Nik Software has released version 2 of its Silver Efex Pro black and white conversion plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Apple Aperture. The upgraded version includes a history palette and better control for adjusting detail, contrast, and tonality.
Today we’re 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, we’ve 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 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, Sharpener Pro and Dfine. If you purchased the Nik Collection in 2016, you will receive a full refund, which we’ll automatically issue back to you in the coming days. We’re excited to bring the powerful photo editing tools once only used by professionals to even more people now. Analog Efex Pro Explore the look and feel of classic cameras, films, and lenses.
Get the photo you’re looking for, even if you don’t own the equipment. Let effects inspired by traditional cameras bring you back to the vintage age of photo development. Choose from 10 different Tool Combinations to easily apply their effects, or use the Camera Kit to mix and match your favorite analog features.
The Complete Collection includes all of Nik Software’s latest award-winning plug-in software titles for Photoshop: Dfine 2.0, Viveza 2, Color Efex Pro 3.0, HDR Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Sharpener Pro 3.0. All products feature Nik Software’s patented U Point technology, giving photographers the most powerful tools for precise and natural photographic enhancements and corrections without the need for complicated selections or layer masks. The Complete Collection includes support for every plug-in to work in Photoshop: – Analog Efex Pro 2.04.323 – Color Efex Pro 4.3.16.323 – Dfine 2.2.16.323 – HDR Efex Pro 2.2.16.323 – Sharpener Pro 3.1.16.323 – Silver Efex Pro 2.2.16.323 – Viveza 2.1.16.323.