Viveza 2 Is Now Out

Nik Software's Viveza® 2 is now out and available for purchase.

Viveza 2, powered by U Point® technology, is the most powerful and precise tool available to selectively control light and color in photographic images. For the first time, corrections and enhancements can easily be made without the need to create complicated selections or layer masks.

U Point powered Color Control Points provide fast, precise selections and easy-to-use controls that photographers can use to quickly adjust brightness, contrast, structure, or color in a fraction of the time needed by other tools. New global image controls, levels and curves adjustments, shadow recovery, grouped Control Points, fine detail structure control, increased precision of selections, and time-saving user interface improvements all combine to give photographers the ultimate control over their images. Viveza 2 will forever change the way you edit images.

Key features of Viveza 2 include:

• Powerful Color Control Points, enabling precise selective control of color and light
• New global image adjustments
• New and powerful levels and curves adjustments
• New shadow recovery—global or selective
• New fine detail structure enhancements
• Improved color rendering and increased precision of selections
• Improved timesaving user interface, including improved slider controls, slider favorites, multiple zoom states, keyboard nudging, grouped Color Control Points, and multiple undo levels
• Smart Filter support (Photoshop only)
• Selective Brush tool (Photoshop only)
• Multi-image support (Lightroom and Aperture only)
• New 64-bit support on Microsoft Windows
• Copy & Paste enables quick duplication of control points for more complex image enhancements.
• Built-in interactive help and online video tutorials provide free training to ensure users get the most out of the software.