pictures
Use the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard to view additional images.
Viewing Images Full Screen
To hide the menus, toolbar, and palettes and view the current image full screen,
click the button in the toolbar.
Compare images
Compare before and after images
To exit the full-screen display and return to the previous view, click the button
or press the Esc key.
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Viewing Pictures
Side-by-Side Comparison
To compare multiple images side-by-side, or to compare before and after views
of the same image, click the button in the toolbar and choose (Compare
Images) or (Compare Before and After Images).
When you click the button, the current image will be displayed on the left. To
select images for display, click the desired preview box and then click a thumb-
nail. Only images in the same folder can be selected for side-by-side comparison.
Multi Preview button
Click
Compare Images
Compare Before and After Images
Compare Images
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Click a
thumbnail
On computers with at least 4 GB of memory and a 64‑bit operat‑
ing system, clicking the button displays a menu that offers a
four‑image option in addition to the standard two‑image com‑
pare images option.
The selected preview is highlighted in white. Image adjustments apply only to
the selected preview, as do the histogram and navigation palette displays.
Compare Images (
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Compare images side-by-side. When either image is zoomed or scrolled, the
other will be zoomed or scrolled to match.
No adjustment
Exposure compensation set to +1.0 EV
Current image
Comparing Images in the Preview Display
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Clicking the
button opens the images side‑by‑side
in the preview display.
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Viewing Pictures
Side-by-Side Comparison
n Updating the “Before” Image
Compare Before and After Images (
)
To update the “before” image to reflect current image adjustments, click the
button in the toolbar. The “before” image can then be used as a reference for
subsequent changes to image adjustment settings.
Compare before and after views of the current image.
Before
After
n Restoring the “Before” Image
To restore the “before” image to its unadjusted state, click the button in the
toolbar. The “before” image will be restored to the state the image was in when
first opened in Capture NX-D (note that any changes made to JPEG and TIFF im-
ages in other applications since they were last opened in Capture NX-D will not
be reset).
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Filters
Rating
Pictures can be assigned ratings of from (no rating) to five stars.
Ratings are assigned using the thumbnail rating icons or the Apply Ratings op-
tion in the Image menu.
Select pictures.
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To select multiple pictures, keep the Ctrl key
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(or on Mac computers, the /command key)
pressed while clicking each image in turn. To se‑
lect two pictures and all images between them,
click the pictures while pressing Shift.
Click the icon and choose a rating of from (no rating) to five stars.
2
To assign the picture a three-star rating,
click the third star from the left. The first
three stars will be highlighted in yellow.
“Apply Ratings”
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Selected files can also be rated using the Apply Ratings option in the Image menu.
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Filters
Labelling
To make pictures easier to sort and locate, you can assign them labels of from“0”
(no label) through “9”, each with its own unique color.
Ratings are assigned using the thumbnail label icons or the Apply Labels option
in the Image menu.
Select pictures.
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To select multiple pictures, keep the Ctrl key
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(or on Mac computers, the /command key)
pressed while clicking each image in turn. To se‑
lect two pictures and all images between them,
click the pictures while pressing Shift.
Click a label ( ; in the case of unlabelled images, the label “0” only appears
when the cursor is over the picture) and choose a label of from“0”(no label)
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“Apply Labels”
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Selected files can also be rated using the Apply Labels option in the Image menu.
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Filters
Filtering
To filter pictures using criteria such as ratings, labels, and photo information,
click the button in the toolbar.
Quick Filters
Use the button in the toolbar to quickly filter pictures by rating and label.
Click the button to display the filter bar.
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Filter bar
Choose a filter or filters from the options in the filter bar.
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If you select multiple ratings, all pictures with ratings in the selected range will be displayed.
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For example, selecting ratings of three and five stars displays pictures with ratings of three,
four, and five stars.
A dialog will be displayed where you can select
filters. Only pictures that match at least one of the
selected criteria will appear in the thumbnail list.
Only pictures that match at least one of
the selected criteria will appear in the
thumbnail list.
Filters
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The options for the Model, Focal Length, Shutter Speed,
F Number, and ISO Sensitivity filters are restricted to values
found in the images in the current folder.
Viewing All Pictures
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To cancel filtering and display all pictures in the current folder, click the button in the toolbar.
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Image Adjustment
The Edit Palette
Tool list
Most image adjustments are performed using the
edit palette, which consists of a tool list, an adjust-
ments palette, and tool buttons.
The Adjustment Palette
Use the adjustment palette to make detailed adjustments. Clicking a tool button
or an icon in the tool list displays settings for the selected item.
The Tool List
The tool list contains the items listed below. All
but Tone/Tone (Detail) apply exclusively to RAW
(NEF/NRW) images.
