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To modify the default behavior of Capture NX-D, select Preferences… in the Edit menu (or on Mac computers, the Capture NX-D menu).
- General
- Color Management
- Levels & Sampling
- View
- NEF (RAW) Processing
- Open with Application
- Dialog/Alert
General
Clear Cache- Clear the cache.
Maximum capacity- Select a cache size.
Specify cache folder- Select this option to choose a cache folder using the Browse… button. Use the Existing cache handling menu to choose what to do with the existing cache.
Restore Defaults- Reset all items in the “General” tab to their default values.
Color Management
- Default RGB color space
- Choose the default RGB color space for image display.
- Use this profile when printing
- Select this option to choose a color profile for printing from the Profile menu. Choose the Intent from Perceptual and Relative colorimetric.
Intent
Perceptual maintains the relations between colors to produce results that seem natural to the human eye. The colors may however not be true to the original image data. Relative colorimetric maps colors not in the selected profile to the nearest available color. All colors in the gamut of the printer will be reproduced accurately.
Levels & Sampling
- Auto-contrast clip
- The levels and curves auto contrast option increases contrast by setting the white and black points to exclude a set proportion of the brightest and darkest pixels in the image. Choose the percentage of pixels excluded by the new Black and White points.
- Dropper sample size
- Select the size of the area sampled by the gray point and levels and curves sampling controls. Choose from Point sample (a single pixel), 3×3 Average (the average of an area 3 pixels square) and 5×5 Average (the average of an area 5 pixels square).
- Restore Defaults
- Reset all items in the “Levels & Sampling” tab to their default values.
View
- Size of Text and Icon
- Choose the size of the letters and icons in the user interface.
- Color
- Choose a color for the reference grid.
- Gridline every
- Choose the grid spacing.
- Subdivisions
- Choose the number of subdivisions in each square.
View Images- If Speed is selected, Capture NX-D will generate preview data as modifications are made for faster preview updates, but some changes will not be reflected in the thumbnail and navigation displays, and display quality may drop when pictures are cropped.
Maximum thumbnail width- Choose the maximum thumbnail width, in pixels.
Restore Defaults- Reset all items in the “View” tab to their default values.
NEF (RAW) Processing
- Color Space for Color Reproduction
- Choose the color space used for adjustments to RAW (NEF/NRW) images.
- Sizes Medium/Small for NEF (RAW) Images
- Select this option for optimal processing when editing small and medium RAW (NEF/NRW) images.
- D1X RAW Default
- Choose the default display size for RAW (NEF) photos taken with the D1x. Choose from 6MP (3008 × 1960) and 10MP (4016 × 2616).
- Color Reproduction Process
- Choose a color reproduction process.
Open with Application
- Open With Application
- Edit the list of applications that can be accessed via the Open With option in the File menu and choose the format (TIFF (16-bit), TIFF (8-bit), or JPEG) used when images are opened in other applications.
- Folder to Place Open With file
- Before being opened in other applications, images are converted to the format selected using Open With Application. Use this option to choose where the converted files are stored.
Dialog/Alert
- Dialog Windows
- Click Reset to reset the “Don’t show this dialog again” check boxes for all dialogs.