User Guide For Capture NX 2
© 2007 Catherine Hall Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction to Nik Software Color Efex Pro™ 3.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 1 : Introduction User Guide Versions Nik Software offers two versions of Color Efex Pro 3.0 for Capture NX 2. The Complete Edition contains 52 filters and the Select Edition contains 35 filters. What’s in the User Guide In addition to providing installation instructions, the User Guide shows you how to choose and control filters. © 2008 Laurie Shupp Introduction Welcome to Nik Software Color Efex Pro™ 3.
© 2008 Luci Dumas Chapter 2 New Filters in 3.0 New Filters Available in Color Efex Pro™ 3.
Chapter 2 : New Filters in 3.0 New Filters Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 User Guide Glamour Glow – Gives portrait Color Efex Pro 3.0 offers nine new filters to Color Efex Pro 2.0 users, along with updates to existing filters. Bleach Bypass – Simulates the effect of processing color film and bypassing the bleach chemistry step. Use this filter for a high-contrast, low-saturation effect used by photographers and film makers alike.
© 2008 Sean Dyroff Chapter 3 Installation Installing and Accessing Color Efex Pro™ 3.
Chapter 3 : Installation Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 User Guide Installation Accessing Color Efex Pro 3.0 The installer provided with Color Efex Pro 3.0 automatically installs the filters into the appropriate location for Capture NX 2. After completing the installation, launch Capture NX 2. Color Efex Pro 3.0 is accessed from the Filter menu. Installing Color Efex Pro 3.0 To begin using Color Efex Pro 3.0: Before you install Color Efex Pro 3.0, please close Capture NX 2.
© 2008 Don Gale Chapter 4 Workflow Workflow and Tips for Enhancing Images
Chapter 4 : Workflow Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 User Guide Workflow The order of steps involved in enhancing an image varies, depending on the image. In general, there are only a few guidelines to consider: •A pply noise reduction as early as possible in the process. • Apply output sharpening, as late as possible in the process. • Start with distractions (global, then local), and end with enhancements.
© 2008 Laurie Shupp Chapter 5 Color Efex Pro 3.0 Controls Overview of Controls for Color Efex Pro™ 3.
Chapter 5 : Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 Interface Filter Controls After selecting a filter, controls are provided unique to that filter. (For a complete explanation, please see Chapter 8: Filter Descriptions.) Shadows & Highlights Certain filters provide the Shadows & Highlights controls. When expanded, this section displays a histogram representing the full tonal range of the active image after the current enhancement has been applied as well as sliders to protect the details in the shadows and highlights.
© 2008 Tony Corbell Chapter 6 Selectively Applying Filters Using the Selection Tools to Selectively Apply Filters
Chapter 6 : Selectively Applying Filters Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 User Guide All of the Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters can be applied selectively using the various selection tools found within Capture NX 2. Instructions on using the Selection Control Points, Selection Brush, and Selection Gradients can be found below. For additional information on selectively applying enhancements within Capture NX 2, please refer to the Capture NX 2 User’s Manual. 3.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 6 : Selectively Applying Filters 3. In the tool options bar, adjust the Size, Brush Hardness, and Opacity of the brush. 4. Click and draw within the active image window to add or remove the effect, depending on if you selected the icon. or 5. At any point, switch to the opposite mode by clicking on either or to add to or remove from the selection drawn.
Chapter 6 : Selectively Applying Filters Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 User Guide 3. Click and draw a line within the active image window. Depending on if you chose the or the icons, the point where you start the line will either be the part where the effect is added at 100% to the image or where the effect is removed entirely from the image. If you use the linear gradient tool, the enhancement will be applied in a straight line, following the direction of the line you created.
© 2008 Laurie Shupp Chapter 7 Upgrading from Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX Special Considerations When Upgrading from Nik Color Efex Pro 2.
Chapter 7 : Upgrading from Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 for Capture NX Capture NX 2 is a fully non-destructive image editing application, ensuring the maximum level of flexibility when working with enhancements. Color Efex Pro filters take advantage of this nondestructive functionality, ensuring that the image is always processed with the highest quality as well as ensuring that the enhancements can always be removed or adjusted, even after the image is saved and closed.
© 2008 Don Mahr Chapter 8 Filter Descriptions Effects and Controls for Each Filter
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Nik Software offers two versions of Color Efex Pro 3.0 for Capture NX 2. The Complete Edition contains 52 filters and the Select Edition contains 35 filters. Understanding Complementary Colors Some filters in Color Efex Pro 3.0 involve complementary colors, which are color opposites that reside directly across from each other on a color wheel. A color’s complement can be created by mixing the other two primary colors together.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions B/W Conversion: Dynamic Contrast Creates exaggerated contrast and stylistic black and white images. Filter Color – Adjusts the color of the simulated filter and controls the relationship of colors in the image. This lightens objects of that color in the image and darkens objects of the complementary color. Filter Strength – Slides to the left for less contrast between colors, to the right for more contrast between colors.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Bleach Bypass New in Color Efex Pro 3.0 User Guide Burnt Sienna Complete Edition Select Edition Stylizing Simulates the effect of processing color film and bypassing the bleach chemistry step. Use this filter for a high-contrast, low-saturation effect used by photographers and film makers alike. Complete Edition Select Edition Stylizing Adds extreme warmth and contrast to affect the mood and style of the image.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Color Stylizer Complete Edition Select Edition Stylizing Overlays a color on top of the image and lets you control the saturation of the original image’s color. Color – Adds a color to the image. To select a color for this control you may either use the eyedropper within the active image or click on the color patch using the color picker in your image editing application. Contrast – Controls the overall contrast of the image.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Contrast Only Complete Edition User Guide balanced film with tungsten lights, while the Tungsten to Daylight emulate using tungsten balanced film in daylight. Select Edition Traditional Strength – Controls the degree of cross balance effect. Increases the contrast of an image without affecting the color characteristics of the image.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Border Luminosity – Controls the brightness at the edges of the image. Center Size – Controls the relationship between the center and the edges. User Guide Color Set – From the pull-down menu, select a pre-defined color combination. Saturation – Controls the amount of color in the shapes created by the filter. Place Center – Positions the center of the image. This is useful if the subject is not in the center of the frame.
Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Weird Lines Contrast – Controls the overall contrast of the image. Adds texture to an image by introducing abstract, transparent shapes and contours that mimic the shapes in the original image. Dynamic Skin Softener Style – From the pull-down menu, select colors for the shapes in the image. Size – Controls the relationship between the shapes created by the filter and the original image details.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Film Effects (33 Effects) New in Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete Edition User Guide Saturation Traditional Offers the look and feel of over 30 different film types, realistically simulating color sensitivity, contrast, and grain for each film. Controls the film’s saturation response to different wavelengths of light. Red through Violet – sliders control how saturated an object of that color appears.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Film Grain New in Color Efex Pro 3.0 User Guide Flux (5 Effects) Complete Edition Select Edition Traditional Complete Edition Select Edition Adds realistic film grain to any image, with control over the size and placement throughout the image. Introduces subtle effects in or creates an abstraction of image details. From the pull-down menu, select one of five grain sizes, from UltraFine to Extra-Coarse.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Foliage Complete Edition User Guide Graduated Filters (16 Effects) Stylizing Complete Edition Identifies foliage and greenery in an image and enhances or stylizes those objects. Select Edition Blends a color into a portion of an image, with a gradual transition to the original image. From the pull-down menu, select one of the effects of the Foliage filter.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions From the pull-down menu, select one of the styles of the Fog effect. Each style provides the following controls: User Guide Rotation – Controls the angle of the filter’s horizon. Opacity – Controls the overall strength of the filter. Blend – Controls the size of the blend between the fog effect and the original image details. Blend – Controls the size of the blend between the fog effect and the original image details.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions High Key Infrared Film (9 Effects) New in Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete Edition Traditional Complete Edition Select Edition Traditional Simulates the look of high-key photography, characterized by uniformly light tones and low contrast. Simulates both Color and Black and White Infrared films.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Type – From the pull-down menu, select the simulated effect of either night vision goggles or a heat-to-color camera. Low Key New in Color Efex Pro 3.0 Center Size – Controls the size of a simulated, projected light source onto the image. User Guide Complete Edition Traditional Simulates the look of low-key photography, characterized by uniformly dark tones and low contrast.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Brightness – Controls the overall lightness of the image. Color – Controls the relationship between the amount of color added by the filter and the amount of color to include from the original image. Monday Morning (5 Effects) Complete Edition Select Edition Stylizing Introduces a diffused, cool, and somewhat sleepy mood to an image. Use this filter to control contrast and saturation, add grain, and apply a soft focus effect.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Pastel (3 Effects) Complete Edition Select Edition User Guide Use this filter to transform an otherwise plain or ordinary image to a more stylized and desirable one. Stylizing Lightens and softens an image for a smooth, stylistic effect, resulting in a subdued, desaturated image. Use the provided pull-down menu to select from one of the Photo Stylizer filters.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Polarization Complete Edition Select Edition Traditional Simulates the color contrasts of a conventional polarization filter. Use this filter to enhance blue skies and other similar colors, while increasing the contrast throughout the rest of the image. User Guide Outer Color – Adds elements of the original image back into the border area.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Reflector Effects (3 Effects) Complete Edition User Guide Color – Specifies the color cast to remove from the image. Move the slider until the selected color matches the predominant color cast in the image. Traditional Simulates traditional photographic reflectors to open up shadows and control light in the image. From the pull-down menu, select Silver, Soft Gold, or Gold.
User Guide Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Saturation to Brightness Saturation – Controls saturation in the image before the filter has added the solarization effect. (At 0%, this creates the effect of Solarization: Black and White.) Swaps the saturation value for the brightness value, converting bright colors to highly saturated ones and highly saturated objects to bright ones. Brightness – Controls the overall lightness of the image.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Prefilter – From the pull-down menu, select one of eight color contrast prefilters, to bring out different colors in the image. Prefilter Strength – Controls the degree to which you want to apply the prefilter. Tonal Contrast New in Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete Edition Stylizing Allows powerful control over the contrast only of highlights, midtones or shadows, without affecting the rest of the image.
Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 Chapter 8 : Filter Descriptions Place Center – Positions the center of the image. This is useful if the subject is not in the center of the frame. Click this button and then place the center where desired. Vignette Blur (4 Effects) Updated in Color Efex Pro 3.0 Complete Edition Select Edition Traditional Defocuses detail around the center of the image, drawing the eye to the inside of the image.
© 2008 Catherine Hall Chapter 9 Contact and Support Getting Additional Support
Chapter 9 : Contact and Support United States Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 for Capture NX 2 User Guide For more information on Nik Software products go to www.niksoftware.com. Contact Nik Software, Inc. by phone at (619) 725-3150 © 2007-2008 Nik Software, Inc. Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (PST) or via email at service@niksoftware.com Nik Software, Inc. 7588 Metropolitan Drive San Diego, CA 92108, USA Phone (619) 725-3150 Fax (619) 725-3151 infous@niksoftware.
