Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/30

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Subject: [Leica] Nik Software
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert G Adler)
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:32:21 -0800
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Hi Leo,
Though you can do any NIK triks in CS, it is easier and more intuitive (for 
me) with NIK. 
I use Viveza and ColorFX Pro regularly.   Define is excellent for noise 
reduction and the sharpener is also first rate. 
As I'm not an HDR lover, I never bought that package. All the others make it 
much easier to create my vision. That said I do lots if fine tuning in CS. 

I have used the packages in conjunction with LR, but if you use more than 
one of the tools on an image you create multiple, additive tiffs. 

In CR you will create a layer for each use of a tool. However once you use a 
tool after creating a layer prior to it, the new layer will contain those 
prior adjustments. So the layer(s) created by those prior adjustments cannot 
be manipulated (via opacity) and can be trashed to keep file size 
reasonable. 

Capish? ;-)

Feel free to contact me offline if you need more confusing illuminations :-)
Best of health and happiness to you and yours in the new year,
Bob

Bob Adler

On Dec 30, 2012, at 10:02 PM, leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello  All,
> 
> Has any one sprung for the Nik "complete package"?  I primarily need Silver
> Efex, but would consider the package...  Are any of the other programs
> useful?
> 
> Leo Wesson
> Photographer/Videographer
> 817.733.9157
> www.leowesson.com
> 
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