View Full Version : Dodge & Burn in Capture NX?
alveraz
12-17-2008, 10:54 AM
Anyone here familiar with NX? I'd love to know if there's a way to d&b with this software but haven't been able to so far. I don't have PS so any tips on accomplishing this using Capture NX would be great, thanks!
2 in the can
12-17-2008, 12:07 PM
If it has control points you might be able to drop them where you want and adjust brightness or exposure?
alveraz
12-17-2008, 01:20 PM
Are brightness and exposure the functions you play with in PS to get that effect? How so? I can probably recreate that in NX.
2 in the can
12-17-2008, 07:26 PM
In photoshop I create a new layer, fill it with %50 neutral gray, and set it's blend mode to overlay, hard-light, or soft-light. Then I paint on that layer with white(dodge) or black(burn) using a low opacity brush.
In NX you don't have that option so the closest thing I can think of is throwing a CP onto an area that you want brighter/darker and increase/decrease its brightness. This will be more time consuming than the photoshop method but you should get close to the same effect...I think.
I was going to try and see but my trial copy of NX2 is apparently expired.
WaveRiderXIX
12-17-2008, 10:57 PM
Anyone here familiar with NX? I'd love to know if there's a way to d&b with this software but haven't been able to so far. I don't have PS so any tips on accomplishing this using Capture NX would be great, thanks!
Are you in Capture NX or NX2? Because NX2 I think has it. I use it mainly for the color adjustments which utilize the Viveza engine.
alveraz
12-17-2008, 10:59 PM
NX, not NX2, but now that I know there is a 2, I'm going to go buy it :) Thanks guys.