These adjustment parameters don’t appear until you use the control point. When I first began using a control point, I initially had difficulty finding the adjustment parameters. It allows you to change the hue or even the color of specific areas, again using control points (more on this later).

Viveza is considerably more powerful than that, however. Above, I am using a control point to lower the highlights of the door in the back. Viveza is great at making targeted adjustments, so I often begin with this. I’ll begin with Viveza 3, simply because it was the first Nik plugin that drew me in. Here, I felt that the back door was a little bright, so you can see that I have a control point with circle around the door. To learn more about Nik Software products, watch training videos, download free trials, or join live online trainings visit Pricing and Availabilityįree updates to 64-bit compatible versions are available now to registered owners of Dfine 2.0, Viveza 2, Color Efex Pro 3.0, Silver Efex Pro, and Sharpener Pro 3.0 via the company’s website: Customers who purchased the Complete Collection Ultimate Edition or the Complete Collection for Lightroom and Aperture may also receive the updates for free.Beginning with Viveza 3 for balancing out some of the highlights. In addition to 64-bit compatibility, all Nik Software plug-ins feature the company’s proprietary U Point® technology, enabling precise selective fine-tuning of images without the need for complicated selections or layer masks. “I am confident that our customers will not only benefit from this update to our architecture, but also from future products that take advantage of this.”

Slater, President and CEO of Nik Software. Registered customers may download free updates for Dfine® 2.0, Viveza® 2, Color Efex Pro(TM) 3.0, Silver Efex Pro(TM), and Sharpener Pro(TM) 3.0, at “Photographers using a 64-bit workflow can now take advantage of a much faster and more efficient memory management system with all of our plug-ins,” said Michael J. San Diego, CA – Novem– Nik Software ( announces today 64-bit compatibility across the entire Nik Software product line, providing photographers with the highest level of workflow efficiency.

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