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Color Efex Pro 3.0 and Viveza were both released after Dfine 2.0 and unfortunately there is a slight incompatibility depending on the order of installation. It's very simple to resolve. All you need to do is re-install Viveza or Color Efex Pro 3.0 (if you do not have Viveza) to correct this issue.
When you rerun the installer you may be prompted with the following dialog for Viveza: "the installer has found the same version of Viveza already installed. Do you want to proceed? Yes/No" Choose Yes to reinstall.
For Color Efex Pro 3.0: "Color Efex Pro 3.0 is already installed, would
you like to cancel the installer? Yes/No" Choose No so the installer will
continue and reinstall Color Efex Pro 3.0.
You can make sure you have the latest versions of each by downloading the latest 15-day free trial or by registering your software and downloading an update. All registered users will be contacted when a new update becomes available. To register your software, click here.
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Color Efex Pro 3.0 is available in three
different editions. The main difference
between each set is the number of filters
and the types of filters that are available
in each set. The Standard Edition, 15 filters,
offers a sample of the range of filter
effects and is appropriate for someone
who is new to digital photography. The
Select Edition, 35 filters, offers more
filters and covers a broader range of effects.
The Complete Edition offers all 52 filters
and is designed to cover all of the needs
of a professional photographer. To view
the complete list of filters contained
in each set, please click
here to see the
filter list.
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The retail cost of the Color Efex Pro
3.0 Standard Edition is $99.95, the Select
Edition is $159.95, and the Complete Edition
is $299.95.
To purchase Color Efex
Pro 3.0, please
click here.
What will the
cost be to upgrade from Nik Color Efex Pro
2.0 to 3.0?
The cost to upgrade for registered owners
of Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 is as follows:
- Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 Complete to 3.0 Complete: $149.95
- Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 Select to 3.0 Complete: $149.95
- Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 Standard to 3.0 Complete: $199.95
Click
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The new filters that found in Color
Efex Pro 3.0 are:
Bleach Bypass
Cross Balance
Film Effects
Film Grain
Glamour Glow
High Key
Low Key
Polaroid Transfer
Tonal
Contrast
For a complete list of filters and the editions
they can be found in, click
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| To find out what Color Efex Pro 3.0 filter correlates with a given filter that was in Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0, click
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| Color Efex Pro 3.0 can be used as the second step following noise reduction with Dfine 2.0. Sharpening with Nik Sharpener Pro 2.0 should be used as a final step before printing. |
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| Color Efex Pro 3.0 may be used with any mouse or pointing device. Graphics tablets are not required. However, the Nik Selective Tool offers additional control through pressure sensitivity when it is used with a pressure sensitive graphics tablet. |
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| Yes. Color Efex Pro 3.0 is developed to work with all color management systems and will not affect your current color management system or its settings. |
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| To prevent the Nik Selective
Tool from opening automatically opening
at Photoshop startup, first have the Nik
Selective Tool open. If you closed the
Nik Selective Tool, you can reopen it by
clicking on File >Automate >Nik Selective
Tool... and the tool will be reopened.
Click the Settings button located on the
bottom of the Selective Tool window. In
the Selective Tool Settings dialog, go
down to ’When
Photoshop launches:’ and click the pull
down box next to it to the ’do not automatically
open the Selective Tool’ setting. The
Nik Selective Tool will no longer open
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| Converting an image
to Grayscale mode simply drops color information
from an image based on the existing appearance
of color and light in an image and converts
the image into 256 shades of gray. The
Color Efex Pro B/W Conversion filter provides
a much more advanced and dynamic method
for converting an image from color to black
and white. Using a set of controls and
an advanced color treatment system, the
B/W Conversion filter allows users to control
how a conversion is made based on the color,
light, shadows, and tonality of an image.
This process enables users to enhance light,
color and contrast in an image first to
build and enhance photographic structure,
and then create the color to black and
white conversion. |
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By using the Nik Selective Tool, you
can selectively apply any of the Color
Efex Pro 3.0 to your images. Use a mouse,
Pen Tablet, or any other input device to
paint in any filter effect into the image,
controlling the amount and location of
the effect quickly and easily, with unprecedented
control.
The Nik Selective Tool can be opened by
clicking on File> Automate via the menu
bar in Photoshop (File > Automation
Tools in Photoshop Elements). After opening
the Nik Selective Tool you are able to
access the Color Efex Pro 3.0 interface
where you can choose a filter to apply
to the active image.
After you have clicked onto one of the
filters in the Color Efex Pro 3.0 interface,
adjust the sliders and/or settings as appropriate
for each filter. To return to the
Nik Selective Tool, click on the Brush
button at the bottom of the interface. From
this point forward you are in the selective
editing environment and can use any of
the four buttons that are on the Selective
tool as listed below:
• Paint – Select this editing
function to begin selectively applying
the current filter effect to the image.
After selecting this button, paint the
effect using the Photoshop paintbrush into
the image, using varying opacities or levels
of pressure (when using a pressure sensitive
input device) to control the amount of
the effect as it is being painted into
the image.
• Erase – Select this editing
function to selectively remove the current
filter effect from the image. After filling
the image (by pressing the [Fill] button),
select the [Erase] button, paint the effect
out of the image, using varying opacities
or levels of pressure (when using a pressure
sensitive input device) to control the
amount of the effect as it is being removed
from the image. This tool is only available
after selecting a filter that has been
applied to the image.
• Fill – Select this editing
function to add the current filter effect
onto the entire image.