White Balance
Picture Control
Tone/Tone (Detail)
Settings for these tools can be selected from the
pull-down menus. Selecting Original restores set-
tings to the values in effect when the image was
first opened in Capture NX-D. At other settings, a
check ( ) appears in the box to the right of the
pull-down menu, and changes can be hidden by
removing the check from the box ( ).
Adjustment palette
Tools that have been modified using the adjustment palette are identified by the
label Manual in the tool list pull-down menus.
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Image Adjustment
The Edit Palette
Tool Buttons
The Adjustment Manager Tool
Adjustment manager
The following tools can be accessed using the
tool buttons at the bottom of the edit palette.
Note that some of these tools can be used only
with RAW (NEF/NRW) images; for information, see
the section for each tool.
Use the adjustment manager tool to copy adjust-
ments to other images or save current settings for
Camera and
Lens Corrections
LCH
Straighten
These tools are accessed by clicking the buttons
and adjusting settings in the adjustment palette.
The buttons for tools that have been modified
from default values are highlighted in yellow (e.g.,
).
Tool buttons
The Revert Button
Click the revert (“Revert to Original State”) button
to reset all tools and restore the image to the state
it was in when first opened in Capture NX-D (note
that any changes made to JPEG and TIFF images
in other applications since they were last opened
in Capture NX-D will not be reset).
Fine-Tuning Multiple Images
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Image adjustments apply simultane‑
ously to all the images currently select‑
ed in the thumbnail list.
Revert button
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Image Adjustment
Exposure Compensation (RAW Images)
Adjust overall exposure, making images lighter or
darker.
For values between +5.0 and –5.0 EV, incremented
instepsof0.01EV,usetheExposureCompensation
control in the image adjustment palette.
The image adjustment palette also offers an Active D-Lighting menu that can
be used to bring out details in highlights and shadows.
The pull-down menu in the tool list can be used to choose from values between
+1.0 and –1.0 EV.
Low
Normal
+1.0 EV
High
Extra high
–1.0 EV
Active D-Lighting
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Active D‑Lighting is available only with RAW images taken using cameras that support Active
D‑Lighting.
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Image Adjustment
White Balance (RAW Images)
Adjust white balance.
White balance can be fine-tuned using the Color
Temperature and Tint controls in the image ad-
justment palette. Tint can be set to values be-
tween –12 and +12: choose lower values for less
green and more magenta, higher values for the
opposite effect. The range of values available for
Color Temperature vary with the option selected
for white balance.
The pull-down menu in the tool list offers a choice of preset values.
Gray point sample tool
White balance can also be set by sampling the image: click the
(Gray Point
Sample Tool) button and click anywhere in the image to sample a single pixel,
or drag the cursor over the image to use the average color value for the selected
area. White balance for the entire image will be adjusted so that selected pixel
or area takes on a neutral gray color.
Incandescent
Blue area sampled
White balance adjusted to give blues a gray
cast and the overall image a “warm” cast
Cloudy
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Image Adjustment
Picture Control (RAW Images)
Color reproduction process
Adjust Picture Control settings.
The controls in the image adjustment palette can
be used to choose a color reproduction process,
perform quick adjustments to the selected control,
or fine-tune individual Picture Control parameters.
n Color Reproduction Process
Choose one of the following options:
• Latest Picture Control: Colors are processed using
the Picture Controls for the latest Nikon cameras.
• Camera compatible: Colors are processed using the
Picture Controls for the camera that took the
picture.
The pull-down menu in the tool list offers a choice
of preset Picture Controls.
Selected Picture Control
Quick Adjust
n Quick Adjust
Drag the slider left or right to mute or heighten the effect of the selected Picture
Control, or click Reset to reset the slider to zero. Quick adjust affects all Picture
Control settings simultaneously and cancels any changes made separately to
the individual parameters. It is not available with neutral, flat, or monochrome
Picture Controls.
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Image Adjustment
Picture Control (RAW Images)
n Picture Control Parameters
Note that Contrast and Brightness can not be adjusted if Camera compatible is
selected for pictures taken with Active D-Lighting or a Picture Control that uses
a custom curve.
Fine-tune individual Picture Control parameters, including sharpening, clarity,
contrast, and saturation, or select Auto to let Capture NX-D adjust settings au-
tomatically (note that Auto produces results that may vary with exposure and
the position and size of the subject in the frame). What parameters are available
depends on whether a monochrome Picture Control is selected.
• Sharpening: Control the sharpness of outlines.
Choose higher values for more sharpening.
• Clarity: Adjust clarity (requires Latest Picture
Control or a picture taken with a camera that
supports the Clarity parameter).
• Contrast: Adjust contrast. Choose lower values for
less contrast, higher values for more contrast.
• Brightness: Adjust brightness without losing de-
tail in highlights and shadows.
• Saturation (non-monochrome only): Control the vivid-
ness of colors. Choose lower values for less satu-
ration, higher values for more saturation.
