I never get tired of writing about Nik software, especially Silver Efex Pro. Just like the original version, it’s my go-to application for black and white conversion. The original Silver Efex Pro was impressive (read my review of Silver Efex Pro here) and, as expected, Nik has made it even better in version 2.0. Naturally, there are many similarities between the original and the new versions, so I suggest you read my review of Silver Efex Pro for a solid overview of the application. I’ll be concentrating on Silver Efex Pro 2’s new features in this review. With Silver Efex Pro 2, Nik has made revisions and additions that address a couple of my version 1.0 complaints. I have to admit, though, that I hold Nik to pretty high standards and while I appreciate their efforts in version 2.0, I have suggestions for further improvements outlined in the body of this review New and expanded features have expanded the application’s functionality there are also under-the-hood improvements like fresh algorithms and the ability to take advantage of multi-threaded, 64-bit GPU processing. I tested the plug-in in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended on a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro running OS X v. Silver Efex Pro 2 is also compatible with several versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture.

See below for detailed compatibility information and system requirements. Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 is available from ’s partners. Their prices are fair and you help to support. Download a free 15-day trial of Nik Silver Efex Pro 2: /downloads.Silver Efex Pro 2’s Browser has undergone some major changes, including the way presets are organized and the introduction of a History Browser function. Of course, there’s still room for further improvement but The enhanced browser is one of the stars of this upgrade. One of my complaints about the version 1.0’ browser was that the preset thumbnails were large and you had to scroll up and down a long list to find and choose a preset. Preset thumbnails are smaller and when a vertical photo is opened, there are two rows of preset thumbnails so it’s much easier to navigate the list. When a horizontal image is opened, there’s a single row of presets but the smaller thumbnail size helps speed up navigation as well, although to a lesser extent. In addition to “All” and “Favorites,” presets have now been broken down into several other categories: Modern, Classic and Vintage.

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