Nikon Capture NX-D User manual

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Introduction Viewing Pictures Filters Image Adjustment Other Features Menu Guide
Capture NX-D Reference Manual
Introduction
What CaptureNX-D Can Do for You ......................... 2
Capture NX-D and Capture NX/Capture NX 2 ...... 4
The CaptureNX-D Window ......................................... 5
Palettes ............................................................................... 6
The Toolbar ....................................................................... 8
The Status Bar .................................................................. 9
The Menu Bar ...................................................................9
Viewing Pictures
Viewing Pictures ...........................................................10
Side-by-Side Comparison ..........................................13
Filters
Rating ................................................................................15
Labelling ..........................................................................16
Filtering ............................................................................17
Image Adjustment
The Edit Palette .............................................................18
Exposure Compensation (RAW Images) ...............20
White Balance (RAW Images) ...................................21
Picture Control (RAW Images) ..................................22
Tone/Tone (Detail) ........................................................24
Tool Buttons ...................................................................25
Copying Adjustments .................................................31
File Format ......................................................................34
Other Features
Cropping Pictures .........................................................35
Batch Processing ...........................................................37
Printing Pictures ............................................................39
Printing Image Information ......................................40
Index Prints .....................................................................41
Preferences .....................................................................42
Menu Guide
Menu Guide ....................................................................43
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What CaptureNX-D Can Do for You
CaptureNX-D lets you retouch pictures by, for example, adjusting brightness
and hue, and can also be used to edit RAW images taken with Nikon digital cam-
eras and save them in other formats.
Retouch Pictures
With CaptureNX-D, it’s easy to adjust such settings as brightness and white balance
(page 18). Certain settings, such as exposure compensation and PictureControls,
are available only with RAW images.
Copy Adjustments
Save adjustments and apply them to other images (page 31) or copy them to other
computers (page 33). Saved adjustments can be applied to multiple images using
batch processing (page 37).
Save Pictures in Other Formats
Retouched or processed RAW (NEF/NRW) images can be saved in JPEG or TIFF
formats for use in other applications (page 34).
.NEF .JPG .TIF

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What CaptureNX-D Can Do for You
Retouching Pictures in CaptureNX-D
CaptureNX-D stores image adjustments in a separate “sidecar” le that is up-
dated automatically as settings are changed.
Image data
Picture Control settings
Exposure compensation
Settings le
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.
Original image
Settings
Retouch preview
Retouch preview
Settings le deleted or
settings reset
Original image
When les are converted to JPEG or TIFF, the changes are applied to the image as
it is saved to create a new, modied image data le.
Settings
Original image JPEG or TIFF le
Image Adjustments
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 le is deleted; similarly, because the image
and the image adjustment le are linked via the le name, changes will be lost or applied to another
image if the image adjustment le is renamed.

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Capture NX-D and Capture NX/Capture NX 2
Capture NX-D can be used to process images that have previously been edited
in Capture NX or Capture NX 2.
Support is limited to images modied using the
tools in the “Base Adjustments” (Capture NX) or
“Adjust” section (Capture NX 2). Images modied
using other tools are indicated by icons in the
thumbnail list.
Note that JPEG or TIFF images converted to NEF in Capture NX or Capture NX 2
are treated as JPEG or TIFF images in Capture NX-D and can not be modied us-
ing options such as exposure compensation (page 20) and white balance (page 21)
that apply only to RAW (NEF/NRW) images.
nUnsupported Images
Images that have been modied using tools
other than those listed above can be edited in
Capture NX-D by rst resetting all changes using
the restore button in the edit palette (page 7).
RAW (NEF/NRW) Images
Changes made to RAW (NEF/NRW) images in Capture NX‑D, including those made using the restore
button, are not reected 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 ap‑
plications, regardless of any changes made in the interim using Capture NX‑D.

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The CaptureNX-D Window
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q Menu bar: Access the menus (page 9).
w Toolbar: Choose a view and access image ad-
justment tools (page 8).
e Folder palette: Select a folder to display its con-
tents in the image area (page 6).
r Image area: View the images in the current
folder.
t Selected image: Selected images are high-
lighted in gray, with images that have been
modied indicated by a icon at the top left
corner of the thumbnail. Double-click to pre-
view (page 10).
y Histogram palette: View the tone distribution
for the selected image (page 6).
u Edit/metadata palettes: Retouch images using
the tools in the edit palette or switch to the
metadata palette to view image information
(page 7).
i Status bar: View information on the selected
image (page 9).
The Navigation Palette
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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Palettes
CaptureNX-D oers the following palettes.
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 folder palette menu gives access to recent
folders. Frequently-used folders can be added to
and then accessed from this menu.
Folder palette menu
The Histogram Palette
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 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.
Channel menu
Palette Menus
To access the palette menu, click the triangle ( ) at the top right corner of the palette. Select Undock
to open the palette in a oating window that can be moved freely about the display.

