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Silver Efex Pro provides the tools you need to produce the highest quality black and white images possible from your color shots - while allowing more freedom to experiment. Award-winning U Point technology helps you precisely manage detail and tonality without requiring complicated selections or layer masks.

Take advantage of advanced imaging algorithms that protect against unwanted artefacts, a comprehensive collection of emulated black and white film types, variable toning for adding special effects and a state-of-the-art grain reproduction engine.

Incredible speed and results with U Point Technology

U Point powered Control Points enable you to selectively control the tonality and contrast of an image without the need for any complicated selections or layer masks. Gain a new level of precision and efficiency in your photographic image editing.

State-of-the-art grain engine

The revolutionary grain engine accurately recreates your digital photographs with the look of a traditional black and white image. In contrast to other methods, which merely overlay a grain pattern over your image, Silver Efex Pro recreates your image out of grain mimicking the traditional silver halide process.

Film emulation

Silver Efex Pro emulates 18 of the most popular black and white film types, including the grain, color sensitivity and tone curve for each.

Advanced stylizing

Stylize your images with popular tints and toners, add a classic vignette and burn in the edges with natural darkroom-inspired tools. A collection of over 20 preset styles, with thumbnails using the current image, let you quickly experiment with new looks. Easily create your own style presets too. Plus, Silver Efex Pro takes advantage of Aperture's ability to work on multiple images at once.

Features

• Powerful and complete black and white toolset
• Revolutionary U Point technology to control contrast and tonality with ease
• State-of-the-art grain reproduction engine
• Ability to select from over 20 preset styles, as well as save your own
• Comprehensive black and white film emulation with over 18 different types of film
• One-click Toning Selector offers sepia, selenium, gold, silver, split-toning and user-defined colors for maximum flexibility
• Zone control system
• Dodge and burn controls
• Unique algorithms to change contrast relationships
• Smart Filter Compatibility (Photoshop only)
• Multi-image Support (Aperture only)
• Professional-level user interface that speeds workflow

Did you notice?

The Structure slider of a U Point-powered Control Point emphasizes or diminishes fine details in an image.

Apple Recommends for...

Digital photographers who want complete power and freedom to explore, experiment and craft stunning black and white images with ease.

System requirements

• Mac OS v10.4 and v10.5
• Power PC G4 or G5 or Intel Core processor
• 512MB of RAM
• Apple Aperture 2.1 or later
• Adobe Photoshop CS2 through CS4, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 and 6.0; or an image editing application that accepts Adobe Photoshop plug-ins compatible filters*

• Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Vista (32-bit)
• 1GHz Pentium III or faster
• 512MB of RAM
• Adobe Photoshop 7 through CS4, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 through 7.0, or Adobe Photoshop plug-in compatible application*

What's in the box?

• Silver Efx Pro by Nik Software
• Quick start guide
• Product key

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