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The Nik Collection by DxO is a series of seven unique plugins containing powerful functionality that

can help you add striking effects to your photos. In this course, instructor Tim Grey helps you get up

to speed with each piece of software in this collection. Tim kicks off the course by going over basic

workflows with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, as well as discussing the interface, presets, and other

basic concepts. Next, Tim explores each of the individual software applications in the collection:

Color Efex Pro, Viveza, Silver Efex Pro, Analog Efex Pro, HDR Efex Pro, Dfine, and Sharpener Pro.

Learn how to use these plugins to add various creative filter effects, apply targeted adjustments to

specific areas of a photo using control points, and much more.
Topics include:
Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and Photoshop Elements workflows
Working with presets
Adding multiple filters in Color Efex Pro
Applying global adjustments in Viveza
Applying film effects in Silver Efex Pro
Applying lens distortion in Analog Efex Pro
Adjusting overall tonality with HDR Efex Pro
Reducing noise with Dfine
Applying output sharpening with Sharpener Pro