Quick Start Guide
Step 1. A Color Control Point is placed on
the sky for greater darkness and satura-
tion. Although this Control Point mainly
affects the sky, some of the clouds are af-
fected as well.
A
View Toolbar
Use the Direct Select Tool to position and change Con-
trol Points, the Hand tool to pan and scroll the image,
and the Zoom tool to zoom in and out.
B
Edit Toolbar
Rotate, straighten, and crop images.
C
Black, White, and Neutral Control Point Toolbar
Place editable Control Points directly onto an image for
quick and accurate changes to dynamic range and re-
moval of unwanted color casts.
D
Color Control Point and Red-Eye Control Point Toolbar
Apply localized enhancements that take advantage of
the unique and powerful U Point Technology offered
in Capture NX.
E
Selection Toolbar
This toolbar contains selection tools that can be used
to selectively apply any of the enhancements available
within Capture NX.
INTERFACE
Browser
Select, rename, sort, organize, com-
pare, tag, and enhance images. Mul-
tiple images can be modified quickly
and easily with batch processing.
File Directory
Find pictures in any folder on your
hard disk.
Camera Settings
View information on the current image
or see what images would look like at
different camera settings.
IPTC Information
Add keywords and other information
to the image.
Please see the User’s Manual for additional information.
A B DC E
Bird’s Eye
The Bird’s Eye Palette displays a
thumbnail version of the entire im-
age and shows the area currently dis-
played in the Editor. Use this palette
to find your place in the image and
quickly navigate to other locations.
Edit List
The Edit List is the central location
for all the controls in Capture NX.
Changes to the image are listed in
chronological order and can be modi-
fied or removed at will. The Edit List
is a cornerstone of the Capture NX
non-destructive workflow.
Photo Info
View instantly updated information
about the image, including the histo-
gram and color watch points.
Color Control Points 1 - 2 - 3
Step 3. Finally, Control Points are add-
ed for skin tones and foliage. A Control
Point added to the model’s face bright-
ens and increases the vibrancy of the skin.
Another added to the foliage darkens the
leaves and draws attention to the model.
Step 2. Next, a Color Control Point is
placed to identify the clouds in the im-
age. This new Control Point applies only
to tones in the clouds, not the sky, and
prevents the first Control Point from af-
fecting the clouds.