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Subject: [Leica] Nik software
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson)
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2016 08:58:05 -0500
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Nathan, 

I think that Nik has smoother color to bw adjustments than ps or lr. 

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Jun 4, 2016, at 07:59, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography 
> at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Nathan,
> 
> I?m quite agree with you, I use after years Silver Efex Pro 2 but I add 
> very slow values, I don?t like at all the over processed pictures, but if 
> you use it carefully, increasing blacks, whites, working a little bit with 
> shadows I think you can improve some pictures, not all. I don?t use 
> presets, I have my own presets and actually I adjust it manually, I 
> usually put ?Structure? maximum between 10 and 20, normally about 10 or 
> something more. It is useful too for very slight toning, at least is what 
> I do, However many times I compare the picture with Silver Efex Pro 2 and 
> not and I keep the unprocessed one.
> 
> My advice is try it carefully, don?t exaggerate the values you put and I 
> think you will like better the results
> 
> Un abrazo
> Lluis
> 
> 
> 
>> El 4 juny 2016, a les 6:51, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> va 
>> escriure:
>> 
>> I have downloaded the Nik suite from Google and have tried out the Silver 
>> Efex Pro (now called Analog Efex Pro). 
>> 
>> Am I the only one who finds the resulting images to have an 
>> over-processed, over-sharpened look to them? I did not tweak any 
>> settings, just went with the automatic ones. 
>> 
>> I think I prefer my own adjustments in LR.
>> 
>> I will play with it some more, and try Dfine as well for noise removal, 
>> but I suspect I will end up uninstalling this software.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
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