Nikon CAPTURE NX2 - Manual (Page 66)

64 Chapter 8 — Interface | Image Window
Soft proof offers the following options:
Target Profile
Select the color profile from the list to view the result of the color management system and to preview
how the different color management settings will affect your image.
Intent
Choose from four different rendering intents. The different rendering intents control how colors in your
image are mapped to the colors that your printer can produce (as indicated by the printer profile).
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Please note : Different printer and paper combinations, as well as the different software used to create printer
profiles, benefit from different rendering intents. Experiment with the different rendering intents within your
workflow to find the option that works best.
Capture NX 2 provides the following intents:
❏ Perceptual
This rendering intent maintains the relationships of colors so that the printed image appears natural to
the human eye. While this intent maintains the relationship of colors, the actual color values will be
changed.
❏ Saturation
This rendering intent produces highly saturated colors, but it may not produce accurate colors in a
photograph.
❏ Relative Colorimetric
This rendering intent maps all of the colors that fall outside of the gamut of the target profile to the
closest reproducible color. This profile reproduces accurately all of the colors that are within the range of
colors reproducible by your printer. This option preserves as many natural colors as possible and is often
the best choice for printing photographs.
❏ Absolute Colorimetric
This rendering intent is very similar to relative colorimetric, except that it maps the white point of the
image to the white point of the destination profile. It is recommend that you use absolute colorimetric
only if you want to proof your images for a specific print device other than your printer, since this
rendering intent will attempt to reproduce the results of the output device, including the effect of a
different paper color.
Use Black Point Compensation
Check this box to utilize black point compensation. This ensures that the black point from the image is
mapped to the black point of your printer, enabling the full color range of the printer to be used. If your
prints contain either gray shadows or too little detail, try turning this option off. Unless you are having
problems with a specific print and profile combination, it is recommended that you always use this option.
Shortcut
Toggle Soft Proof on and off:
Ctrl + Y (Windows)
command + Y (Macintosh)