Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 is a major upgrade to the award winning Silver Efex plug-in software. Many professional photographers already considered Silver Efex Pro to be the definitive solution for creating superb black and white images and the new edition takes what can be achieved to the next level.

Silver Efex Pro 2 offers a unique ‘darkroom inspired’ workflow and the ability to fine-tune images with precise selective adjustments powered by Nik’s unique U Point technology.

Silver Efex Pro 2 boasts numerous new features that offer even more control over image detail, contrast and tonality, making it easier to go beyond the limits of the traditional darkroom through digital power and flexibility.

Silver Efex Pro 2 can be installed on two separate machines.

• New - History Browser facilitates intuitive comparison of previous edits and different looks.
• New - Dynamic Brightness enables adaptive brightening adjustments for different areas of an image.

• New - Amplify Blacks and Amplify Whites increases the presence of highlights and shadows adaptively throughout the image, creating a unique contrast effect.
• New - Visual Presets characterised by photographic style, provide great single-click starting points which can be edited and shared with others.
• New - Soft Contrast applies contrast intelligently, based on single image details, creating a less harsh contrast and a stylised mood.
• New - Fine Structure brings out even the smallest details and textures resulting in more visible image detail without creating an over-sharpened look.
• New - Image Borders use organic image elements to create unique and entirely random borders, giving classic darkroom style edges with a modern look and endless possibilities.
• New - Selective Colourisation easily adds colour elements back into images utilising U Point technology to precisely select objects.
• New - GPU Processing takes full advantage of the processors found on advanced display adaptors, providing even faster access.

Silver Efex Pro 2 installs as a 32-bit and 64-bit plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS4 or later, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.6 or later (Windows & Macintosh) or Apple Aperture 2.1.4 or later.

Windows:

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional/XP/Vista/Windows 7
• Pentium III 1 GHz or better
• 512MB RAM
• Adobe Photoshop  CS2- CS3+, Adobe Photoshop Elements  8.0+ or Adobe Photoshop plug-in compatible application*

Macintosh:

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

* 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

Please note: Silver Efex Pro will not work on images in greyscale mode.