Digital BW, The Print

At any rate, what I've been waiting for is a better luminance noise reduction system.   www.PaulRoark.com
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I will be ordering Lightroom 4 next week and wondered if anyone had used Nik Software Silver Efex Pro and what was thought about it the Academic discount is $99 so an afordable choice for B&W work if it provides an advantage for converting from Color to B&W. I will also purchase CS6 Student discount in May and will be in Photoshop classes in the Fall and Spring 2013.

I have read reviews and it seems around half like it and half say it does not do anything that photoshop can do. I have found Actions for converting to B&W but then this software came up on a search. I know it has been mentioned as NIK but not in any detail.

Thanks for any thoughts or links to information.

Bill Lewis