I have some recollection that the slow tiling occurs in PhotoShop when Open GL is not enabled. Could it be something similar with Silver Efex?
By the way, how do you like Silver Efex? I am trying the demo and like it but several people have commented here that it is buggy. What's your experience?
Peter,
Thanks for your reply. While both Aperture and Photoshop are OpenGL enabled, perhaps you are right that Silver Efex is not OpenGL enabled. I don't see a setting to enable or disable OpenGL in Silver Efex. Perhaps I am expecting too much to have instant redraws on a 30 inch screen. What is your setup - do you see the tiles updating or are redraws instant?
In general I find Silver Efex Pro to be a fantastic program. It makes me achieve the effects I want in a fraction of the time it would take me to create similar effects in Aperture or Photoshop. The first verison of Silver Efex Pro for Aperture was awfully buggy but was quickly fixed. Outside of the redraw speed, I don't find any bugs with the current version of the software.
There are a few things I wish Nik would improve in the user interface, however:
1) the compare window compares the current image settings with the (color) image the settings are being applied to. It would be much more useful if one could compare the adjustments to the neutral setting without having to click back and forth.
2) A (multiple-) undo function would be very useful.
Overall, this is the best and most used plug-in I own. It has been worth every dollar spent.
Regards,
Tore