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Editing with NIK software
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Jeff,
I do my conversion from raw using Lightroom 6.5.1. I have all the noise reduction and sharpening switched off in Lightroom and I have all sharpening switched off in camera.
My first edit in Nik is Dfine 2 Noise Reduction. I do all my Nik processing in TIFF, ProPhoto RGB, 16 bit and 300 resolution. I find that the default setting for Dfine is perfect for all bar noisy images. I then use Sharpener Pro 3: RAW Presharpener. I usually use the default setting, but sometimes I increase the Adaptive Sharpening to 55 or 60% and may also increase the Sharpen edges.
I use Viveza 2 if I have an area I want to either increase or decrease the Structure. I use Structure decrease to throw background that little bit out of focus.
I use Color Efex Pro 4 quite a bit for the Graduated ND filter. Great for slightly darkening the top of the sky (or sometimes the immediate foreground). I sometimes use the colour Grad filter for sky effects.
Silver Efex Pro 2 is great for creating Black and White conversions. Or for "old fashioned" looks and making images look like old faded images.
To finish off I use Sharpener Pro 3: Output Sharpener. I use this in two stages. I do any Creative Sharpening first, turning Output Sharpening off altogether. I then export that image as a 16 bit TIFF file. This is my default storage.
When I come to use the image, either for printing, for display, or for posting here, I first resize it for the use I intend it for, then, using Sharpener Pro 3: Output Sharpener, I sharpen it for the output medium (usually display). I then convert to JPEG, and use that image for the output.
John.

Ask yourself, "What's most important for the final image?".
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Editing with NIK software - by Freeman - May 1, 2016, 14:26
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 1, 2016, 14:32
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Freeman - May 1, 2016, 14:45
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 2, 2016, 01:01
RE: Editing with NIK software - by JOE19 - May 8, 2016, 07:35
RE: Editing with NIK software - by EdMak - May 2, 2016, 01:55
RE: Editing with NIK software - by GrahamS - May 2, 2016, 06:29
RE: Editing with NIK software - by MrB - May 2, 2016, 08:10
RE: Editing with NIK software - by dave1712 - May 3, 2016, 02:03
RE: Editing with NIK software - by dave1712 - May 3, 2016, 02:14
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 3, 2016, 03:48
RE: Editing with NIK software - by dave1712 - May 3, 2016, 04:47
RE: Editing with NIK software - by MrB - May 3, 2016, 06:35
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Freeman - May 2, 2016, 14:13
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Phil J - May 2, 2016, 18:05
RE: Editing with NIK software - by EdMak - May 2, 2016, 14:25
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 2, 2016, 15:06
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Freeman - May 6, 2016, 15:16
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 6, 2016, 16:02
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 17, 2016, 03:19
RE: Editing with NIK software - by GrahamS - May 2, 2016, 15:31
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 3, 2016, 08:31
RE: Editing with NIK software - by EdMak - May 3, 2016, 08:55
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 3, 2016, 09:04
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 3, 2016, 09:10
RE: Editing with NIK software - by MrB - May 3, 2016, 09:28
RE: Editing with NIK software - by GrahamS - May 3, 2016, 12:40
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 3, 2016, 13:35
RE: Editing with NIK software - by EdMak - May 3, 2016, 13:36
RE: Editing with NIK software - by MrB - May 3, 2016, 15:51
RE: Editing with NIK software - by GrahamS - May 4, 2016, 03:50
RE: Editing with NIK software - by MrB - May 4, 2016, 18:44
RE: Editing with NIK software - by WDHewson - May 4, 2016, 05:56
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 4, 2016, 06:09
RE: Editing with NIK software - by GrahamS - May 4, 2016, 06:38
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Freeman - May 6, 2016, 15:31
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 6, 2016, 16:03
RE: Editing with NIK software - by GrahamS - May 7, 2016, 01:23
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Freeman - May 7, 2016, 14:46
RE: Editing with NIK software - by EdMak - May 8, 2016, 01:45
RE: Editing with NIK software - by MrB - May 8, 2016, 02:40
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 8, 2016, 03:41
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Freeman - May 8, 2016, 07:34
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 8, 2016, 07:37
RE: Editing with NIK software - by JOE19 - May 16, 2016, 08:47
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 16, 2016, 09:04
RE: Editing with NIK software - by JOE19 - May 16, 2016, 09:09
RE: Editing with NIK software - by JohnF - May 16, 2016, 08:41
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Jocko - May 16, 2016, 11:12
RE: Editing with NIK software - by jogesh12345 - Aug 10, 2019, 02:02
RE: Editing with NIK software - by jogesh12345 - May 28, 2020, 04:24
RE: Editing with NIK software - by Sabion - Jun 12, 2020, 03:35

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