• Hue (non-monochrome only): Adjust hue.
• Filter Effect (monochrome only): Simulate the effects of
color filters on monochrome photographs.
• Toning (monochrome only): Choose the tint used in
monochrome photographs.
• Toning Saturation (monochrome only): Choose the satu-
ration of the tint used in monochrome pictures.
Does not apply to black-and-white images.
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Image Adjustment
Tone/Tone (Detail)
Adjust overall brightness and contrast, or make adjustments that affect only
highlights and shadows.
Tone (Detail)
Clicking the icon shown at right displays the fol-
lowing controls in the image adjustment palette:
• Highlight Protection: Preserve details in highlights.
Values range from 0 to 100: choose higher val-
ues to reduce brightness in highlights.
• Shadow Protection: Preserve details in shadows.
Values range from 0 to 100: choose higher val-
ues to increase brightness in shadows.
Tone
Clicking the icon shown at right displays the fol-
lowing controls in the image adjustment palette:
• Brightness: Adjust overall brightness. Choose
from values between –100 and +100: the higher
the value, the brighter the result.
• D-Lighting HS: Brighten shadows in backlit or
poorly-lit pictures or reduce loss of detail in
highlights. Higher values reduce the contrast
between shadows and highlights.
• Contrast: Adjust overall contrast. Choose from
values between –100 and +100: the higher the
value, the greater the contrast.
• Saturation:Controlthevividnessofcolors. Choose
from values between –100 and +100: the higher
the value, the more vivid (saturated) the result.
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Image Adjustment
Tool Buttons
Use the tool buttons for access to tools not in the tool list.
Better Quality 2013
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Better Quality 2013 excels in reducing color noise at short wavelengths and over evenly‑colored
areas of the image.
Noise Reduction
Selecting this tool displays the following controls
in the image adjustment palette:
• Noise Reduction: Enable or disable noise reduction.
• Method: Select Faster for faster processing, Better
Quality or Better Quality 2013 for more accurate
noise reduction. Selecting Better Quality 2013
allows separate Intensity and Sharpness
adjustments for Luminance and Color (RAW
images only).
• Intensity: Choose from values between 0 and
100. The higher the value, the smoother the im-
age and the less visible the artifacts caused by
image “noise”.
• Sharpness: Choosing high values for Intensity
may smooth the image to the point that details
are lost; this can be countered by increasing
Sharpness.
• Edge Noise Reduction (RAW images only): Make outlines
more distinct by reducing the occurrence of
noise artifacts around edges.
• Astro Noise Reduction (RAW images only): Reduce the occurrence of randomly-spaced
bright pixels in long exposures.
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Image Adjustment
Tool Buttons
• Fisheye: Process photos taken with AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor ED 10.5mm f/2.8G or
AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor ED 16mm f/2.8D lenses so that they appear to have been
taken with a wide-angle rectilinear lens.
Camera and Lens Corrections
Selecting this tool displays the following controls
in the image adjustment palette:
• Color Moiré Reduction (RAW images only): To reduce col-
or moiré (an image artifact visible where regular
patterns overlap), select this item and choose an
option from the menu.
• Image Dust Off (regular- or large-size RAW images only):
Compare photos with reference data recorded
using the camera to mitigate the effect of dust
on the low-pass filter. Click Change… to choose
the NDF file containing the desired data. For
more information on recording reference data,
see the camera manual.
n Image Dust Off
Follow the steps below to perform Image Dust Off.
Click Change…. If the current folder contains an Image Dust Off reference
file, a message will be displayed; proceed to Step 2. If no message is dis-
played, proceed to Step 3.
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To perform Image Dust Off using the file in the current folder, select Yes.
Otherwise, select No and proceed to Step 3.
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Select a reference file and click OK to perform Image Dust Off.
3
• Lateral Color Aberration: Reduce lateral color aber-
ration (colored fringes and halos) in RAW imag-
es. At default settings, this option is not applied
to JPEG and TIFF images.
• Axial Color Aberration: Reduce blurred colors
caused by axial color aberration. Choose from
values between 0 and 100: the higher the value,
the greater the effect.
• Distortion Control: This option uses the lens information recorded with photo-
graphs to reduce the barrel distortion associated with wide-angle lenses and
the pin-cushion distortion associated with telephoto lenses.
• Vignette Control: Adjust for variations in peripheral illumination that occur with
some lenses. Choose from values between –100 and +200: the higher the val-
ue, the greater the increase in brightness at the edges of the image.
• PF Flare Control: Reduce ring flare, circular flare, and other flare effects caused by
bright light sources in the frame.
Image Dust Off
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Dust changes position from day to day; if possible, use reference data recorded in the last 24 hours.
If the camera offers image sensor cleaning, use only data recorded after the most recent cleaning, as
cleaning can change the position of the dust.
