Nik Review – A great review of all Nik Software and the best coupon code. Nik Software Review. Try the Nik Collection for Free! ![]() In March of 2. 01. Google announced that all Nik Software plug- ins would be bundled together into the Nik Collection for just $1. The bundle includes HDR Efex Pro 2, Color Efex Pro 4, Silver Efex Pro 2, Viveza 2, Sharpener Pro 3 and Dfine 2. Note: Google has discontinued all discount coupon codes for Nik Software. Nik Software Review. All the Nik software is good and fun to use. The “fun to use” is perhaps a strange thing to say in a review, but many of you already know that my reviews are often atypical. I tend to be short and sweet in these reviews, just quickly giving my opinions and providing examples of a few of the options that I use. And, frankly, I think editing photos is quite fun, so it’s always nice to have post- processing software that makes me smile. Another aspect of my reviews is they are chock full of huge screen shots. В I learn by example, and maybe you do too? В This selection of shots should give you a pretty good idea of the range of the software. Now, there are SEVERAL products in the Nik Software suite. This review will describe four of them. I will spend more time on some than others. Here are the ones I will discuss, in order of the time I will spend on them: Color Efex Pro – A very cool package that comes with tons of effects. You can even do HDR- like effects with one of them. Silver Efex Pro – For incredible and easy B& W conversion. Think B& W conversion sounds boring? It isn’t with this thing…Sharpener Pro – Some very nice algorithms for making your photos pop. Viveza В 2 – Slick software for doing localized control of things like contrast and saturation. ![]() Complete Collection – Note I am not reviewing this specifically, but this is a package you can get from Nik Software that includes all of the above products together as one. Nik Color Efex Pro. Color Efex Pro is probably the coolest of all the Nik Software products and the one I use the most. В In short, it opens up a new dialog that is filled with a wide variety of filters. В The filters do SO many different things, that it would be silly to list them all out here. В So, instead, I’ll just briefly discuss a few of them. Below, I have a variety of screenshots of some of the effects. В Essentially, what you will easily see is that there are a ton of filters down the lefthand side. В The filter is immediately applied and then there are many sub- options on the right. В The sub- options give each of the filters a much more granular level of control. Because each filter on the left is unique, the sub- options on the right are even more unique. В Each effect on its own has a million possible outcomes based on your sliders on the right. В There is a pretty good example of this in the “Old Photo” screenie below. Now, it is said that too many choices can paralyze people. В I think this can be true. В BUT, if you go into a tool like this with an open mind, and freely surf around some options, I think you will really come away impressed with some of the creative things that will happen to your images. Like anything else, the more you practice, the more you can begin to have a bit of volition in your efforts. One great feature of all the Nik products is that it duplicates the layer for you. Often times, the “effect” may be overdone and you will want to dial it back, or mask with the original image. This allows you to do that. So, what effects do I use most? I hate to list them out here because the list is going to be a bit skewed to where I have the most familiarity, but maybe that is okay. For one, I like “Tonal Contrast” a lot. It does something very similar to HDR, in which it manipulates contrast and light levels on a very small scale. It has it’s own set of sliders as well that enable you to effect how “punchy” the HDR effect is. I have attached a few images of Nik Color Efex Pro “Tonal Contrast” below: Other filters that I use on occasion are “Film Effect”, “Colorize”, “Glamour Glow”, and, “Indian Summer”. I’ve actually tried all of them… and there are many cool ones. So don’t neglect those just because I haven’t given them any screenshot love…This is the before shot. В It is an Argentine artist in her studio. В It was shot at 7. Nik Software Review Try the Nik Collection for Free! In March of 2013 Google announced that all Nik Software plug-ins would be bundled together into the Nik Collection for just $149! The bundle includes HDR Efex Pro 2, Color. ![]() The Tonal Contrast options for this shot made it a bit over- baked, but it does show off what it can do. В I dialed it down for the final product. Sub options for Tonal Contrast. This is a zoom- in of the Loupe for the wall texture. You can see how the microcontrast has really made it pop. This is the “Glamor Glow” video. В I don’t really ever use it… it is kinda that “mall shot” effect. The Original Shot right outta the camera (5. After Brilliance/Warmth filter with the slider slid towards the warmth side. Tonal Contrast is one of my favorite and can create an HDR- like