It is very powerful, and a great tool to add to your post processing. I’ll post more about this new program as it is really in depth as to what you can do. There is no complicated switches or menus that you encounter in Photoshop, so it makes it easier to experiment and try different settings before finalizing your image. Analog Efex Pro 2 edit of photo – ©TimeLine MediaĪnalog Efex Pro makes it easy for you to made adjustments using sliders. You can also add a grunge, or sloppy frame that makes your photo look like it was taken out of a developer bath in the darkroom. This is a plugin for Photoshop that allows you to make changes like adding dust, grain, and light leaks. That is where Analog Efex Pro 2 from the Google Nik Collection. This is a function that is typically done in Photoshop which is not really my specialty. Some functionality you cannot get in Lightroom includes adding frames edges, creating double exposures, or adding grunge with layers. Lightroom edit of original photo – ©TimeLine Media Instantly you can get a different look by changing color, contrast, or any of the sliders in Lightroom. Lightroom does come with presets that can give your images different looks by applying adjusted sliders to an image. The complexity of these programs keeps photographers from taking advantage of these tools. I don’t think RT can do that, but you can save from the Nik menu. Original photo out of camera – ©TimeLine Mediaįor professional photographers, these kinds of tools have been available in Photoshop and Lightroom for many versions. Analog Efex Pro 2, C:Program FilesGoogleNik CollectionAnalog Efex Pro 2Analog Efex Pro 2 (64-Bit)Analog Efex Pro 2.exe, png, '','','' The only thing is that Gimp is able to re-load the image once it is processed by Nik. This adds to the popularity of taking and sharing images online. There is enough in these apps that you can drastically change an image right on your phone prior to sharing. They all have filters that allow users to easily change the default image coming out of the camera. Looking on Flickr, one of the most used social networks for sharing photos shows that the 4 most popular cameras used in its community are iPhone models! With so many of these similar cameras in use, it is easy to see why Instagram, VSCO, and other filter apps are popular. Affordable digital cameras, and smartphones has made photography so accessible to so many. To date, I have never found any software package that can produce black and white conversions that are as good as those created by Silver Efex Pro 2.There is a proliferation of images these days. It is the loss of Silver Efex Pro 2 that was causing me the most concern. The full set of filters, which act as plugins for both Photoshop and Lightroom, include: I certainly rely on the Nik Collection to add speed and consistency to my workflow. This was a massive, if not predictable, letdown for me and many other photographers. Anyway, my concerns were realised in May of this year when Google did finally announce that it was no longer developing the Nik Collection of filters. I have an article on this site that I wrote at the time. I wasn’t concerned because the filters were free after I had spent money on them, rather I was concerned that Google giving away such a prestigious set of filters could mean that Google was no longer interested in maintaining them. Then, on March 2016, Google announced that the full collection of Nik Filters would be free. In March 2015, Google, who now owned Nik Software, dropped the price of the complete set to $150 and millions of photographers snapped them up. Initially, it was priced at $500 for the set and even at this price, it was well worth the investment. The Nik Collection of filters is probably the best known and used set of filters by photographers since it was first created. I am a happy bunny this morning because I have just learned that the Nik Collection of filters will be saved by DxO.
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