Using Nik Silver Efex Pro with Lightroom 2

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Submitted by mitch on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 02:08.

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http://www.thelightsright.com/TLRVideo_NikSilverEfexProWithLR

Recent versions of Photoshop plug-ins from Nik Multimedia are also compatible with Lightroom 2. The most recent plug-in to support Lightroom is Nik Silver Efex Pro. It's a popular tool for B&W conversion, toning photos, simulating film grain effects, applying vignettes, etc.

Mitch demonstrates how to use Nik Silver Efex Pro as an external editor with Lightroom 2 and briefly explores some of the features in Nik Efex Pro that make it such a popular tool for converting color photos into B&W.

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Quicktime

Streaming video:

Yes

Video length:

6:27

Window size:

800 x 600

Download size (KB):

12,500.0

Author information

Author:

Glenn E. Mitchell II, Ph.D.

Author Bio:

Glenn Mitchell is an avid digital photographer, technical writer, and university administrator. He is an author with a long list of publications in trade magazines, peer-reviewed academic journals, and co-authored books. He is creative force behind The Light's Right. His photography can be seen at his gallery site: www.thelightsrightstudio.com.