User manual NIKON CAPTURE 4.2 UPGRADING

[. . . ] After confirming that the computer is connected to the Internet, click Activate Nikon Message Center. A dialog allowing you to opt in or out of Nikon mailings will be displayed. · If you do not have an account or have forgotten your password, confirm that the computer is connected to the Internet and click Visit Nikon Support Center. After obtaining the required account information, enter the details in the account activation dialog and click Activate Nikon Message Center. [. . . ] Preset markers are available for restoring pictures to their original or current state or to the state they were in when last saved. To delete a marker, select it in the markers palette and click Delete. Markers Markers for NEF images are saved with the image and recalled whenever the image is opened in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. Markers for JPEG and TIFF images are lost when the image window is closed. 7 /15 Show Focus Area To show the focus area used when the image in the active window was taken, select Show Focus Area from the Image menu. Nikon Capture 4 Editor The focus area is shown by red focus brackets. Show Focus Area The focus area will not be displayed if the image was created using a COOLPIX-series camera, a non-CPU lens, or manual focus. Color Mode (Advanced RAW) Color Mode Color Mode settings apply only to photographs taken with D2-series, D1-series D100, or D70 cameras. Modes I and Ia, which are adapted to the sRGB color space, are suited to portraits that will be printed or used "as is" with little or no modification. This color space is capable of expressing a wider gamut of colors than sRGB, making it the preferred choice for pictures that will be extensively processed or retouched. Modes III and IIIa, which are adapted to the sRGB color space, are suited to nature or landscape shots that will be printed or used "as is" with little or no modification. Changes to the Curves Palette A ("Set Curve Point") button has been added to the Curves palette. To add a point to a curve corresponding to tones in the active image, click this button and then click the desired location in the active window. Nikon Capture 4 Editor Tone Curve Point button 8 /15 Changes to the LCH Editor Palette The LCH Editor palette now contains the following channels: The Master Lightness Channel Although it affects brightness rather than color, editing luminosity has a similar effect to editing the master curve in the Curves palette. Nikon Capture 4 Editor White-point output level slider Show Histogram button Auto Contrast button Luminosity curve Histogram Black-point output level slider Black-point input slider Mid-point slider White-point input slider Luminosity curve: Maps luminosity in the original image (input) to the luminosity of the image after editing (output). Any portion of the curve can be edited as described in "Curves" ; steepening the curve increases the difference between light and dark areas of the image, increasing contrast. Histogram: Shows the distribution of pixels of different luminosities in the input. The horizontal axis corresponds to luminosity (in the range 0­255), the vertical axis to the number of pixels. Output level sliders: Choose the maximum (white point) and minimum (black point) values for output. Input level sliders: Choose the maximum (white point) and minimum (black point) input levels. Moving the mid-point alters the brightness of mid-tones while preserving detail in highlights and shadows. Show Histogram button: Click to view the luminosity distribution for the final image. Auto Contrast button: Set the maximum and minimum input levels to exclude values for 0. 5% of the brightest and darkest pixels in the crop. The percentage of pixels excluded can be adjusted in the Advanced Color tab in the Preferences dialog. The Color Lightness Channel The Color Lightness channel controls the brightness of colors without affecting chroma or hue. Select a point on the curve that corresponds to the desired input color and drag it up and down until it intersects with the desired output color. Width slider: Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected point, increasing or decreasing the range of hues affected by the change. Output slider: Moving the slider affects the hue of all colors in the image. Scale button: Click to change the vertical scale from 60 ° through 120 ° to 180 ° and back again (the degrees in this scale refer to 360 ° color wheel). Increasing the scale increases the range of hues visible in the display, while decreasing the scale increases precision. 10 /15 Photo Effects The Photo Effects palette is used to convert pictures to black-and-white, sepia, or another monochrome tint, or to adjust the brightness of the cyan / red, magenta / green, and yellow / blue channels. 1 2 3 Display the Photo Effects palette Select the tool palette containing the Photo Effects palette from the View menu (the default location is Tool Palette 1) and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette. If the Apply button is off ( ) , turn it on ( ) Apply button Settings button Effect menu Brightness / contrast Enhance Dark Tones Auto button Cyan / red Magenta / green Yellow / blue Nikon Capture 4 Editor Adjust settings Effect: Choose Black and White to convert the image in the active window to black and white, Sepia to convert the image to sepia, or Tinted to convert the image to another monochrome tint by dragging the balance sliders. [. . . ] The Image Size dialog shows the size of the original (input) image in pixels; if the output size has been changed, the dialog will also list the final (output) size of the image in pixels. Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Editor Saving Images in TIFF Format LZW compression is now available when saving images in TIFF (RGB) format. Selecting the compression option reduces file size without affecting image quality (amount of compression varies; note that in some cases, LZW compression may actually increase file size). The "Save As" Dialog The following option has been added to the "Save As" dialog: Embed ICC Profile: Select this option to embed the specified ICC profile when the image is saved. This option is automatically selected for images that have an ICC profile and for photographs that are being saved without first being edited. It is not available with NEF files. 14 /15 Batch The following options have been added to the "Batch" dialog: Nikon Capture 4 Editor Image Adjustments section Auto Brightness: Select Always to apply auto brightness and contrast, or Only when related settings are neutral to adjust contrast and brightness only if they have not already been adjusted manually using Photo Effects, Tone Curves, or Color Balance. [. . . ]