Nik Color Efex Pro is a Windows application for integrating a plugin into Photoshop. It adds new filters for tuning the color parameters of any images. There is a wide variety of styles and templates for enhancing the picture quality and applying artistic effects.

Brief description

During the installation process you can manually specify the Plugins directory. It is located in the Photoshop folder. After restarting the main application you will have access to the new filter collection in the corresponding menu.

Included effects

All options are sorted in the following categories:

landscape;
nature;
wedding;
portrait;
architecture;
travel.

There are tools for colorizing grayscale images, adjusting white balance as well as applying film grain and pastel effects. Moreover, it is possible to transform the image to a polaroid photo, fine-tune separate colors, add vignettes and perform many more artistic operations. Users can mark certain filters as favorites for quick access.

Every effect contains additional settings to better fit your needs. There are instruments for zooming in and out of the photo. All changes can be previewed.

It is worth mentioning that Nik Color Efex Pro is a paid program. Users can evaluate the trial version for 30 days with no charges.

Features

contains a Photoshop plugin;
there is a large library of visual filters;
every effect has additional settings;
all changes can be previewed before saving;
free to download and use;
compatible with modern versions of Windows.