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Image Adjustment
Tool Buttons
Luminosity curve: The slope and shape of the curve determines the lightness of
the image in the corresponding portion of the tone range.
Black-point output-level slider: Choose the minimum output level (black point).
Black-point input slider: Choose the minimum (black point) input level.
Gamma: Choose the midpoint (gamma value).
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LCH
The LCH color space models color using values for
lightness (a property similar but not identical to
brightness or luminance), chroma (color satura-
tion), and hue. These parameters can be accessed
via the channel menu in the image adjustment
palette when the LCH tool is selected.
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White-point input slider: Choose the maximum (white point) input level.
n Color Lightness
Adjust the lightness of selected colors without
affecting chroma or hue. This can be used, for
example, to brighten the blue of a dark skies.
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n Master Lightness
Adjust overall lightness without affecting
chroma or hue.
Add Anchor Point: Click this button and then
click the image in the preview palette to
add a point to the curve corresponding to
the value for the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the color light-
ness curve to linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master lightness,
color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to
linear.
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Auto Contrast: Increase contrast by setting
the white and black points to exclude a set
proportion of the brightest and darkest
pixels in the image.
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Add Anchor Point: Click this button and then
click the image in the preview palette to
add a point to the curve corresponding to
the lightness of the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the master light-
ness curve to linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master lightness,
color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to
linear.
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Color lightness curve: Moving a point on the
curve upwards makes colors in the affected
portion of the color range brighter, while
moving it downward makes the affected
colors darker.
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Width slider: Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected
point, increasing or decreasing the range of colors affected by the change.
White-point output-level slider: Choose the
maximum output level (white point).
Histogram: The histogram shows how the pixels in the image are distributed
with respect to lightness. The horizontal axis corresponds to lightness (in the
range 0–255), the vertical axis to the number of pixels.
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Image Adjustment
Tool Buttons
n Chroma
n Hue
Increase or decrease color saturation over the
entire image or a portion of the color range,
making colors more or less vivid.
Map selected colors in the original (input) im-
age to a specific range of colors in the final
(output) image. One application might be to
deepen the colors in a pale blue sky.
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Add Anchor Point: Click this button and then
click the image in the preview palette to
add a point to the curve corresponding to
the chroma of the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the chroma curve
to linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master lightness,
color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to
linear.
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Add Anchor Point: Click this button and then
click the image in the preview palette to
add a point to the curve corresponding to
the hue of the pixel under the cursor.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the hue curve to
linear.
Reset All Channel: Reset the master lightness,
color lightness, chroma, and hue curves to
linear.
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Chroma curve: Moving a point on the curve
upwards makes colors in the affected por-
tion of the color range more vivid, while
moving it downward makes the affected
colors less vivid (grayer).
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Scale: Click to change the vertical scale from
60 ° through 120 ° to 180 ° and back again
(in this case the degrees refer to a 360 ° col-
or wheel). Increasing the scale increases
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Output slider: Increase or decrease the saturation of all colors in the image.
Width slider: Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected
point, increasing or decreasing the range of colors affected by the change.
Exclude Gray: Increasing chroma may make neutral colors (grays) seem over-
saturated. Select this option to increase chroma without affecting grays.
the range of hues visible in the display, while decreasing the scale increases
precision.
Hue curve: Select a point on the curve that corresponds to the desired input
color and drag it up or down until it intersects with the desired output color.
Output slider: Modify the hue of all colors in the image.
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Width slider: Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected
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Image Adjustment
Tool Buttons
Straighten
Unsharp Mask
Straighten pictures by up to 10 °. Choose lower
values to rotate the picture to the left, higher val-
ues to rotate it to the right.
Increase sharpness by making edges more
distinct. The contrast of edges is increased
while other areas are left untouched.
Delete: Delete the currently-selected mask
from the unsharp mask list.
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Move Up/Move Down: Move the currently-
selected mask up or down in the unsharp
mask list.
Unsharp mask list: A list of unsharp masks,
identified by color channel, intensity, halo
width, and threshold (e.g., “Red, 50%, 10%,
0”). Masks apply in the order listed; to
change the order, use the up/down but-
tons.
Color: Choose the color channel to which
the unsharp mask applies.
Intensity: The amount edge contrast will be
increased.
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Straighten tool
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To straighten pictures manually, click the straighten tool in the image adjust-
ment palette and drag the cursor parallel to a line in the preview (this option can
make the reference line horizontal or vertical, and the degree of rotation will be
displayed in the text box in the image adjustment window.
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Radius: The greater the radius, the wider the
edges in the sharpened image will appear.
Threshold: The limit at which sharpening will
be applied. If the threshold is zero, sharpening will apply to all pixels in the
image. Increasing the threshold increases the amount of contrast that must
be present between pixels before the mask will be applied, with the result
that only more distinctly contrasting edges will be affected.
