User manual NIKON CAPTURE 3

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If the original image was taken with the D100, the default position for the slider will be the value chosen by the camera; with other cameras, the default setting is 0. To use the value for hue adjustment in effect at the time the photograph was taken, turn the Saturation Compensation check box off. Hue The RGB color model used in digital photographs reproduces colors using differing amounts of red, green, and blue light. By mixing two colors of light, a variety of different colors can be produced. For example, red combined with a small amount of green light produces orange. If red and green are mixed in equal amounts, yellow results, while a smaller amount of red produces a yellow green. Mixing different amounts of red and blue light produces colors ranging from a reddish purple through purple to navy, while mixing different amounts of green and blue light produces colors ranging from emerald to turquoise. (Adding a third color of light results in lighter hues; if all three mixed in equal amounts, the results range from white through gray. ) When this progression of hues is arranged in a circle, the result is known as a color wheel. 144 Enhancing Images The Advanced RAW Settings Menu Clicking the button in the Advanced RAW palette displays the Advanced RAW settings menu. Option Copy to Clipboard Description Copy current Advanced RAW settings to the clipboard. Select this item to restore Advanced Raw settings to settings saved using the Save. . . A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive (volume) and directory containing the desired settings file (only files with the extension ". nar" will be displayed). The settings in the Advanced Raw palette will instantly revert to the saved settings. Select this item to save current Advanced Raw settings to a named file. These settings can later be recalled using the Load. . . displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current white balance settings. Advanced Raw settings are saved with the extension ". nar". Selecting this item restores the settings in effect at the time the photograph was taken. In the case of the D1, image sharpening will be set to None. Load. . . Save. . . Reset to Neutral The Settings Menu The Advanced RAW Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Advanced RAW from the Settings menu. 145 Image Adjustment Curves Although your Nikon digital camera will reproduce colors accurately if settings have been adjusted appropriately, it will usually be necessary to adjust contrast, tone (brightness) levels, and color balance to make maximum use of the tone range and color gamut offered by a particular output device, such as a printer or monitor. Nikon Capture offers two tools for performing these tasks: the Color Balance palette (see "Color Balance" later in this chapter) and the Curves palette. Of the two, the Curves palette offers the more precise control. The Color Balance palette is useful when, for example, you want to adjust brightness or color balance for all pixels in the image. The Curves palette, in contrast, allows adjustments to be made to specific portions of the tone range, making it possible to enhance the image while preserving detail. Curves--an Overview Apply button Current channel Histogram button Auto contrast button White-point button Curve edit display Midpoint button Black-point button Reset the active curve Reset all curves The main editing tool in the Curves palette is the curve edit display, which contains a curve showing the relationship between input (the tones in the original image) and output (how the tones in the input will be represented in the final image). [. . . ] RGB An additive color model commonly used in monitors, in which light emitted in three primary colors, Red, Green and Blue, is combined to create a wide variety of colors. White is modeled by mixing 100% of all three colors. Scale The output size of an image as a percentage of the input size. At a scale of 50%, images will be output at half their original size. [. . . ]