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SOFTWARE User's Manual En 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 resulting from the use of this product. Protected by U.S. patents. Patents pending in the U.S. and/or other countries. © 2006-2008 NIKON CORPORATION © 2006-2008 Nik Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademark Information U Point is a registered trademark of Nik Software, Inc. Nik and the Nik logo are trademarks of Nik Software, Inc. Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel, Pentium, Xeon, and Core are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or in the other documentation provided with your Nikon products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 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 . 37 Chapter 8 Interface. 55 Chapter 9 The Browser . 67 Chapter 10 The Folders Palette . 79 Chapter 11 The Metadata Palette . 81 Chapter 12 Activity Toolbar . 87 Chapter 13 The Toolbar . 89 Chapter 14 Bird’s Eye . 119 Chapter 15 Edit List . 121 Chapter 16 Photo Info . 151 Chapter 17 The Color Picker . 155 Chapter 18 File Menu . 159 Chapter 19 Edit Menu. 169 Chapter 20 Adjust Menu . 181 Chapter 21 Filter Menu . 209 Chapter 22 Batch Menu. 217 Chapter 23 View Menu. 227 Chapter 24 Window Menu . 237 Chapter 25 Help Menu . 239 Chapter 26 Appendix: Short-cuts . 241 Chapter 27 Appendix: Supplied Color Profiles . 247 Chapter 28 Appendix: Additional Notices. 251 Chapter 29 Index . 261 Chapter 2 — Chapters at a Glance 1 2 Chapter 2 — Chapters at a Glance Chapter 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Notices & Trademark Information File Format Differences. .19 NEF . .19 Notices TIFF. .19 Trademark Information JPEG . .20 Workflow Suggestions . .20 Chapter 2 Chapters at a Glance Printing. .22 Printing a Single Image . .22 Chapter 3 Table of Contents Printing contact sheets. .26 Batch Processing. .28 Applying a series of enhancements to a folder of Chapter 4 Introduction images. .28 RAW File Format Benefits . .9 Adding XMP/IPTC data to a series of images using Camera Relationship . 10 an XMP/IPTC preset . .31 U Point® Technology. 10 Converting NEF RAW files into JPEG or TIFF files . .33 To convert a folder of files from NEF RAW to JPEG Chapter 5 System Requirements & Installation or TIFF . .33 To convert selected files from the Browser. .35 System Requirements . 11 Windows. 11 Chapter 7 Preferences Macintosh . 11 Installation. 12 General. .38 Windows. 12 Open With Application. .38 Macintosh . 12 Place Open With TIFF File In . .38 Color Management Options. 13 D1X RAW Default . .38 Running Capture NX 2 in Trial Mode or Activating Default Units. .38 Product . 13 Default Save As . .39 Upgrading From Capture NX Version 1 . 14 Keep all Steps Active in Edit List . .39 Folder for Temporary Data . .39 Chapter 6 Getting Started Color Management . .40 Default RGB Color Space . .40 Launching Capture NX 2. 15 Use This Instead of Embedded Profile . .40 Convert Capture NX Version 1 Labels. 15 CMYK Separation profile . .40 Welcome Screen . 16 Printer Profile . .40 Open Recent Image. 16 Use This Profile when printing. .40 Open Recent Folder . 16 Intent. .41 Don’t Show Again. 16 Use Black Point Compensation . .41 Drag an image here to open it (Macintosh Only) Levels & Sampling . .42 . 16 Levels & Curves . .42 Browsing and Opening Images . 17 Dropper Sample Size. .43 Using the Browser. 17 Display . .44 Using Open Image . 17 Grid. .44 Using ViewNX . 18 Selection Overlay . .45 Using Nikon Transfer . 18 Image . .45 Chapter 3 — Table of Contents 3 Cache Settings. .46 Zoom Ratio. 62 Browsing Cache . .46 File Size. 62 Editing Cache. .46 Color Profile . 62 XMP/IPTC Presets . .48 Soft Proof. 63 Available Presets . .48 Window & Palette Functionality . 65 Field Editor . .48 Minimizing & Maximizing Palettes. ..