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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Sony launches the Sony Alpha SLT-A65
Sony has launched the Sony Alpha SLT-A65, the latest in translucent mirror consumer-level digital SLR. It offers a 24MP APS-C CMOS sensor and 2.4million dot OLED viewfinder. It can shoot up to 10fps...
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Thursday, September 01, 2011
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Nik Software Silver Efex Pro

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Nik Silver Efex Pro - Complete Control for Professional Quality Black & White Images


Silver Efex Pro from Nik Software is the most powerful tool for creating professional quality black and white images from your photographs

For the first time, all the advanced power and control required for professional results have been brought together in one convenient tool.

Featuring Nik Software’s patented U Point® technology to selectively control the tonality and contrast of the image, Silver Efex Pro includes advanced imaging algorithms to protect against unwanted artifacts, a comprehensive collection of emulated black and white film types, a variable toning selector for adding traditional toning techniques, over 20 one-click preset styles, and a state-of-the-art grain reproduction engine that help produce the highest quality black and white images possible from your color images while providing more freedom to experiment.

Silver Efex Pro provides photo enthusiasts and professional photographers alike with complete power and control to create professional quality black and white images in one convenient tool.

Incredible Speed and Results with U Point® Technology
U Point powered Control Points enable you to selectively control the tonality and contrast of an image without the need for any complicated selections or layer masks. Gain a new level of precision and efficiency in your photographic image editing. By placing a control point on any part of the image you wish to alter, and moving a few simple sliders, you can achieve incredible results in a fraction of the time required by other tools.

State-of-the-Art Grain Engine
Silver Efex Pro features a revolutionary new grain engine that accurately recreates your digital photographs to look like a traditional black and white image. In contrast to other methods which merely overlay a grain pattern over your image, Silver Efex Pro recreates your image out of grain mimicking the traditional silver halide process.

Film Emulation
Silver Efex Pro emulates 18 of the most popular black and white film types, including the grain, color sensitivity, and tone curve for each.

Advanced Stylizing
Stylize your images with popular tints and toners, add a classic vignette, and burn in the edges with natural darkroom-inspired tools. A collection of over 20 preset styles, with thumbnails using the current image, let you quickly experiment with new looks. Easily create your own style presets too.

Browse through over 30 additional custom styles and download them for free from the custom styles page.

Powerful Selective Tool (Adobe® Photoshop® only)
The Selective Tool gives you instant access to Silver Efex Pro and allows you to brush filter effects into your image using any brush tool available in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Layers and layer masks are created automatically, enabling you to quickly and easily apply enhancements to precise areas in your image (not available in Apple Aperture).

Smart Filter Compatibility (Adobe® Photoshop® only)
Silver Efex Pro is Smart Filter compatible which allows you to go back and fine tune black and white images even after effects have been applied (not available in Apple Aperture).

Multi-image Support (Lightroom® & Aperture™ only)
Silver Efex Pro is compatible with Lightroom & Aperture’s ability to work on multiple images at once. When more than one image is opened, "Previous" and "Next" buttons appear that allow photographers to easily convert multiple images for a quick workflow.

System Requirements

Windows
Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit compatible)
AMD or Intel processor
1 GB RAM (2GB or more Recommended)
Adobe Photoshop® CS2 through CS5 in 32-bit, Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 through 8
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® 2.3 or later

Macintosh
Mac OS 10.4 and later
PowerPC or Intel processor
1 GB RAM (2GB or more Recommended)
Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 through CS5 in 32-bit, 64-bit compatibility, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 and 8
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 or later
Apple® Aperture™ 2.1.x and Aperture 3 in 32-bit, 64-bit

Please note: Silver Efex Pro will not work on images in the grayscale color mode.