Nik Silver Efex Pro V2 review. The image is a stitched and cropped panorama of Canon 1. Nik Sharpener Pro Manual' title='Nik Sharpener Pro Manual' />Ds. MP images taken with an EF1. L II lens. Stitched with Photoshop CS5. Oakham Castle on an overcast day Canon 6. D w. TS E1. 74. L tilt shift lens hand heldand a BW conversion from a version for an A2 sized print note the 2 airbrushed features Colorado NE of Gunnison I believe, however this one is from May 2. I dont have any notes   Canon 1. Ds EF 1. 6 3. 52. LConclusions. After putting together all those sample images, I still feel Ive only touched a few aspects of what Silver Efex can do. The improvements over version one make a clear difference for my own work. Therein lies one issue if all you want is to produce a few black and white images from your photos, then the plugin is seriously over the top for what youll want. If youve version one and only ever use a few presets, then the price of the upgrade might be questionable, unless youve deeper pockets. However, lets get back to users with a somewhat more serious interest in black and white photographyIf you regularly find yourself using masked adjustment layers and tweaking the sliders for conversions, then give the demo a serious tryout. Take time to appreciate the subtle differences that all the different adjustments make if video tutorials work for you, then give some of the resources on the Nik site a try too, since I know that different people learn things in different ways. Review of Nik Silver Efex Pro version 2. Plugin converts colour images to black and white, adjustment options and preset conversions Google Nik Collection. Tutorial gratis belajar photoshop, fotografi dan Lightroom dalam bahasa Indonesia. Info workshop kursus private dan group di Jakarta dan kota di Indonesia. Starting March 24, 2016, the latest Nik Collection will be freely available to download Analog Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro. Weve all seen plenty of heartbreaking images from Texas this weekend, as vicious floods continue to destroy lives and property in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But. The history record was of less immediate use than Id thought perhaps because I often have a strong preconception of what I want the final print to look like. The feature is very effective in the way that it records any minor alterations. Ivf Protocols Estrogen Patch. The results of the conversion can be in a new layer or applied to the original one. The results can also be brushed onto the existing image. Whilst I use this often when selectively sharpening for printing, Ive yet to find a use for this with Silver Efex Pro. Nik Sharpener Pro Manual' title='Nik Sharpener Pro Manual' />DanteGesellschaft Mnchen Societ Dante Alighieri Monaco di Baviera. Official WebSite. Nik Sharpener Pro Manual' title='Nik Sharpener Pro Manual' />The software activation failed several times once this was fixed after an update of my old version of the software, but on another time I just got an error 1. I tried to re enter my authorisation code. A re boot fixed this, but Ive no idea why. Note too that Ive no experience of running this software on windows machines. Running on a Mac Pro 1. GB, CS5x. 64, ATI 4. I rarely had to wait long for the display to catch up with my alterations. It seems that there is a degree of caching going on in the background, so if things get out of step toggling CPs onoff was one example, then waiting a few seconds let everything catch up. This was when I was editing that big panoramic image, and thats over 3. Much as with Version one, I just didnt use the zone info feature Ive never bought into the zone system enough for it to be meaningful and useful to me YMMV Below, a split mode view showing zone 4 areasI find Silver Efex Pro a great tool to help me explore different ways of producing black and white images for my prints. However, dont expect it to just do everything for you. After conversion, you may need to make further adjustments before and after sharpening for printing. Great BW prints start before you take the photo and include the whole process right up to the print coming out of your printer oh, and framingmounting is important too. I like having a tool like Silver Efex pro sitting in the middle of it all. A few things to remember though. The more extreme ways you push your conversions, the more likely that underlying image defects will show through, whether noise in shadows or dust spots in the sky exacerbated through local contrast enhancement structure. Working at 1. 