• Clear – Select this editing
function to remove the current filter effect
from the entire image. This tool is only
available after selecting a filter that
has been applied to the image.
Once you have completed editing your image,
click on the Apply button to apply the filter
enhancement to the image, allowing you to
proceed to add another Color Efex Pro 3.0
filter enhancement, or to continue to work
on the image within Photoshop. Alternatively
you may click on the Discard button and cancel
the current filter enhancement and start
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| The Apply effect to separate layer option
for After Clicking OK does not work in a
batch process. In order to apply Color Efex
Pro 3.0 to a separate layer in a batch process,
follow the same steps for creating a batch
process, however while creating the action,
duplicate the background layer prior to applying
the filter. This will ensure that the filter’s
effect is applied to a separate layer during
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To create a batch process in Color Efex
Pro 3.0, follow these steps:
- Open an image in Photoshop.
- Open the Actions tab by clicking on
Window > Actions.
- Click the 'create new action' icon
just to the left of the trash can icon
at the bottom on the Actions tab in Photoshop,
and assign a name for your action.
- Click on the record icon on the Actions
tab to begin recording your action.
- Select the desired Color Efex Pro 3.0
filter. For example:
- Click Filter > Nik Software > Color
Efex Pro 3.0 to bring up the interface.
- Click on the appropriate filter in
the Color Efex Pro 3.0 interface and
click ok.
- Wait for the filter to process the
image and apply the effect.
- Click the stop icon on the Actions
tab. Your Action is now complete, and
can be viewed in the Actions tab.
To start a Batch Process of a folder of
images, navigate to the File > Automate
menu and select Batch. Before beginning
this process, it is recommended that you
create a new folder on your desktop labeled
with the action name and the word “Processed.” For
Example: “Polarization Processed.” This
folder will contain all of the images once
the action has been applied to them.
To start the Batch Process, follow these
steps:
- Ensure that the action that was created
earlier is indicated in the Action pull-down
menu. If the correct action is not indicated,
click on the pull-down menu and select
the correct action.
- Under source, indicate folder, and
then click Choose. Navigate to the folder
that contains all of the images that
you want to apply the Batch Process to.
- Under Destination, select Folder. Click
Choose and navigate to the folder that
was created on your desktop earlier.
For example, navigate to the Polarization
Processed folder.
- Click OK.
The Batch Process will now begin and apply
the filter from the Action to all of the
images in the folder, and save a new copy
of the image with the filter applied to
the folder that was created on the desktop.
Note: When using Color Efex Pro 3.0 in a
batch process or Actions, the filter effect
will not be applied to a separate layer.
To apply Color Efex Pro 3.0 to a separate
layer, while recording the action, duplicate
the layer prior to applying the Color Efex
Pro 3.0 filter. This will ensure that the
batch process will include a new filtered
layer for each image. (clicking ok for batch
process will not create a new layer even
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For Macintosh users:
1. Insert the CD or mount
the downloaded DMG file.
2. Run the uninstaller application.
For Windows users:
Click Start > Programs > Color Efex
Pro 3.0 > Color Efex Pro 3.0 uninstall. |
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When using Color Efex Pro 3.0 as an external
editor for Lightroom, Color Efex Pro 3.0 can support JPEG
and TIFF files*.
*Color Efex Pro 3.0 only supports TIFF files in 8 or
16-bit with no compression or LZW compression.
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Color Efex Pro 3.0 can also be manually added
as an external editor providing easy access to edit your
photos in Color Efex Pro 3.0. Follow the steps below to
manually add Color Efex Pro 3.0 as an external editor.
- Open the Preferences in Lightroom.
- Click the External Editing tab.
- In the Additional External Editor section select a desired File Format, Color Space, Bit Depth, Resolution, and Compression.
Note: Color Efex Pro 3.0 is only compatible with
TIFF files (8 or 16-bit, with no compression or LZW compression).
- Click on Choose to
select an application. Navigate to the location of Color
Efex Pro 3.0.
On Windows, the default installation location for Color
Efex Pro 3.0 will be:
C:\Program Files\Nik Software\Color Efex Pro 3.0 for
Lightroom
On Macintosh, the default installation location for Color
Efex Pro 3.0 will be:
Macintosh HD : Applications : Nik Software : Color Efex
Pro 3.0 for Lightroom
- Select the Color Efex Pro 3.0 file
and click Choose.
- Under the Preset drop-down menu, select Save Current Settings as New Preset… and name the preset.
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After Color Efex Pro 3.0 has been added to
Lightroom as an external editor, it can be accessed under
the Photo > Edit
In… menu.
Follow the steps below to access Color Efex Pro 3.0.
- Highlight the image(s) that you wish to enhance with
Color Efex Pro 3.0.
- Click the Photo menu.
- Roll over the Edit In sub-menu. A popup menu appears.
- Select Color Efex Pro 3.0 from
the popup.
- After selecting Color Efex Pro 3.0, select whether to Edit
Original, Edit a Copy, or Edit
a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments.
Note: If Edit
a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments is selected,
the Copy File Options must be determined as well. Select
the File Format, Color Space, Bit Depth, Resolution and Compression
for the new file to be edited in Color Efex Pro 3.0*.
*Color Efex Pro 3.0 is only compatible with TIFF and
JPEG files (8 or 16- bit with no compression or LZW compression).
- Click Edit and the
Color Efex Pro 3.0 interface appears, displaying the image(s)
specified in Step 1 above.
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