Drag cursor parallel to reference line
Image rotated to make reference line horizontal
Image Size
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Straightening does not change the dimensions of the image. Any portions of the image that do not
fit in its original dimensions are cropped out, while areas that have been added to the image are
filled in black.
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Image Adjustment
Tool Buttons
Reset All Channel: Reset all curves to linear.
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Levels & Curves
Adjust contrast, tone (brightness), and color
balance. Adjustments can be made over the
entire image or to specific portions of the tone range (for example, the gamut of
a specific printer, monitor, or other output device), allowing enhancements to be
made without sacrificing detail.
White-point output-level slider: Choose the maximum output level (white point).
Dragging the slider down lowers the brightness of the brightest pixels.
Histogram: The histogram shows how the pixels in the image are distributed
with respect to brightness. The horizontal axis corresponds to brightness (in
the range 0–255), the vertical axis to the number of pixels.
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Tone curve: The slope and shape of the curve determines the brightness of the
image in the corresponding portion of the tone range.
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Auto Contrast: Increase contrast by setting
the white and black points to exclude a
set proportion of the brightest and dark-
est pixels in the image, creating a curve
that makes optimal use of the output tone
range while preserving details in shadows
and highlights.
Black-point output-level slider: Choose the minimum output level (black point).
Dragging the slider up increases the brightness of the darkest pixels.
Black-point input slider: Any pixels in the portion of the tone range to the left of
the black point are output at the minimum output level. Dragging the slider
to the right steepens the curve and enhances contrast but may cause loss of
details in shadows.
Gamma: Dragging the slider to the left increases the brightness of mid-tones,
while dragging it to the right makes mid-tones darker.
White-point input slider: Any pixels in the portion of the tone range to the right
of the white point are output at the maximum output level. Dragging the
slider to the left steepens the curve and enhances contrast but may cause
loss of details in highlights.
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Set Black Point: Click this button and then
click the image in the preview palette to
set the black point for the red, green, and
blue channels to the value for the pixel un-
der the cursor.
Set Neutral Point: Click this button and then
click the image in the preview palette to
set the midpoint for the red, green, and
blue channels to the value for the pixel un-
der the cursor.
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Set White Point: Click this button and then click the image in the preview pal-
ette to set the white point for the red, green, and blue channels to the value
for the pixel under the cursor.
Add Anchor Point: Click this button and then click the image in the preview area
to add a point to the curve corresponding to the value of the pixel under the
cursor.
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Sampling the Current Channel
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By default, the black point, white point, add anchor point, and auto contrast controls respectively set
the black point, anchor points, white point, and contrast for all channels. To apply these controls only
to the current channel, press Ctrl (or on Mac computers, the option key) while clicking the control.
Reset Current Channel: Reset the curve for the current channel to linear.
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Image Adjustment
Copying Adjustments
Image adjustments can be copied and applied to other pictures, speeding the
process of enhancing pictures taken under similar conditions.
Enter a name for the new setting and click
OK. In this example, we have named the set-
ting +1.5.
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Adding Adjustments to the Tool List
Current settings can be added to the menus in the tool list.
Select a tool from the tool list and adjust set-
tings in the adjustment palette. Here we have
1
The new setting is added to the pull-down
menu and can now be applied to other pic-
tures.
Select Register Adjustments from the pull-
down menu in the tool list.
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Selecting Edit Registered Adjustments from the
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pull‑down menu displays a dialog where you can re‑
name or delete previously‑saved settings.
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Image Adjustment
Copying Adjustments
n Copying Adjustments to Other Pictures
Follow the steps below to copy adjustments and apply them to other images.
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.
Adjust settings in the edit palette. Here we have set exposure compensation
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• 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.
Click the adjustment manager icon and se-
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lect Copy Updated Adjustments or Copy All
Adjustments from the options in the adjust-
ment palette. Here we have selected Copy
All Adjustments.
• 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.
Select images. In this example, the selected image has already been ad-
tools.
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• Edit Registered Adjustments: Reorder, rename, or delete adjustments previously
added to the adjustment manager pull-down menu.
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Image Adjustment
Copying Adjustments
Click the adjustment manager icon and se-
lect Paste Adjustments from the options in
the adjustment palette.
n Copying Adjustments to Other Computers
The Save Updated Adjustments and Save All
Adjustments options save image adjustments
to a file which can be copied to other computers.
The adjustments can then be applied to selected
pictures on the other computers using Load
Adjustments.
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The adjustments copied in Step 2 are applied to the images selected in
Step 3. Because we selected Copy All Adjustments in Step 2, exposure com-
pensation changes to –1 EV while white balance reverts to Original.
n Adding Adjustments to the Adjustment Manager
Use the Register Updated Adjustments and Register All Adjustments options
to add adjustments to the adjustment manager pull-down menu.
