1. Nik Software Demo
The Complete Collection

2. We all have favorite tools
In my case...
❖ Aperture 3.1
❖ Nik Complete Collection
❖ Photoshop CS 5

3. About Nik Software
❖ Established in 1995
❖ Professional imaging tools
❖ User focused products
❖ Dedicated professionals
❖ Serious about education

4. Solutions for common needs

5. Nik Workflow
Standard Workflow
HDR Workflow

6. The Complete Collection
❖ Dfine 2.0
❖ HDR Efex Pro
❖ Viveza 2
❖ Color Efex Pro 3.0
❖ Silver Efex Pro 2
❖ Sharpener Pro 3.0

7. U Point Technology
®
❖ An easy way to selectively edit images
❖ No need to create complex selections, masks, or layers.
❖ Easy to identify and isolate objects within a photograph
❖ Works by analyzing the color, tonality, detail, and location
❖ Used to enhance fine, small details in an image
❖ Area of influence

8. Dfine 2.0
❖ Digital camera noise
❖ Similar to film grain
❖ High ISO & dark scenes
❖ Dfine measures & reduces
❖ Demo time

9. Viveza 2
❖ Easy localized adjustments
❖ No complicated selections
or layer masks
❖ Adjust brightness,
contrast, saturation,
structure, warmth,
shadows, RGB and hue -
locally or globally
❖ Demo time

10. HDR Efex Pro
❖ HDR made easy
❖ Lots of great presets
❖ U Point technology
❖ Intuitive interface
❖ Demo time

11. Color Efex Pro
❖ Easy to use filter effects
❖ U Point technology
❖ Classical Soft Focus,
Darken/Lighten Center,
and Vignette filters - many
more
❖ Demo time

12. Silver Efex Pro 2
❖ Amazing black and whites
❖ U Point technology
❖ Many great presets
❖ Film grains and effects
❖ Selective color
❖ Demo time

13. Sharpener Pro 3.0
❖ Great output sharpening
❖ Output presets
❖ U Point technology
❖ Multi image support
❖ Demo time

14. Compatibility and Cost
❖ Windows/Mac
❖ Photoshop, Photoshop
Elements (except HDR
Effects Pro), Lightroom or
Aperture
❖ $99-$199 Individual apps
❖ $299-$599 Complete
Collection

15. Learn more
❖ Free live training offered on Nik web site
❖ On demand videos
❖ Nik Radio podcast
❖ Download a trial version
❖ Visit www.niksoftware.com

16. Special Offer
❖ Nik Software has a special discount code for the Calvert
Photography Club
❖ Save 15% till end of the month
❖ Coupon Code: calvert
❖ Thanks to the Nik Team: Kevin LaRue, Tony L. Corbell,
Raymond Bayquen and Dino Danner

17. Raffle
❖ Silver Efex Pro 2
❖ $199 value
❖ Drawing time