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WilliamFinley Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software I am contemplating purchasing B&W conversion software for editing my photos. My question for those that know, is Silver Efex worth the extra money over the Topaz Labs software? Thanks in advance, Bill Jan 06, 2013 at 08:43 PM

StevenZ Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software Bill, in my honest opinion, you don't need either. I get the best results using Photoshop straight up. I do have the Silver Efex plug in but I rarely use it anymore. Jan 06, 2013 at 09:08 PM

joesfotosite Offline • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software I use Topaz B&W and so far I like it a lot. Also the price is unbeatable so you almost can't go wrong. I had the trial version of Silver Efex and liked it too but for the price difference I ultimately chose Topaz. Jan 06, 2013 at 11:19 PM

WilliamFinley Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software joesfotosite wrote: I use Topaz B&W and so far I like it a lot. Also the price is unbeatable so you almost can't go wrong. I had the trial version of Silver Efex and liked it too but for the price difference I ultimately chose Topaz. I your opinion, is there anything that you feel your not getting from Topaz that Silver Efex would give you? Jan 07, 2013 at 12:21 AM

joesfotosite Offline • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software I think the biggest difference is the ability to use Nik's U Point technology, one of the features they are known for. Aside from that the conversions and tones from both are excellent. I decided that I couldn't resist the price of the Topaz. I can selectively adjust beforehand using the adjustment brush in Lightroom if necessary. Jan 07, 2013 at 12:28 AM

WilliamFinley Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software joesfotosite wrote: I think the biggest difference is the ability to use Nik's U Point technology, one of the features they are known for. Aside from that the conversions and tones from both are excellent. I decided that I couldn't resist the price of the Topaz. I can selectively adjust beforehand using the adjustment brush in Lightroom if necessary. That's nice to hear. The price difference is amazing. Thanks, Bill Jan 07, 2013 at 12:31 AM

sbeme Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #7 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software I havent tried Topaz. I agree SEP is pricey. I never bought it as a standalone. Rather I decided to shop the packages, with the notion that more than two plug-ins that I would use would justify the cost of a Nik Collection. I use SEP all the time. I use CEP fairly often, especially for Tonal Contrast, Solarization and Detail Extractor. I occ use Dfine. I am just starting to play with Viveza. I dont shoot HDR, but the single image tone-mapping is interesting. On the other hand, I think there is a whole Topaz suite, probably better priced. The control point feature in Nik is excellent. Not sure if it justifies the price difference. Scott Jan 07, 2013 at 01:01 AM

WilliamFinley Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software sbeme wrote: On the other hand, I think there is a whole Topaz suite, probably better priced. The control point feature in Nik is excellent. Not sure if it justifies the price difference. Scott Thanks, I will look into that. Bill Jan 07, 2013 at 02:33 AM

Tim ONeill Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software I have and use both. I tend to use Nik most of the time. My reason is that I use the neutral conversion, than pick and choose some of the other oresets, and use the brush feature to paint in the extra effecst in where I specifically want them You can do the same with U points, but I like the painting a bit better. So, more "instant gratrification" To make this really interesting have a look at OnOne's new BW feature. Who knows where you might end up. Jan 07, 2013 at 04:23 AM

AndrewThomas Online • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software Hey Bill, I don;t know about the others but I'm always amazed at what I can do with Silver Effex! cheers Andrew Jan 08, 2013 at 04:56 AM

jaharris129 Offline • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software I too have both, for some reason I prefer the end result better with Silver efex, the control with the control points is really wonderful and I tend to like the tones I can achieve better with Silver efex, both of those you can "try before you buy" so give them both a try and see what works for you Jan 09, 2013 at 01:27 PM

JSPHOTOS Offline • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #12 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software +1 SEP I really like the U-point technology and there's a certain look I really like and can only achieve with SEP. Jan 09, 2013 at 04:05 PM

WilliamFinley Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software jaharris129 wrote: you can "try before you buy" so give them both a try and see what works for you Yes that's definitely what I'll do. Bill Jan 09, 2013 at 08:19 PM

ShadowWalker Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #14 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software +2 SEP. Have used it for years, love it. JSPHOTOS wrote: +1 SEP I really like the U-point technology and there's a certain look I really like and can only achieve with SEP. Jan 14, 2013 at 05:52 PM

WilliamFinley Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #15 · Nik Silver Efex vs. Topaz Labs B&W conversion software I did get around to downloading the free trail software, but it doesn't seem to work. I guess I'll give 'em a call and see what I'm doing wrong Jan 14, 2013 at 07:17 PM

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