lepremier Posted August 13, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am thinking of buying this from Nik software.... Complete Collection for Lightroom® and Aperture™ $299.95 "The Complete Collection includes all of Nik Software’s latest award-winning plug-in software titles for Aperture™ or Lightroom® including: Dfine® 2.0, Viveza®, Color Efex Pro™ 3.0, Silver Efex Pro™, and Sharpener Pro™ 3.0." Does anyone have any experience and or opinions on this?...thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lewis44 Posted August 13, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 13, 2009 I use NIK Silver Efex Pro and Love it. I paid about 1/2 of what you can get the complete package for. Sounds like quite a deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepremier Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted August 13, 2009 I use NIK Silver Efex Pro and Love it. I paid about 1/2 of what you can get the complete package for. Sounds like quite a deal. Thanks lewis for the input.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted August 14, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 14, 2009 I just went for Silver Efex, as I didn't feel the need for the rest. YMMV, of course. I've tried Silver Efex before buying and found it an excellent tool. I guess you can do that with the other tools as well. Cheers Ivo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicko101 Posted August 14, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 14, 2009 Yeah Silver Efex is possibly the greatest single digital plugin since Noise Ninja for digital photography! Color Efex is a bit ho-hum, but it has it's uses, mainly for stylization. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miami91 Posted August 14, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 14, 2009 I have all of those, all purchased separately for considerably more money. I don't use noise reduction much (Dfine), but all the rest are invaluable tools for Aperture, particularly Viveza and Silver Efex. One thing to consider: Color Efex is sold in three varieties, the primary difference being the number of film emulations contained in the package. I'm guessing they give you the basic version for this price. Jeff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted August 16, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 16, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently went for Silver Efex (great program if used with discretion for bw conversion). Cost €199 online = £175, but a basic Color Efex was available at no extra cost with download product key. Doubt I will ever use it though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger1914 Posted August 16, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 16, 2009 I went for the package deal, and its a winner. I had already used Silver EFex Pro and knew how great that was, but didn't realise what could be done with ColorEfex pro. The filters there are amazing. Throw in noise reduction, sharpening & Viveza and it become a must buy pack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spo Posted September 23, 2009 Share #9 Posted September 23, 2009 Kind of hi-jacking this thread but... I've just downloaded a trial version of Silver Efex and am impressed however, the price!! Anyone any views on that or can justify it, wondering if there's anything cheaper on the market that might be as good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psamson Posted September 23, 2009 Share #10 Posted September 23, 2009 I bought the Complete Collection for Aperture. I can't say I'm proficient with the suite of software but I like the capabilities. Ensure you download the latest updates from the Nik Software site. Also look for predefined modes/filters, and the free educational videos/podcasts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 24, 2009 Share #11 Posted September 24, 2009 Go to the Niksoftware site and look at the tutorials. Then sign up for a webinar and you will get a coupon code for 20% off. Buy it from Nik direct for best price. I use NX2 for raw Nikon files and it is way better than Photoshop for conversion and basic manipulation, but go th PS for advanced stuff like perspective control and adding text. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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