Color Flex Pro 4
(part of the ) doesn’t just apply individual filters – you can also combine, or ‘stack’ filters to create a cumulative effect. I’ve used it here to add a warm, dreamy glow to this minimalist landscape in order to show how this stacking system works.The start shot is pretty uninspiring, but with the right mix of filters it should be possible to turn it into something much more interesting. 01 Adding extra filtersI’ve started out by adding a Graduated Filter effect to create a blue sky. The precise settings aren’t important – that can wait for another time – but the key thing here is the ‘Add Filter’ button underneath the filter settings on the right-hand side. You need to click this and then choose another filter from the list on the left.
Here, I’ve gone for the Brilliance/Warmth filter. 02 Brilliance/Warmth filterThis applies a warming (or a cooling) effect to the image that’s a lot subtler than simply messing around with white balance (or with Photo Filters in Photoshop). It’s given this landscape a rich, late-afternoon look and it’s also highlighted a touch of violet in the sky near the horizon which must have been introduced by the Graduated Filter effect. The way different filters interact is one of interesting facets of Color Efex Pro 4’s filter ‘stacking’. Note that the new filter’s tools are now displayed in the panel on the right, and the previous filter (circled) has been collapsed to its title bar.
Big lighthouses in michigan. You can still make changes, though, by clicking on any title bar to expand that filter’s tools (and collapse the rest).
Color Effect Pro 4 Full Version
The Color Efex Pro 4 user interface has been fully updated to reflect the newer conventions used in other plugins like Silver Efex Pro 2 and HDR Efex Pro. The PresetsThere are dozens of photo styles within Color Efex Pro 4, several of which are brand new or which have been updated.
These include: Detail Extractor, Dark Contrast, Film Efex: Vintage, Film Efex: Modern, Natural Film Borders, Brilliance/Warmth, Film Grain, High Key, Low Key, Paper Toner, Pro Contrast, and a few others.However, some effects stand out, particularly with respect to subjects in nature (though they don’t all come from the Nature preset group). For this article, we’ll cover four of my favorites: Film Efex Modern (updated), Graduated Fog, Graduated Neutral Density, and the new Detail Extractor.
We’ll also take a look at the Filter Combinations feature, the new History Browser, and updates to U-Point. Each of these features helps you to streamline your workflow.