178Chapter 24 Filter MenuCONTRASTThe Contrast Slider controls the amountof contrast that is affected betweenthe color selected in the Spectrumslider and that color’s complementarycolor. Moving this slider to the leftwill decrease this effect, while movingthis slider to the right will increase theeffect by making the selected colorlighter and the complementary colordarker.BRIGHTNESSThe Brightness Slider controls theoverall luminosity of the image. Movethis slider to the left to darken theentire image or move this slider to theright to brighten the entire image.Once you are satisfied with the resultsof the Contrast: Color Range feature,click on the OK button. If you wantto cancel the Contrast: Color Rangefeature, simply click on the Cancelbutton.Colorize…The Colorize enhancement enables youadd a color to your image, either selec-tively or globally, with one of the selec-tive tools. The Colorize enhancementis also the tool that is automaticallyapplied when you select one of theselective tools in a step that has notalready had an enhancement appliedto it.Within the Colorize enhancement youcan select the color to be applied tothe image either with an eye dropper,which can sample any color of anyimage currently visible within CaptureNX, or a with Color Patch that links tothe Color Picker.Once you are satisfied with the resultsof the Colorize feature, click on theOK button. If you want to cancel theColorize feature, simply click on theCancel button.Black and WhiteConversion…The Black and White Conversion trans-forms a color image to a black andwhite version of the original whileproviding control over the highlights,the shadows, and the relationshipto the original. This feature providescontrols similar to controls used intraditional black and white photogra-phy, with the added power of digitalimage manipulation.
