Real World Nikon Capture NX

Chapter Four. Preparing to Edit

Just as a darkroom must be prepared before it can be used, you’ll need to make a few preparations to Capture NX before you can start editing in earnest. Fortunately, working with Capture NX doesn’t require any hazardous chemicals, and you don’t have to worry about darkening your windows. You will, however, need to make some preference adjustments to help Capture NX better represent the colors in your image.

Getting predictable color from any image editing program is not easy, but Capture NX offers some simple color management tools that make color reproduction more predictable. In this chapter, we’ll take a look at some of the basics of color management theory and how color management is handled in Capture NX, ...