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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 63623" data-attributes="member: 9521"><p>My answer is a unqualified YES to the entire Nik suite of plug-ins. The Silver Efex is certainly their headliner but the Viveza and Color Efex pro is also very useful. Although it might be theoretically possible to duplicate most of what Silver Efex does in Lightroom, it certainly won't be easy nor quick. The algorithms Nik uses combine beautifully with Lightroom's effects and so there's not a great deal of duplication. For me it's not so much the presets that I like about Silver Efex rather it's the additional flexibility of image manipulation. For instance, using the control points allows you to pick thru an image piece by piece to pull out detail in one section while numbing it out in another. And then you combine it with Lightroom and you're virtually unstoppable. </p><p></p><p>But don't just take my word for it, you can download the full working program for a 15-day free trial. Additionally, Nik has a HUGE library of on-line seminars where guest photographers give demonstrations of how they integrate the various suite products along with Lightroom and Photoshop into their work flow. I've learned a great deal just watching how they perfect what seemed like a perfect photo only to see how much nicer it looks when they're finished. </p><p></p><p>Here is the link to download the software - <a href="http://www.niksoftware.com/downloads/usa/entry.php?view=software" target="_blank">Nik Software, Inc. | Downloads</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 63623, member: 9521"] My answer is a unqualified YES to the entire Nik suite of plug-ins. The Silver Efex is certainly their headliner but the Viveza and Color Efex pro is also very useful. Although it might be theoretically possible to duplicate most of what Silver Efex does in Lightroom, it certainly won't be easy nor quick. The algorithms Nik uses combine beautifully with Lightroom's effects and so there's not a great deal of duplication. For me it's not so much the presets that I like about Silver Efex rather it's the additional flexibility of image manipulation. For instance, using the control points allows you to pick thru an image piece by piece to pull out detail in one section while numbing it out in another. And then you combine it with Lightroom and you're virtually unstoppable. But don't just take my word for it, you can download the full working program for a 15-day free trial. Additionally, Nik has a HUGE library of on-line seminars where guest photographers give demonstrations of how they integrate the various suite products along with Lightroom and Photoshop into their work flow. I've learned a great deal just watching how they perfect what seemed like a perfect photo only to see how much nicer it looks when they're finished. Here is the link to download the software - [url=http://www.niksoftware.com/downloads/usa/entry.php?view=software]Nik Software, Inc. | Downloads[/url] [/QUOTE]
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