Initially Nikon Capture Editor Tools are split between three palettes, however just like Adobe Photoshop you can drag and drop tools
and arrange them into any order you like. This also means you can remove
tools you aren't likely to use.
When working with TIFF or JPEG images settings are applied
to the image at the time it is saved, the original 'state' of the image
can not be retrieved (unless you save under a different filename). However,
for RAW (NEF) files these settings are simply recorded in the header
of the file, you can always revert back to the RAW file as it was
when the shot was taken.
| Tool Palette 1 (by default) |
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The Curves tool provides a 'Photoshop
like' combined curves and levels function. You can adjust high / medium
/ low gray levels, drag a new brightness curve or adjust individual
levels. You can also perform automatic adjustments by picking high
/ medium / low gray points or click on the fully automatic adjustment
button. |
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The Unsharp Mask tool allows
you to create multiple unsharp mask filters, these can be applied across all channels (RGB) or one of Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Magenta or Cyan. |
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Nikon's D-Lighting feature allows you to apply the equivalent of a 'digital fill flash' or 'digital dodge and burn' to the image, it enhances shadow detail and maintains highlights. Very similar to the shadows & highlights feature in Adobe Photoshop and other applications.
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Color Booster allows you to enhance the color saturation of the image, the target type option alters which colors are enhanced (skin tones more so when the people option is selected). |
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The Size/Resolution tool allows
you to choose the output size for the image, this allows you to create
a smaller or larger image and also change the embedded PPI (pixels per inch) which is used for printing. |
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Photo Effects allow you to apply digital filters to the image to produce black and white or tinted images. Changing the color tint with a black and white effect selected changes the channel mix used to produce the B&W image. |
| Tool Palette 2 (by default) |
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Advanced RAW allows you to change certain
image settings which are only available for RAW files. You can 'shift'
the exposure digitally with the exposure compensation slider (+/-2.0
EV in 0.01 EV steps). You can also change the sharpening, tone compensation,
color mode, saturation and hue settings from those which were used
at the time the image was shot.
* RAW only
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White Balance allows you to select an alternative
white balance than that which was used at the time of exposure. You
can select from a wide range of preprogrammed white balance settings
(which can be fine tuned) as well as automatically calculated or gray
point white balance. In addition of course you can enter the white
balance as a 'Kelvin temperature' value.
* RAW only
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The Noise Reduction tool can
be used to eliminate the noise we would expect to see in an image
shot at high sensitivity (ISO). Edge Noise reduction
is probably the most interesting as it manages to enhance the sharpness
of edges while removing and jaggedness due to noise or interpolation
issues. |
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Nikon's unique 'Image Dust Off'
feature uses a RAW reference image of a blank sheet of paper or gray
card to remove dust marks in an image.
* RAW only
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Vignette Control
allows you to compensate for any vignette effect at maximum aperture
and near the corners of the frame. This works with Type G or D lenses.
* RAW only
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This tool can be used to modify
images taken with a compatible fisheye lens. It can be used to
apply either vertical or horizontal compensation to produce a 'rectilinear
image'.
* RAW only |
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The new LCH (Luminosity, Chroma and Hue) Editor allows you to apply level and curve adjustments to the brightness, color and hue components of the image rather than the specific RGB data or separate color channels. |
| Tool Palette 3 (by default) |
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The Bird's Eye tool gives you an overview of the image along with a movable rectangle which indicates the current viewing window. |
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The Information tool provides information about the current color space, cursor position and RGB value at that position |
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Histogram is just that, a histogram display of the image. Select an area of the histogram and the corresponding pixels in the image will blink (useful for identifying spikes or over-exposed highlights). |
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Markers can be seen as a sort of version control system, they allow you to take a snapshot of the image with different parameters applied and return back to a stored state at any point (only actually Saved into the image for RAW files). |
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