Nik Software released HDR Efex Pro 2, a powerful new version that enables professional and amateur photographers to create exceptional natural and artistic images. HDR Efex Pro 2 represents the next generation of high dynamic range photography that produces exceptional results. This new version not only adds a wide range of new features, but is also built on a proprietary and even more powerful tone mapping engine, providing unrivaled speed and quality. The company’s patented U Point technology enables precise, selective fine-tuning, simplifying and speeding up the process for creating extraordinary high dynamic range images.
Key New Features:
NEW: Improved Tone Mapping Engine - Develop superior results with better color rendering and improved natural styles
UPDATED: Interface, Interaction, and Workflow - Benefit from improvements to the merging interface, tone mapping and enhancement controls, visual presets, and more
NEW: Depth Control - Enjoy added depth and realism in images with the new and proprietary Depth control, which helps counteract the flattened look commonly associated with HDR images
NEW: Full GPU Processing and Multi-Core Optimization - Gain even faster performance with GPU processing that takes full advantage of the processors found on modern display adapters
UPDATED: Ghost Reduction - Improved ghost reduction algorithm ensures that artifacts created by moving objects are removed with a single click
NEW: Chromatic Aberration Reduction - Reduce color fringes around objects
NEW: Graduated Neutral Density Control - Access the full 32-bit depth of the merged image, providing a natural effect especially on images with a strong horizon line
NEW: Full White Balance Control - Take full advantage of the white balance in an image with a new Tint slider, which along with the Temperature slider, can be applied both globally as well as selectively using U Point technology
NEW: History Browser - Easily review adjustments and different HDR looks via the History Browser which records every enhancement used in an editing session
NEW: Extended Language Support - International users benefit by the addition of Brazilian Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) to a list of languages that includes English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Japanese
Key New Features:
NEW: Improved Tone Mapping Engine - Develop superior results with better color rendering and improved natural styles
UPDATED: Interface, Interaction, and Workflow - Benefit from improvements to the merging interface, tone mapping and enhancement controls, visual presets, and more
NEW: Depth Control - Enjoy added depth and realism in images with the new and proprietary Depth control, which helps counteract the flattened look commonly associated with HDR images
NEW: Full GPU Processing and Multi-Core Optimization - Gain even faster performance with GPU processing that takes full advantage of the processors found on modern display adapters
UPDATED: Ghost Reduction - Improved ghost reduction algorithm ensures that artifacts created by moving objects are removed with a single click
NEW: Chromatic Aberration Reduction - Reduce color fringes around objects
NEW: Graduated Neutral Density Control - Access the full 32-bit depth of the merged image, providing a natural effect especially on images with a strong horizon line
NEW: Full White Balance Control - Take full advantage of the white balance in an image with a new Tint slider, which along with the Temperature slider, can be applied both globally as well as selectively using U Point technology
NEW: History Browser - Easily review adjustments and different HDR looks via the History Browser which records every enhancement used in an editing session
NEW: Extended Language Support - International users benefit by the addition of Brazilian Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) to a list of languages that includes English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Japanese
