Anyone use Nik Color Efex 2.0?

Read about this software in OutdoorPhotographer magazine, and it
looked like it might be able to help with those occassional contrast
issues...

Anyone use it? Recommendations? Problems??

Thanks!
Jack


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I've played around with this software. For contrast issues, you are better
off using curves and layer masks. Nik has some interesting filters,
particularly solarization, that are fun to play with. The b/w conversion is
ok, but you can do better in PS. Many of the filters are pretty esoteric.
In general, if you are pretty familiar with PS, Nik may not help that much;
otoh, it does make a number of effects easier to achieve.

Biggest nuisance is that the effects, once created, are not editable. You
need to throw them out and start over to make a change. Of course, since
the effect is on a separate layer, that is possible.

Mike


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Read about this software in OutdoorPhotographer magazine, and it
looked like it might be able to help with those occassional contrast
issues...

Anyone use it? Recommendations? Problems??

Thanks!
Jack


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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 19:46:27 -0800, Jack Black
wrote:

Read about this software in OutdoorPhotographer magazine, and it
looked like it might be able to help with those occassional contrast
issues...

Anyone use it? Recommendations? Problems??

Thanks!
Jack


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You can download atrial version at their site. You can do pretty much
everything they offer in Photoshop anyway (obviously, or it wouldn't
work in Photoshop)