Had we selected Copy Updated Adjustments in Step 2, the exposure compensation and
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Picture Control for the selected image would have been set to the values selected in Step 1,
while white balance would have remained at the value selected in Step 3.
Copying Adjustments from RAW to JPEG or TIFF Images
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When adjustments are copied from RAW (NEF/NRW) to JPEG or TIFF images, exposure compensa‑
tion, Picture Controls, and other settings that are available only with RAW images will not be applied.
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Image Adjustment
File Format
To save RAW (NEF/NRW) images in JPEG or TIFF format, click the button in the
toolbar.
Specify size: Select this option to resize pictures saved in the new format. The
new size can be entered in pixels, centimeters, or inches. When you enter a
value for either Long edge or Short edge, the remaining value will automati-
cally be adjusted to maintain the original aspect ratio.
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A dialog will be displayed where you can choose a file format and adjust such
settings as compression and image size.
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Save as type: Choose JPEG or TIFF.
File format (TIFF only): Choose the bit depth for TIFF images (8 or 16 bits per chan-
nel).
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Quality (JPEG only): Use the slider or pull-down menu to choose a value between
0 and 100. The higher the value, the lower the compression ratio and the
higher the image quality; the lower the value, the higher the compression
ratio and the smaller the file size.
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Resolution: Select this option to choose the output resolution.
Embed ICC profile: Select this option to embed the current color profile in the
image.
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Other Features
Cropping Pictures
To crop unwanted areas from images, click the button in the toolbar.
The crop palette will be displayed. Follow the steps below to crop images.
Drag the corners of the crop to resize it without changing the aspect ratio. If
you selected Free Crop in Step 1, you can also drag the edges of the crop.
2
Choose an aspect ratio in the crop palette and click Apply Ratio. A crop with
the selected aspect ratio will appear over the preview image.
1
To position the crop, drag the icon in the center. The crop can be rotated
90 ° by clicking the icon.
The crop can only be rotated in increments of 90 °.
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The aspect ratio can be changed after you have resized and positioned the crop.
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Other Features
Cropping Pictures
Click the button in the toolbar to crop the image.
Crop
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Crops are not applied to the original image data. The crop can be changed at any time by clicking
the button in the toolbar.
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Other Features
Batch Processing
The File > Run Batch Process option can be used to perform the same image
adjustments on all pictures in a selected folder and then export the processed
images in a selected file format. Batch processing options are shown below.
Quality (JPEG only): Use the slider or pull-down menu to choose a value between
0 and 100. The higher the value, the lower the compression ratio and the
higher the image quality; the lower the value, the higher the compression
ratio and the smaller the file size.
Use LZW compression(TIFF only): Compress TIFF files using “lossless” LZW compres-
sion.
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Resolution: Select this option to choose the output resolution.
Embed ICC profile: Select this option to embed the current color profile in each
image.
Specify size: Select this option to resize pictures saved in the new format. The
new size can be entered in pixels, centimeters, or inches. When you enter a
value for either Long edge or Short edge, the remaining value will automati-
cally be adjusted to maintain the original aspect ratio.
Destination: Select Use source folder to save the processed files to the current
folder. To choose a different folder, remove the check from this option and
click Browse. To save the processed files under the same names as the origi-
nals, select Use source file name (if a file with the same name and extension
already exists in the current folder, the processed file will be renamed by add-
ing a number to the file name); to choose different names, remove the check
from this option and click Edit.
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Source folder: Click Browse to choose a source folder. To include all images in
sub-folders under the selected folder, select Include subfolders.
Adjustments: Select Apply current adjustments to process the images using
the adjustments for the current image. To apply adjustments previously
saved from the adjustment manager, choose Adjustments to apply and click
Browse to choose an adjustments file. To export the images in the selected
folder in another format without changing the settings currently selected for
each image, choose Apply adjustments already in files.
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File format: Select the format in which the processed files will be saved. Choose
from JPEG, TIFF 8bit, and TIFF 16bit.
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Other Features
Batch Processing
Clicking Start starts processing and displays a progress dialog. Progress can be
viewed in the Queued and Finished tabs.
Color Efex Pro
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If the source contains files modified using the Color Efex Pro plug‑in for Capture NX 2 or Capture NX, a
message will be displayed and the images will not be processed.
File Conversion
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If multiple files are selected when the
the toolbar is used to export files in another format
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Source: A list of the files that are awaiting processing or have been processed.
Automatically Show/Hide: Removing the check from this option hides the prog-
ress dialog. The progress dialog can be displayed by clicking the button in
the toolbar.
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Delete: Click to remove the file selected in the Queued tab from the queue, or
to delete the log for the file selected in the Finished tab.
View folder: Open the destination folder in the operating system file browser.
