With its sophisticated tonal controls, film simulations and localised control points, Silver Efex Pro 2 is surely in a class of its own Initially this feels vague, but it proves to be a quick and intuitive way to make localised enhancements. You click to add a control point and it adds its own mask, based on the colour values where you clicked, operating over an adjustable radius. Some, though, are near-indispensable, such as Graduated Filters, Contrast Colour Range (which is terrific for enhancing colour in landscapes), Detail Extractor and Tonal Contrast.Įach filter has its own adjustment parameters, and they all use Nik’s control-point technology for localised adjustments. You may never use the burnt landscape look of Indian Summer, the false colours of the Ink filter or the soft-focus Duplex effect. The 55 different filters vary in usefulness. The longer you spend with this plug-in, the more you’re left feeling you’ve only just scratched the surface.
This is where Color Efex Pro 4 reveals its true depth and power. However, each one can be customised and controlled, as well as ‘stacked’ and saved as ‘recipes’. On the surface, Color Efex Pro 4 looks like little more than a large collection of filter effects, some more useful than others. The Contrast Color Range filter in Color Efex Pro 4 is terrific for ‘polarising’ blue skies and intensifying colours So, what do these individual plug-ins do, and are they all useful? Analog Efex Pro 2 There are no strings: these are the fully functioning, unlimited products that once commanded a hefty price tag, even in Google’s hands. Whatever happens, this looks like an unmissable opportunity to download some truly great plug-ins at no cost. Some see this as a warning that the software is soon to be discontinued. Now Google has slashed the price to zero. The plug-ins were originally developed by Nik Software, and when Google bought the company in 2012 it promptly rolled them into the Google Nik Collection with a retail price of £95 – a substantial reduction on the prices charged by Nik. The Google Nik Collection contains some of the most highly regarded image-editing plug-ins for Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom and Aperture on the market.
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