Nik Sharpener Pro 3 – Easy sharpening for optimum image quality

Enhance the sharpness of your images and create maximum impact with Nik Sharpener Pro 3 software. An easy to use plug-in for Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom 2 and Aperture. Nik Sharpener Pro 3 is the quick, simple and effective way for digital photographers to achieve optimum image sharpness with minimum effort, for exceptional results. Nik Sharpener Pro 3 features Nik’s patented, award-winning U Point technology, allowing users to selectively apply adjustments to any area in an image without affecting its overall appearance.

A key feature of Nik Sharpener Pro 3 is the Selective Tool, which enables you to use Photoshop’s Brush Tool on specific areas of an image rather than the image as a whole. This method is ideal if you are working on a Wacom Tablet, as it allows you to apply sharpness with pressure-sensitive control. With other industry-leading features including an updated RAW Pre-sharpening filter and the option to tailor adjustments to printer types, Nik Sharpener Pro 3 is an excellent addition to the professional photographer’s workflow.

Features:

• U Point Technology – U Point powered control points enable you to selectively control sharpness and detail within an image using convenient sliders. Award-winning U Point technology gives you ultimate control to apply enhancements without the need for any complicated masks, layers or selections.
• Selective Tool – The Nik Selective Tool works in conjunction with the Brush Tool, enabling you to easily apply, or brush on, the sharpening effect to any image. Sharpener Pro 3.0 automatically creates and manages layers and layer masks to save you time. (NB: This feature is not compatible with Apple Aperture.)
• RAW Pre-sharpening filter – Enhance images converted from a RAW file format. Updated from Nik Sharpener Pro 2, this filter retains and enhances sharp details within images without amplifying noise and artefacts, compensating for the potential loss of clarity and detail caused through digital capture or digital noise reduction techniques.
• Sharpening Soft Proof – Inspect results on-screen in detail, eliminating costly test prints.
• Output Sharpener – Tailor your sharpened images to your printer type (display, inkjet, continuous tone, half tone, hybrid) for optimum results. (Available in Photoshop only.)
• Output Presets – Save and access frequently used settings quickly and easily for consistent, professional results.
• User-friendly interface – Resizable to suit your preferences, Nik Sharpener Pro’s interface features a Navigator Loupe which provides quick 100% and navigation views.
• Smart Filter support – Fine-tune enhancements with Adobe Photoshop Smart Objects post-application. (Available in Photoshop only.)
• Multi-image support – Sharpen several images quickly by keeping more than one open at a time. (Available in Aperture only.)
• Multilingual – User guides for Nik Sharpener Pro software are available in English, French, German and Spanish.

System Requirements:

Windows:

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Vista
• Pentium III 1GHz or better
• 512MB RAM
• Adobe® Photoshop 7 – CS3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 – 6.0 or Adobe Photoshop plug-in compatible application*
• 800 x 600 screen resolution at 16-bit colour depth (1024 x 768 at 24-bit depth recommended)

Macintosh:

• Macintosh OS 10.4 and 10.5 or later
• Processors – G4, G5, Intel Core Solo, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Xeon
• 512MB recommended
• Adobe Photoshop CS2 or CS3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 – 6.0 or Adobe Photoshop plug-in compatible application*; Apple Aperture 2.1 or later

*Nik Software product filters are developed to integrate seamlessly into popular image editing applications that support the Adobe plug-in architecture. Numerous software applications accept Adobe plug-in compatible filters – please consult your image editing application’s manual for compatibility and installation instructions for third party plug-ins.