effect. The Indian Summer filter gives your photo a warm glow. The Bleach Bypass filter gives quite a dramatic effect. В It’s not very natural, but cool nonetheless. Film Effects can add a nice grain and texture. ![]() В You can see that I selected some Kodak film that people probably learn about in film school. The colorize option can give the photo a nice sheen while still maintaining elements of the original color. Here is the “before” shot of a strange area full of crypts in Buenos Aires. The sunshine filter gives a strong but interesting effect. Here is an after version with the “Old Photo” filter turned on. Old Photo has a ton of sub- options on the right. Digital Camera Home > Photo Software > Snapseed. Nik Snapseed -- Image Editing for iOS. By MIKE PASINI Editor The Imaging Resource Digital Photography Newsletter. Review Date: December 2011. I n our review of Adobe's new. See more episodes at http:// Matt Kloskowski is joined in the studio by fashion photographer Frank Doorhof and wedding photographer Catherine Hall. The three of them, along with Scott Kelby, hang. This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 at 9:54 am. It is filed under Blog and tagged with effects, nik presets, presets. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. ← →. 한 장의 RAW 파일을 가지고 HDR Efex Pro를 사용해서 이것저것 만져본 결과물입니다. Nik 소프트웨어 많이들 사용하시죠. 처음엔 스튜디오에서 입소문으로 돌다가 소문이. 2013 - Use Coupon code 'HDRsoftware15' - get all 6 plugins from the NIK Complete Collection - for only $126.65. You save $373.30 on this amazing software from NIK. Learn how to use Nik Software, from beginner basics to advanced techniques, with online video tutorials taught by industry experts. Explore the basics of Flickr, from posting, organizing, and editing photos to participating in the Flickr community. Last, I’ll show another example of what is possible with “Tonal Contrast”. В This is a huge solar- tracking sculpture. Nik Silver Efex Pro. Wow this thing is cool. Those of you that are regular readers to the blog know that I don’t do a lot of Black & White photography. I have nothing at all against it… I see things in a very vibrant and alive way, and I’ve spent a long time perfecting a technique that helps bring this to photographic reality. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good B& W pick. Yes, Nik Dfine is well respected in the photographic community, as are the other Nik tools and plug-ins. And it is the only one that I know of that makes it easy to set an appropriate amount of sharpening by selecting the. Often times, the default B& W conversion in Photoshop can just be… well, boring. And predictable. Sometimes I take something and convert it to B& W and then look at it and think, “Yeah, well, that’s how I kinda thought it would look”. So, I reluctantly tried Silver Efex Pro, because I expected it to be a slightly improved version of what Photoshop can do — but I was wrong! This is very fun to use and you can get a wide variety of looks. Frankly, I really like the Holga and Pinhole settings on the left, and then tweaking it further on the right. There are many many wonderful options here that can really make a B& W image “alive” and pop off a page. By the way, I have similar information up on the Silver Efex Pro Review. Below, I have put several screenshots of the things I have done with the product, so you can begin to get an idea. Silver Efex Pro enables you to make a choice on the left to give you a basic look, then you can really make it unique on the right. The Antique Photo treatment sounds like a gimmick. В But it came out fairly amazing, don’t ya think? The Holga and Pinhole treatments are two of my favorites. Silver Efex’s B& W options can enable some cool results When it comes to Vignette, the “Stylizing” dropdown has a ton of very easy- to- use options. Nik Sharpener Pro. I have also tried Nik Sharpener Pro 3. It is a fine product. It does exactly what it advertises. ![]() I find the sharpening to be a grade better than what is in Photoshop by default. I am always surprised when I use this software! I usually shoot on a rock- steady tripod. This gives my camera incredible sharpness. I zoom into 1. 00% in Photoshop and it looks great to me! And THEN I run Sharpener Pro and I am shocked. It has a little loupe where you can compare the “before and after”… and then I look at what I thought was sharp before and suddenly it looks blurry in comparison. I have posted a few shots below for you. The Output sharpener brought great details. В Check the Loupe on the right (before left / after right)The Raw Presharpener ads some nice details and pop. В Before is on the left and the after is on the right. Viveza 2. Viveza is a very interesting and useful filter. It is also strange! I don’t know who came up with the GUI for this thing, but it is, frankly, weird but cool. Let’s just say it is “cool” after you get the hang of it. I spend a lot of time with various UIs, so I figured it out pretty easily, although I am sure it would be confusing to a lot people. The best way to explain Viveza 2 is that it lets you change one part of a photo without changing