File naming dialog – Nikon CAPTURE NX2 User Manual

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Chapter 22 — Batch Menu

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Run Batch Process

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Rename

By checking the

Rename checkbox, Capture NX 2 will rename the images using the naming system found

within the File Naming dialog. Click on the Edit button to display the File Naming dialog. For more
information, please see the “File Naming Dialog” section later in this chapter.

Select File Format

Choose a file format for processed images from the Select File Format pull-down menu. The following
options are available:

NEF:

Choose a compression setting in the Advanced section.

TIFF:

In the Advanced section, choose a color model (RGB or CMYK), bit depth (Always 8 bit or 16 bit if
possible), and compression type (None or LZW).

JPEG:

Use the pull-down menu to choose from

Highest Compression Ratio, Good Compression Ratio,

Good Balance, Good Quality, and Excellent Quality, or select the desired balance between image
quality and compression using the slider.

Check Embed ICC Profile to embed an ICC color profile in each image.

Destination

The

Destination section enables you to identify the location to use when saving processed images.

Select Folder

By selecting

Select Folder, you can manually identify the folder that the processed images should be

placed in. Click on the

Browse… button to identify the location to place the processed images.

Use Source Folder

The

Use Source Folder option will place the processed files in same folder as the source image.

Once you have identified the parameters to use for the Watched Folder, click OK. This will bring up the
Processing Queue, indicating that the current process is a watched folder. You are able to minimize the

Processing Queue and continue working on other images while the watched folder process continues in
the background.

File Naming Dialog

The

File Naming dialog provides you with options for setting up a file naming convention to use when

batch processing multiple images. You are provided with three sections to identify the file name, and can
control how those different sections are separated. This dialog is accessible when setting up a batch process
or watched folder using the

Run Batch Process… command from the Batch menu, within the

Processing Queue, or when selecting multiple images in the browser and selecting Rename… from the

Edit menu.

Prefix

The contents of this section will be applied to the beginning of the file name. You can choose from:

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