2008-06-17

Capture NX2

Capture NX 2 features award-winning U Point® technology for precision selection and application of enhancements without complicated selections or layer masks. Designed to closely match the way photographers work with their images, Capture NX 2 is easy to learn and creates the highest quality results.
NEW! Selection Control Points: Now you can selectively edit photographs without the need to manually outline or mask the area for editing. Simply place a Selection Control Point anywhere on the photograph then choose from almost any adjustment such as D-Lighting, Unsharp Mask or Noise Reduction, while limiting the “reach” of that adjustment to just the selected area.
NEW! Auto-Retouch Brush: Capture NX 2 adds an automatic retouch tool to its image editing toolbox allowing users to seamlessly remove blemishes, dust and other distracting elements from photographs while maintaining the integrity of the image.


NEW! Shadow/Highlight Adjustment: With just a simple slider adjustment you can easily open up shadows or recover blown-out highlights. Highlight recovery is most effective for RAW (NEF) files however it will work with JPEG and TIFF files as well.
Redesigned Interface includes:
Customized Workspaces
Improved Toolbar function and layout
Improved Edit List functionality
Newly designed image browser featuring a Favorites Folder
Improved Image Resolution adjustments
Features continuing from Capture NX version 1.x include:
Color Control Points (improved operation)
Black/White/Neutral Control Points (improved layout)
Color management control with Soft Proofing
Color Aberration Control, D-Lighting (High Speed/High Quality), Image Dust Off, Vignette Control and Fisheye-to-Rectilinear Image Transformation
Noise Reduction: global or selective adjustments
Distortion Control - reduces pincushion and barrel distortion effects
Color Booster
Color Balance
Contrast/Brightness
Saturation/Warmth
Photo Enhance (for toning, sepia, black and white)
Levels/Curves Editor, LCH Editor, Auto Levels
Unsharp Mask, Gaussian Blur, High Pass Filter
Add Grain/Noise
Contrast: Color Range
Colorize
Black-and-White Conversion
Straighten and Crop Tools
Full support for Picture Control (camera and software-based function)
Capture NX 2 provides the highest quality RAW (NEF) conversions from your Nikon camera and fully integrates with all Nikon software including Camera Control Pro 2, Image Authentication Software, Transfer and ViewNX.