another part. These localized changes can be subtle or extreme, based on your preferences. I find that sometimes, especially with my HDR work, that some areas can become oversaturated. Viveza 2 allows me to go in and desaturate one area while leaving the other bits saturated. This is a pretty handy fix. It’s not just Saturation — I should not use that as an example I suppose, because there are so many things you can change. Contrast, Warmth, Shadows, Structure, and more are easy to control. The Viveza 2 UI is the usual Nik look. Sleek. Black. German. Control Points. Nik has this interesting UI way of interacting with your image called “Control Points”. These are little “Dots” (for lack of a better word) that you drop on the part of your photo that you want to mess with. When you click on that “dot”, a local tree of options explodes outward. It’s very cool. The top control allows you to adjust the “radius” of the working area. The other nodes of the tree allow you to change saturation, contrast, brightness, structure, and all those sorts of things. You can see a lot more by zooming in on the screenshots. Dropping control points to fix parts of the image is a simple matter of clicking that control points button in the upper right, and then clicking inside the photo anywhere. A Replacement for Masking. I find that “Masking” in Photoshop is one of the hardest things to teach people. NIK Software Coupon Code - "HDRsoftware. Whoa! This is a really good deal. Last week I learned from The Verge that the Nik Collection by Google has just been discounted by 7. The Nik Complete bundle of plugins normally costs – $4. HDRsoftware. 15 that package is only $1. Note: you can use the same HDRsoftware. Photomatix for only $8. That’s on top of an already great deal for a total discount of about 7. If you ever wanted to jump into HDR processing, black & white HDR, or fine- tuning photos with professional- grade software, this is a really good reason to do so. Most professionals use multiple software to create their final photos and this bundle gives you 6 power tools for your arsenal. We’ve covered HDR Efex Pro 2 and it’s currently my favorite software for creating HDR photos. With this deal you get 6 plugins: And here are some details about what each of these plugins let you do: The price of just. HDR Efex Pro 2. В just by itself is $9. ALL 6 professional plugins. Here is a screenshot of the order page with the coupon applied: Boom! It’s that easy. Click Here to go to NIK Software. If you end up saving some money, please like, tweet, or Google+ this page and let your photographer friends know about this sweet, sweet deal from NIK Software and Google. A Recent Example. Here’s a photo that I used NIK’s HDR Efex Pro 2 on recently in order to help enhance the shot (and this is from a single file – not even the 3 bracketed shots that you’d want to use for proper HDR): It’s honestly not the best example so I’ll be adding some more tutorials soon to show you the real power of NIK’s tools. To see more (and probably much better) results you can get with the plugins found in NIK’s software collection, check out the Flickr search results for NIK processed images. There are a lot of Flickr photographers who use NIK and tag their photos with the software name – which is great for people wanting to learn and draw inspiration from them. Another good place to look is NIK education, which has some excellent tutorials about how to use their different plugins and software packages. Also, if you’re an HDR photographer and would like to write some tutorials for this site on how to use HDR Efex Pro or any of the other software from this package, please get in touch by emailing hdrguide (at) gmail (dot) com – I’d love to have you share your techniques on this site – and help promote your work. Lastly, if you have an i. Phone or Android device you may also want to check out Snapseed, which Google recently made free after acquiring NIK Software. I’ve been using it on my i. Phone for months and it’s my favorite go- to mobile editing app. This page was last updated on November 1. Nik HDR Efex Pro 간단 소개 : : Mind. Eater™ Photography한 장의 RAW 파일을 가지고 HDR Efex Pro를 사용해서 이것저것 만져본 결과물입니다. Nik 소프트웨어 많이들 사용하시죠.처음엔 스튜디오에서 입소문으로 돌다가 소문이 나면서 많이들 사용한다고 하더군요.특히 Silver Efex Pro와 Color Efex Pro를 많이 사용하는 것 같습니다. Nik Software에서 이번엔 HDR Efex Pro가 나왔네요.일단 라이트룸 플러그인으로 설치해봤습니다.다른 Nik 플러그인 프로그램들과는 조금 다른 Export 메뉴에서 실행 할 수 있습니다. Photomatix Pro와 마찬가지로 Export 메뉴에 있는 이유는 노출이 다른 여러장의 사진을 선택할 수 있다는 점으로 추측이 됩니다. Export 개념으로 만들고 작업이 완료되면 자동으로 import 됩니다. Photomatix는 자동으로 계산해주죠)아래는 한장의 사진을 Virtual Copy를 통해서 각각 노출을 다르게 해서 테스트를 해봤습니다.메인화면의 인터페이스는 Color Efex Pro와 비슷하게 왼쪽 패널에는 프리셋들이 준비되어 있고오른쪽 패널에는 각각의 세부 조정치들을 선택할 수 있습니다. Photomatix Pro 보다는 직관적으로 결과물에 반영이 되며 라이트룸의 인터페이스와 비슷한 느낌입니다. HDR Method는 2. 0개를 지원하며 선택해서 작업하실 수 있습니다.그 밖에 Viveza 부터 유명한 Control Point를 이용하면 부분적으로 정교한 컨트롤이 가능하고기본적인 커브와 각각의 프리셋들등 라이트룸을 사용해오던 사용자들은 쉽게 접근이 가능할 것 같습니다.+Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro를 포함해서 모두 6. HDR 편집 툴을 사용해 봤지만 이 프로그램 명품의 냄새가 납니다. Nik 명불허전입니다+다운받아서 설치하시면 1.
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