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Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0
Nik Color Efex Pro v2.0 is a plug-in that can be added on to assorted image editing programs (mainly Adobe Photoshop). It was developed by Nik Multimedia as an electronic substitution to the glass filters that are usually employed in SLR photography. The complete version costs around 245 dollars USD as of January 19th, 2006. Although justification is hard to find for the price given the small size of the file, it is still much more cost effective than buying the 75 physical filters that the software replaces. Even if the physical filters can be obtained for the extremely cheap, albeit unrealistic, price of 5 dollars each, 75 would cost 375 dollars, and even then some of the filters would have to be bought in 2 or more levels of varying strength/effect.

Some of the more popular filters that are used in photography that are also included in Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 are:

Fog Infrared: Black and White White Neutralizer Polarization Skylight Brilliance/Warmth Graduated Fog