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Other Features
Printing Pictures
To print pictures on a printer connected to the computer, select the pictures and
click the button in the toolbar. The “Print”dialog will be displayed.
The “Print” Dialog
• Full Page: Print one picture per page.
• Standard Photo Sizes: Print pictures at a standard photo size. Capture NX-D automatically
chooses the number of pictures printed on each page.
Print Type
Printer
Click Settings to choose the printer and paper size and adjust other printer settings.
Printer Type Choose Inkjet when printing on an inkjet printer.
When printing NEF/NRW (RAW) pictures, choose Speed to use the preview data embed-
Print Priority ded in the image for faster printing, or Quality to use the original image data for higher
quality output.
Copies
Choose the number of copies of each page printed.
Rotate to fit Rotate pictures to print them at the largest possible size.
Crop images Pictures are enlarged to fill the print area. Portions that do not fit in the print area are
to fit
cropped out.
Background
Color
Choose the background color. Choose White to print with no background.
Choose the width of the borders printed around the image (the color of the borders varies
with the background color). Choose 0 to print without borders.
Border width
Adjust settings as described on the following page and click Print to print the
picture as shown in the preview.
Copies of
each image
Choose the number of copies of each photo printed.
Print
Information
Notes on Printing
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Pictures can not be printed from the full‑screen display.
To print to a JPEG file, click File Output.
The most recently‑used settings are recalled when the print dialog is next displayed.
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Other Features
Printing Image Information
To choose the information printed under each picture, select Print Information
the following page.
Advanced Print Information Settings
Date Shot Print the date of recording in the position selected for Position.
Time Shot Print the time of recording together with the date.
Choose the font, style, font point size, and color used to print the date/time stamp. The
results can be previewed in the“Sample”area.
Font Settings
Choose the file and photo information printed with each picture. The font, style, and font
Metadata
point size can be selected in the“Font Settings”area and previewed in the“Sample”area.
Enter the text and choose the alignment for the header that will be printed at the top of
each page.
Header
Choose whether to print the page number and the total number of pages and select the
position and alignment. The page number can be positioned at the page Top (in the
header) or Bottom (in the footer).
Page
Number
Enter the text and choose the alignment for the footer that will be printed at the bottom
of each page.
Footer
Choose a font, style, and font point size for the header, footer, and page number. The re-
sults can be previewed in the“Sample”area.
Font Settings
Print Information
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Print information is not rotated when Rotate to fit is selected in the “Print” dialog. Metadata that
does not fit in the print area will be omitted.
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Other Features
Index Prints
To print multiple images per page, select Index Print for“Print Type”in the“Print”
Image Size
Pictures are printed at the size entered for
“Width” and “Height” (the minimum size is
20.0 mm × 20.0 mm and the maximum the
same as the page size). The number of pictures
per page is automatically adjusted according
to the size selected.
Pictures printed at 50 mm × 50 mm
Column and Row
Standard
Choose the number of columns and rows
printed per page (the minimum is 1 and the
maximum 10). The size of the pictures is au-
tomatically adjusted according to the options
selected.
Choose the number of pictures per page from
a list box. The size of the pictures is automati-
cally adjusted according to the option selected.
A 3 × 3 layout
A 2 × 4 layout
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Other Features
Preferences
To modify the default behavior of
Capture NX-D, select Preferences…
in the Tool menu (or on Mac com-
puters, the Capture NX-D menu).
Dropper sample size: Select the size of the area sampled by the levels and curves
Average (the average of an area 3 pixels square) and 5×5 Average (the aver-
age of an area 5 pixels square).
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Maximum cache capacity: Select a
cache size.
Display preview image faster: If this option is selected, Capture NX-D will generate
preview data as modifications are made for faster preview display.
Show a NEF/NRW + JPEG image as separate files: If this option is selected, the RAW
(NEF/NRW) and JPEG images created when a photograph is taken with a
“RAW (NEF/NRW) + JPEG”option is selected for image quality will be listed as
separate files, as will other files with the same file names but different exten-
sions.
Maximum thumbnail width: Choose the maximum thumbnail width, in pixels
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Clear Cache: Clear the cache.
Specify cache folder: Select this op-
tion to choose a cache folder us-
ing the Browse… button. Use the
Existing cache handling menu to
choose what to do with the exist-
ing cache.
Default RGB color space: Choose the
default RGB color space for im-
age display.
Use this profile when printing: Select
this option to choose a color pro-
file for printing from the Printer
profile menu. Choose the Intent
from Perceptual and Relative
colorimetric.
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Open With Application: Edit the list of applications that can be accessed via the
Place Open With file in: Before being opened in other applications, images are
converted to 16-bit TIFF. Use this option to choose where the converted files
are stored.
