Nikon Capture 4 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Before You Begin: Introduction........................................................................................................ 1
Overview: About This Manual ......................................................................................................... 2
Principal Features: Features Available in Nikon Capture 4............................................................ 3
Nikon Capture 4 Editor ...................................................................................................................... 3
Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control....................................................................................................... 3
System Requirements: What You Need to Run Nikon Capture 4 ................................................. 5
Installation......................................................................................................................................... 5
Image Adjustment: Nikon Capture 4 Editor .................................................................................... 7
The Editor Window: Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor .................................................... 8
Starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor ....................................................................................................... 10
Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor......................................................................................................... 12
Opening Image Files ........................................................................................................................ 13
Zoom............................................................................................................................................... 18
The Bird’s Eye Palette....................................................................................................................... 19
Rotating and Flipping Images........................................................................................................... 20
Selecting a Crop .............................................................................................................................. 22
The Information Palette ................................................................................................................... 23
The Histogram Palette ..................................................................................................................... 26
The Markers Palette......................................................................................................................... 27
Show Focus Area ............................................................................................................................. 28
Color Aberration Control ................................................................................................................. 28
Image Adjustment: Enhancing Images ......................................................................................... 29
White Balance ................................................................................................................................. 33
Advanced RAW ............................................................................................................................... 39
Image Dust Off................................................................................................................................ 42
Vignette Control.............................................................................................................................. 46
Curves ............................................................................................................................................. 48
The LCH Editor................................................................................................................................. 57
Color Booster .................................................................................................................................. 63
Photo Effects ................................................................................................................................... 64
Color Balance .................................................................................................................................. 66
Unsharp Mask ................................................................................................................................. 68
Noise Reduction .............................................................................................................................. 71
D-Lighting ....................................................................................................................................... 73
Red eye Correction .......................................................................................................................... 75
Fisheye Lens (Fisheye-to-Rectilinear Transform for DX 10.5 mm Fisheye Lenses) .............................. 77
Output Size and Resolution ............................................................................................................. 79
Saving and Loading Image Adjustment Settings .............................................................................. 82
Saving Images.................................................................................................................................. 83
Printing Images................................................................................................................................ 88
Batch Processing.............................................................................................................................. 92
Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences: Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Editor................................ 97
The General Tab .............................................................................................................................. 98
The Performance Tab..................................................................................................................... 100
The Temporary Files Tab................................................................................................................. 101
The Advanced Color Tab................................................................................................................ 102
The Grid Lines Tab ......................................................................................................................... 103
The Color Management Tab (Windows) ........................................................................................ 104
The Color Management Tab (Macintosh) ....................................................................................... 105