We have seen a lot of image improving softwares come out. Leading the pack would be Adobe and Ulead but there have been other imagine softwares on a lower scale that focus on a particular area of photography. Some of them concentrate on effects while others on brightness and colors. But if there is something that differentiates them from each other would have to be ease of use.

Such would be the points for consideration of this software called Color Efex Pro. Versatile as it may seem, it is a software that photographers are sure to love. Photo editors can easily manipulate needed areas for making image editing easier and productive and surely that is what the Color Efex Pro can surely offer.

Color Efex Pro understands the underlying concepts behind photography, so that its effects manipulate the light, color, contrast and saturation with sophisticated style and technological excellence. With 3.0, the new interface is zoomable and more flexible.

The Standard Edition, which includes a sample of 15 filters, is available only as a download. The Select Edition ($160) has 35 filters, while the Complete Edition ($300) has 52 filters. While all the versions are compatible with Photoshop plug-in capable programs and Apple Aperture, only the Complete Edition is compatible, also, with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and Nikon Capture NX2. Color Efex Pro is a professional photographer’s tool that novices will quickly learn to love.

(Source) PC World