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contrast by setting the white and black points to exclude a set proportion of
the brightest and darkest pixels in the image. Choose the percentage of pix-
els excluded by the new Black and White points.
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Menu Guide
Menu Guide
The Edit Menu
The Capture NX-D Menu (Mac Only)
• Undo: Undo the most recent operation.
• Redo: Redo an operation after performing Undo.
• Cut/Copy/Paste: Cut, copy, or paste the current se-
lection.
• About Capture NX-D: Display the product version
number.
• Preferences: Open the Capture NX-D preferences
• Delete: Delete the current selection.
• Quit Capture NX-D: Quit Capture NX-D.
• Select All: Select all images in the current folder.
• Invert Selection: Select all images in the current
folder that are not currently selected and dese-
lect any images that are currently selected.
• Deselect All: Deselect all images.
• Select File: Select all files in the current folder that
match the criteria chosen in the Select File submenu.
The File Menu
• New Folder: Create a new sub-folder in the current
folder.
The View Menu
• Rename Folder: Rename the current folder.
• Open in Explorer (Windows)/Show in Finder (Mac): Open
the current folder in the operating system file
browser.
• Open with ViewNX-i: View the current image or im-
ages in ViewNX-i. The images are displayed in
their current state including any changes made
using Capture NX-D and, in the case of NEF/NRW
(RAW) images, without conversion to TIFF. This
option is only available if ViewNX-i is installed.
• Go: Navigate the folder hierarchy.
• View Mode: Choose how images are displayed
• Sort Thumbnails by: Sort thumbnails.
• Filter: Filter images according to selected criteria
• Zoom In/Zoom Out/View at/Fit to Pane: Zoom the pre-
view in or out.
• Convert Files: Convert the currently-selected image or images to JPEG or TIFF for-
• Rename: Rename the current image.
• Page Setup: Adjust printer settings.
• Exit (Windows only): Exit Capture NX-D.
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Menu Guide
• Show Lost Highlights: View areas of the image
with the maximum value for brightness and in
which details may have been lost to overexpo-
sure (“washed out”). A different color is used to
show the lost highlights for each of the RGB, red,
green, and blue channels.
The Image Menu
• Next Image/Previous Image: View the next or
previous image in the current folder.
• Open With: Open the current image in anoth-
er application. Use the Register option to
• Rotate: Rotate the current image 90 or 180
degrees.
• Show Lost Shadows: View areas of the image with
the minimum value for brightness and in which
details may have been lost to underexposure. A
different color is used to show the lost shadows
for each of the RGB, red, green, and blue chan-
nels.
• Show Grid: Display a grid over the preview.
The Adjust Menu
• Revert to Original State: Reset all image
adjustments and restore the picture
to its original state.
• Revert to Last Saved State: Initialize the
settings file (page 3), cancelling all
changes made in Capture NX-D.
• Copy Updated Adjustments: Copy only those
adjustments that have been changed
sincethecurrentfolderwaslastopened.
• Copy All Adjustments: Copy all adjustments.
• Show Focus Point: Show the focus point in the pre-
view display.
• Paste Adjustments: Apply to the current image adjustments copied using Copy
Updated Adjustments or Copy All Adjustments.
• Save Updated Adjustments: Create a file containing only those adjustments that
have been changed since the current folder was last opened.
• Save All Adjustments: Save all adjustments to a file.
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• Load Adjustments: Load adjustments from a file created with Save Updated Ad-
justments or Save All Adjustments and apply them to the current image.
• Cancel Crop Area: Cancel the current crop (page 35).
The Window Menu
• Histogram/Edit/Metadata/Bird’s Eye/Folders: View or hide
the selected palette.
• Show Tool Bar: View or hide the toolbar.
• Show Status Bar: View or hide the status bar.
• Show Pallets: View or hide all palettes.
Using “Revert to Original State” with Images Modified in Other Applications
In the case of JPEG and TIFF images modified in Capture NX 2 or ViewNX 2, Revert to Original State
reverts the image to its last saved state.
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The Tool Menu
• Fit: Double-click the display to alternately
zoom the preview to fit the palette and
zoom to a 100% view.
The Help Menu
• Combination Tool: As above, except that the
preview can be scrolled by dragging the
cursor.
• Zoom Tool: Click to zoom in. To zoom out,
click while pressing the Alt key (or on Mac
computers, the option key).
• Capture NX-D Help: View online help.
• Check for Updates: Check for updates to Capture NX-D.
• About Capture NX-D (Windows only): Display the product
version number.
• Hand Tool: Drag to scroll the preview.
• Gray Point Sample Tool: Set white balance by
• Launch Picture Control Utility 2: Launch Picture Control Utility 2.
• Launch Camera Control Pro 2: Launch Camera Control Pro 2.
• Synchronize Edits: Select this option to apply current settings to any images sub-
sequently added to the current folder.
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