Silver_Efex_Pro_UserGuide.pdf

User Guide

Chapter 1

Introduction

Introduction to Silver Efex Pro ™ and the User Guide

Chapter 1 : Introduction

Silver Efex Pro ™ User Guide

What’s in the User Guide

In addition to providing installation instructions, the User Guide

shows you how to access and apply the filter’s effect to your images.

The typographical conventions used in this manual are:

• Silver Efex Pro processes and user interface components appear

in Initial Caps, with first instances in Bold Caps . (In context-

appropriate cases, later instances also appear in Bold Caps .)

• Specific control inputs appear in Bold Italic . Control inputs can

be menu items, buttons, or sliders. Where first instances coincide

with specific control inputs, the term appears in Bold Italic .

Introduction

Welcome to Silver Efex Pro, the most powerful tool for creating

dynamic black and white images. Silver Efex Pro offers the

traditional tools of the darkroom while utilizing the flexibility and

precision offered with digital photography.

By combining unique algorithms, patented U Point technology, and

a full range of black and white specific tools, Silver Efex Pro provides

the power and precision for creating stunning digital black and white

photographs.

Chapter 2

Installation

Installing and Accessing Silver Efex Pro ™

Chapter 2 : Installation

Silver Efex Pro ™ User Guide

Installation

The installer attempts to locate the most recent installation of

Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements, and if successful,

displays the recommended folder. When installing into Apple

Aperture, the installer will automatically install into the

appropriate location.

Silver Efex Pro ™ is a plug-in for Adobe ® Photoshop ® and other

Photoshop plug-in compatible applications, and Apple ® Aperture ™ .

The installer provided with Silver Efex Pro automatically attempts to

locate a copy of Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements, or

Apple Aperture.

Installing Silver Efex Pro and the Selective Tool

Before you install Silver Efex Pro, please close all applications

including Adobe Photoshop, Apple Aperture or other image editing

applications that will serve as host for Silver Efex Pro. Please do not

open any other applications during the installation process.

Silver Efex Pro

Setup

To begin installation:

Double-click on the installation file provided either on your Silver

Efex Pro CD or downloaded from the Nik Software web site. A window

appears displaying the Silver Efex Pro Setup Wizard. Within the

Macintosh operating system, you will be provided with an option to

install to either Adobe Photoshop or to Apple Aperture.

If the installer is unable to locate Adobe Photoshop or Adobe

Photoshop Elements, or if you are using an image editor other than

Adobe Photoshop, you must specify the appropriate installation

path.

The installer walks you through the procedure.

For Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements, this location is

the Plug-Ins folder located under the application’s main folder. For

example:

After you have read the Read Me file and accepted the End User

License Agreement, the installer prompts you for the plug-in location

of your image editing application.

Adobe Photoshop

Windows – C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop\Plug-Ins

Macintosh – Macintosh HD : Applications : Adobe Photoshop : Plug-Ins

Double-click

the Installer

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