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Palettes
The Edit Palette
Use the tools in the edit palette to adjust the
image currently selected or previewed in the
image area. The tool list (page 18) oers Exposure
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
(page 14). Additional tools can be accessed using
the tool buttons (page 19) at the bottom of the
palette. The adjustment manager tool (page 19) can
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
rst opened in Capture NX-D, click the restore
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).
Tool list
Edit tab
Adjustment manager
Tool buttons
Adjustments palette
Restore button
The Edit and Metadata Palettes
Use the tabs at the top left corner to switch between the edit and metadata palettes.
The Metadata Palette
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
folder palette (page 6) by selecting Dock to Left
in the palette menu.
Metadata tab

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The Toolbar
Use the toolbar to choose a view and access image adjustment tools.
q w ertyuio!0!1!2!3!4!5!6!7!8!9@0@1@2@3
qPrint Print the image currently selected or previewed in the image area. Page 39
wBack/Foward Select the folder before or after the current folder. —
eOpen Folder Display a dialog where you can navigate to and open a folder. Page 6
rThumbnail View the images in the current folder as thumbnails. Page 10
tCombination View a preview at the top of the image area with thumbnails listed
underneath. Page 11
yPreview Display the preview only. Page 10
uFull Screen View images full screen. Page 12
iMulti Preview View images side-by-side. Choose from Compare Images and
Compare Before and After Images.Page 13
oCompare Images View selected images side-by-side. Page 13
!0 Compare Before and
After Images
View an image as it appeared before adjustment side-by-side with
the adjusted image. Page 14
!1 Current Apply current adjustments to the “before” image for use as a refer-
ence when making further modifications. Page 14
!2 Original Restore the “before” image to the state it was in before any adjust-
ments were made. Page 14
!3 Preview Display Mode Access the fit, combination, zoom, and hand tools or choose a
zoom ratio for the image in the preview palette. —
!4 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. Page 21
!5 Straighten Tool Straighten images. Page 29
!6 Crop Tool Crop images. Page 35
!7 Open with Convert images to 16-bit TIFF and open them in an application
previously selected using the Register… option. Page 42
!8 Convert Files Save images in JPEG or TIFF format. Adjustments are applied be-
fore the image is saved. Page 34
!9 Batch Process Status View batch process status. Page 37
@0 Cancel Batch Process Cancel batch processing. —
@1 Filter by Rating/Label Filter images by rating or label. Page 17
@2 Filtering Filter images by rating, label, or camera settings. Page 17
@3 Clear Filtering End filtering and view all images. —

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The Status Bar
View information on the image selected or previewed in the image area.
q w e r t y
qFile name The file name.
wZoom ratio The zoom ratio at which the preview is currently displayed.
eColor space The color space of the image in the preview display.
rImage size The size (in pixels) of the image in the preview display.
tColor value The color of the pixel under the cursor in the preview and com-
bined displays.
yPosition in folder The position of the current image and the total number of images
in the folder. Click or to view other images.
The Menu Bar
Access image adjustment tools or save images in other formats.
q w e r t y u i
qFile Convert files to other formats, run batch processes, and print and rename files.
wEdit Select, copy, paste, and delete images.
eView Choose a view mode, adjust zoom, and sort and select images.
rImage Straighten, rate, and label images or display a grid or the focus point, shadows, or highlights.
tAdjust Copy, paste, save, and load image adjustment settings.
yTool Access image adjustment tools.
uWindow View and hide palettes.
iHelp View online help or the current software version number.

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Viewing Pictures
CaptureNX-D oers the following viewing options.
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
Previews
Double-click a thumbnail or select a thumbnail and click the button in the
toolbar to display a preview.
Thumbnail Size
Use the slider above the image area to choose the thumbnail size.
Slider
Returning to the Thumbnail View
To return to the thumbnail view, click the button in the toolbar.
Same Name, Dierent Extension
At default settings, if the folder contains two images
with the same le names but dierent 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 les.