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Notices © 2008 Nik Software, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nik Software, Inc.’s prior written permission. Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without any prior notice. Neither Nik Software, Inc. nor Nikon will be held liable for any damages resul
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Chapter 2 Chapters at a Glance Chapter 1 Notices & Trademark Information Chapter 2 Chapters at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 3 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 5 System Requirements & Installation . . . . . . . 11 Chapter 6 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Chapter 7 Preferences . .
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2 Chapter 2 — Chapters at a Glance
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Chapter 3 Table of Contents File Format Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Chapter 1 Notices & Trademark Information NEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Notices TIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Trademark Information JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Workflow Suggestions . . . . . . . . .
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Cache Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Zoom Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Browsing Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 File Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Editing Cache. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Color Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Managing XMP/IPTC Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Selection Gradient Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Linear Gradient Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Chapter 12 Activity Toolbar Radial Gradient Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Gradient Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Workspace Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Fill / Remove Tools
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Sample Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Duplicate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Chapter 17 The Color Picker Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Select All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Color Wheel . . . .
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Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Colorize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Blue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Compare in Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 Chapter 28 Appendix: Additional Notices Compare with Original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Chapter 24 Window Menu Nikon Message Center Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 4 Introduction Capture NX 2 contains a wide range of improvements designed to make it an even more complete and powerful photo editing application specifically designed for photography. The interface and tools in Capture NX 2 provide you with a new intuitive approach to the art and science of image editing that saves you valuable time and effort. Capture NX 2 is the latest version in a long line of quality tools from Nikon designed to speed up workflow for photographers. With Capture
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Camera Relationship Capture NX 2 was designed to support JPEG and TIFF files and to provide unique features that fully support Nikon digital cameras, allowing you to change many of the settings selected in your camera. After opening a NEF RAW file within Capture NX 2, you can view the shooting, camera, and exposure information of the file within the Metadata palette. U Point® Technology A key feature in Capture NX 2 is U Point technology. The controls powered by U Point technology enable you
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Chapter 5 System Requirements & Installation System Requirements Windows Preinstalled versions of Windows Vista 32-bit Home Basic/Home Premium/ OS Business/Enterprise/Ultimate editions (Service Pack 1) or Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 2) Processor Pentium 4 or better RAM 768 MB minimum (1 GB recommended) Hard-disk space 200 MB required for installation 1024 × 768 pixels (1280 × 1024 or higher recommended) with 16-bit color (32-bit Screen resolution color recommended) Maci
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Installation Windows To install Capture NX 2 into the Windows operating system, follow these steps: Place the Capture NX 2 setup CD into your computer’s CD or DVD drive. Open the CD through the 1 My Computer icon on your desktop, and double-click on the setup icon that appears within the window that is displayed to begin the setup wizard. If you downloaded Capture NX 2, locate and double-click on the setup file that was saved to your computer to begin the setup wizard. (Product keys can only
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Color Management Options Once the setup wizard has installed the files onto your computer, you will be provided with options to set up your color management preferences. The color management settings provided within the setup wizard enables you to set the default functionality for Capture NX 2 and can be later changed within the “Preferences” dialog. To determine how Capture NX 2 manages the color of opened images, follow these steps: Select how the working color space is determined when a fi
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Upgrading From Capture NX Version 1 When upgrading from Capture NX version 1, follow the installation instructions as listed previously in this chapter. Both Capture NX version 1 and Capture NX 2 can be installed on the same computer at the same time. When activating an upgrade version, your Capture NX version 1 product key will be requested. First, enter your name, company (optional), and Capture NX 2 product key. You will then be prompted to enter your Capture NX version 1 product key. Aft
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Chapter 6 Getting Started Launching Capture NX 2 In the Windows operating system, Capture NX 2 can be opened by navigating to the start menu, selecting the programs menu, rolling over the Capture NX 2 menu item, and selecting Capture NX 2. In the Macintosh operating system, double-click on the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop and navigate to the “Applications” folder. Double-click on the Capture NX 2 folder, and then double-click on the Capture NX 2 application icon. Convert Capture NX V
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Welcome Screen Upon launching, Capture NX 2 will display the “Welcome” screen, which lists the last files and folders that you accessed. Windows Macintosh q w q w r e e The Open Recent Image section contains a list of the most recent images that q Open Recent were opened within Capture NX 2. The last image edited can be found at the top of Image the list, with the remaining images you have edited listed in chronological order. Click on the image name to open the image within Capture NX 2
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Browsing and Opening Images Capture NX 2 provides you with a number of ways of locating and opening images in order to enhance them. Using the Browser To open an image using the browser, follow these steps: Open the Folders palette, the Browser palette will 1 automatically open. Click on the folder within the Folders palette that you wish to display within the browser. Locate and double-click on the image that you wish to open. 2 Using Open Image To open an image using Open Image…, follow th
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Within the dialog that is displayed, locate an image 2 to open, and click on the Open button. Using ViewNX To open an image from ViewNX, follow these steps: Select one or more images to open into Capture NX 2. 1 Click on the Open with Capture NX button within the ViewNX interface. 2 Using Nikon Transfer To open a folder of images transferred to your computer using Nikon Transfer, follow these steps: Within Nikon Transfer, navigate to the “Preferences” tab. 1 Click on the pull-down menu for the
