Author Topic: What I've been using Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 for...How about you? (Read 3425 times)

Handheld · « **Reply #50 on:** February 22, 2012, 02:56:25 PM »

Quote from: lisandra on February 22, 2012, 09:23:39 AM

what's the difference between vivenza and color effex pro? Do both of them have the structure slider? Either of them? And if you had to choose one what would it be?

I use both and wondered the same thing at first. It turns out that Viveza has 10 controls including structure that can be applied to all or selected objects in the photo, whereas Color Efex Pro applies any number of "filters" covering a wide range of effects from subtle to wild. A few of the effects include structure.

They recommend using Viveza first to adjust the light and color, and then to apply Color Efex Pro filters as desired. I use both about equally, Viveza for touching up certain elements of a photo and optionally Color Efex Pro for applying a style. There's more to it, of course, but that is it in a nutshell. Color Efex Pro can be overwhelming with all the possibilities, so if I had to choose I would probably go with Viveza as a more practical tool. Color Efex Pro is fun to play with, though.

AmstelBright · « **Reply #51 on:** February 22, 2012, 03:51:53 PM »

Thanks Jason and Lisandra for these very informative tutorials!

Of course, with this new knowledge, choosing the "best" version in my post-processing now has become even more of a challenge. To paraphrase a popular saying: "you never finish a post-processing job, you abandon it". That about sums it up for my photos.

Jason C · « **Reply #52 on:** March 15, 2012, 09:51:50 PM »

The prerequisite self using mirror:

G3/Pl25~1.4

Jason C

voyager · « **Reply #53 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:33:46 PM »

Nice! Doesn't quite look as contrasty as what I usually see though.

Jason C · « **Reply #54 on:** March 20, 2012, 08:54:45 PM »

Quote from: voyager on March 17, 2012, 01:33:46 PM

Nice! Doesn't quite look as contrasty as what I usually see though.

It was an odd image to begin with, with blown highlights and a very dirty mirror...

How about this one....

Jason C

Jason C · « **Reply #55 on:** March 20, 2012, 08:55:58 PM »

Used a little of the Silver Efex Pro 2 and CS3 magic.

Jason C

voyager · « **Reply #56 on:** March 21, 2012, 08:35:13 PM »

Now that's an amazing photo!

Jason C · « **Reply #57 on:** March 25, 2012, 05:54:49 PM »

G3
Canon FD 50/1.4

Started PP with LR3, then transferred to SFXP2. Started with the Yellowed preset, then I made numerous changes from there...like switching from Yellow tone to Coffee. Used about 10 Control points as well.

Jason C

ivoire · « **Reply #58 on:** April 01, 2012, 08:17:24 AM »

Its a killer program! Useful for everything

voyager · « **Reply #59 on:** April 01, 2012, 02:37:50 PM »

Great range of photos there! I had no idea you could do so many different things with this program.

mynameisjonas · « **Reply #60 on:** April 03, 2012, 11:32:52 AM »

I downloaded a trial version of this program to see what all the fuss is about. I have to say I'm very pleased with the results so far, but it runs very slow on my computer...

SFXP2 by Paperfist, on Flickr

...and yes, I'm aware that I just posted a picture with a digital border, which is supposedly a pet peeve of mine.

voyager · « **Reply #61 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:03:32 PM »

Nice! I'm afraid it'll run slow on my old computer too.

lisandra · « **Reply #62 on:** April 03, 2012, 02:49:29 PM »

ivoire number 3 and 4 are aaaaaaweeeesome!

Harmonica · « **Reply #63 on:** April 15, 2012, 04:28:06 AM »

Can anyone confirm here that this Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 will work properly via LightRoom 4?

mynameisjonas · « **Reply #64 on:** April 15, 2012, 09:42:16 AM »

Quote from: Harmonica on April 15, 2012, 04:28:06 AM

Can anyone confirm here that this Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 will work properly via LightRoom 4?

Yes, it does.

Harmonica · « **Reply #65 on:** April 15, 2012, 10:08:21 AM »

Quote from: mynameisjonas on April 15, 2012, 09:42:16 AM

Quote from: Harmonica on April 15, 2012, 04:28:06 AM
Can anyone confirm here that this Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 will work properly via LightRoom 4?

Yes, it does.

Ok/Thanx. I just noticed this....and it puts me wondering:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/03/06/nik-software-updates-support-lightroom-4-squash-bugs

asterinex · « **Reply #66 on:** April 15, 2012, 12:06:28 PM »

@Ivoire: your pictures are mindblowing and belong to the best I have seen here.
3 and 5 are my favs

mynameisjonas · « **Reply #67 on:** April 15, 2012, 12:14:10 PM »

Quote from: Harmonica on April 15, 2012, 10:08:21 AM

Quote from: mynameisjonas on April 15, 2012, 09:42:16 AM
Quote from: Harmonica on April 15, 2012, 04:28:06 AM
Can anyone confirm here that this Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 will work properly via LightRoom 4?

Yes, it does.

Ok/Thanx. I just noticed this....and it puts me wondering:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/03/06/nik-software-updates-support-lightroom-4-squash-bugs

Hmm... I haven't installed any updates, and it seems to be working fine anyway. It takes forever to load, but both LR4 and SFXP2 are a bit too much for my computer to handle.

Jason C · « **Reply #68 on:** April 22, 2012, 01:17:32 PM »

From this:

To this:

or this:

Jason C

voyager · « **Reply #69 on:** April 24, 2012, 03:57:32 PM »

Definitely makes the sky more interesting. I should try it on my Blue Angels photos.

Jason C · « **Reply #70 on:** May 04, 2012, 05:44:39 PM »

Original sooc raw converted to jpeg...all neutral in-camera settings:

Final product of Silver Efex Pro 2, a heavily modified user preset and about 50 control points:

Jason C

lisandra · « **Reply #71 on:** May 04, 2012, 06:06:29 PM »

thats very good, you turned mundane into fine art

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