6 bit is important, and as Ive mentioned earlier, even the choice of colour space can make a difference. Remember that the best colour version of a photo does not automatically make the best BW version. As well as Adobe Camera Raw, I use Dx. O Optics Pro for some of my initial RAW Colour conversions, since its noise reduction and contrast handling often make for black and white images I prefer. I dont use Lightroom or Aperture, but Id expect operation to be broadly similar. Watch out for sharpeningenhancement artefacts. Version 2 is supposed to be more resistant to this, but with an image like the Colorado one above, its not difficult to produce visible darkening around the clouds. The secret here, is to make good use of control points, whether to turn down the effects, or just apply them to particular areas such as the cloudsRemember that our perception of tonal variation depends on the angular size of these variations, so get used to viewing images at different scales. For a large print, I want it to have a particular feel when viewed from twenty feet away, but that changes as you walk towards it print sharpening is vital too see my Sharpener Pro V3 review for more info. So, could I have produced an image like the large panoramic print using just Photoshop Maybe, but not easily not without a lot of adjustment layers and fancy masked blending, and even then it would take me a long while for a big print. Do I always use Silver Efex No, sometimes a basic conversion just looks right, and Ill perhaps tweak it with a masked curve or a bit of additional localised sharpening before printing. This is a tool for people who are serious about their black and white photography Ive no issues with people who prefer different approaches, but this one works for meSummary. The plug in is easy to install and use, offering a wide variety of different ways of getting a monochrome image from colour. Lots of preset options make it easy to explore options, although it could be confusing for the novice user. To really get the best from it, you need to experiment and have your own vision of what you want to achieve. If you get the demo, then do have look at some of the videos and guide which explains the many options this software gives you. You can also download additional Custom Styles from Nik. System Requirements from NikMacintosh. Mac OS 1. 0. 5. 8 and 1. Intel processor. 2 GB RAM 4 GB or more recommendedAdobe Photoshop CS3 through CS5. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 through 9. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. Apple Aperture 2. Windows. Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. AMD or Intel processor. GB RAM 4 GB or more recommendedAdobe Photoshop CS3 through CS5. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 through 9. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. Google Makes Its 1. Driver San Francisco Pc Ita more. Photo Editing Software Now Completely Free to Download. Googles Nik Collection, a photo editing software package designed for professional photographers, once retailed for 1. Today its absolutely free to download, for both Windows and Mac users. Here you can read Googles announcement, which includes more information on the software package and its capabilities. Today were making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free. Photo enthusiasts all over the world use the Nik Collection to get the best out of their images every day. As we continue to focus our long term investments in building incredible photo editing tools for mobile, including Google Photos and Snapseed, weve decided to make the Nik Collection desktop suite available for free, so that now anyone can use it. The Nik Collection is comprised of seven desktop plug ins that provide a powerful range of photo editing capabilities from filter applications that improve color correction, to retouching and creative effects, to image sharpening that brings out all the hidden details, to the ability to make adjustments to the color and tonality of images. Starting March 2. Nik Collection will be freely available to download Analog Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, Sharpener Pro and Dfine. If you purchased the Nik Collection in 2. Were excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used by professionals to even more people now. Once youve downloaded the software, head over to the Nik Collection channel on You. Tube where youll find video tutorials, including the one below called Introduction to the Nik Complete Collection. Its a good place to start. PS Some readers have asked whether this software can work as a standalone program, or whether it needs to run with a program like Photoshop. Heres what PC Magazine has to say about that  Though you can run the seven different plugins in the collection as standalone products, they tend to work better when you integrate them into an existing image editing program, like Adobes Photo. Shop. On Windows You can make shortcuts to the individual. Google user. In short, you have some options. Follow Open Culture on Facebook and Twitter and share intelligent media with your friends. Or better yet, sign up for our daily email and get a daily dose of Open Culture in your inbox. If youd like to support Open Culture and our mission, please consider making a donation to our site. Its hard to rely 1. Related Content Museum of Modern Art Mo. MA Launches Free Course on Looking at Photographs as Art. Software Used by Hayao Miyazakis Animation Studio Becomes Open Source Free to Download.