Comments on: How to add some ‘pop’ to a flat photo using Capture NX 2

By: Dave Kennard

Dave Kennard — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:31:48 +0000

Hi Nate

Masking is pretty basic in CNX. If you need to do masking where you’re using a modified image for the mask you’d need to use something like Photoshop instead. You can get a Photoshop plugin from Nik called Viveza that adds control point functionality for brightness, saturation etc. like that found in CNX.

I think Nikon might have abandoned CNX now as there hasn’t been a new version in ages.

Dave

By: nate sterken

nate sterken — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:37:07 +0000

i hate this software. I want to use it because it works in 16 bit but I hate it. Its worthless. All I need to do to my photo is create an alhpa channel selection of the areas I want sharpened.

I have duplicated my image and used the curves to make it black and white. I have created my selection. But I cannot copy and save the resulting mask to another photo: it does not work, even when you choose to copy the adjustments and paste them because the one photo is B&W and the other is color so when the mask that worked on the B&W file are applied to the color, it changes?! What retards developed this?!

By: Dave Kennard

Dave Kennard — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:23:11 +0000

In reply to Rani.

Hi Rani

I don’t tend to do much portrait work myself. Any adjustments I do on portraits tend to be limited to white balance and curves to brighten and add contrast. I found this video on youtube that gives a good overview of portrait retouching in capture nx2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJlOCjYV4K0

By: Rani

Rani — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:23:31 +0000

Thank you for sharing, very good information.
Can you make a portrait tutorial as well?

By: Tom T

Tom T — Sun, 22 May 2011 14:06:19 +0000

Thank you for this highly illuminating and comprehensible illustration of some very useful procedures in NX2!

By: T.S.Ramesh

T.S.Ramesh — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 03:28:55 +0000

Thank you for the post. It is useful.

By: Milpai

Milpai — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:10:48 +0000

Thank you for the wonderful post. Detailed with helpful screenshots. Will surely look forward for more tutorials from you.

By: Shereif

Shereif — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:07:36 +0000

Thank you David for this simple yet deep tutorial – much about NX2 photo-editing can be inferred from it.

By: goran

goran — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:01:01 +0000

Great sample. Thanks for posting!