![]() ![]() ![]() Nik Collection continued to be popular, possibly helped by the fact that in early 2016, Google made it free to download. At the time this was largely thought to be to enable Google to get hold of Snapseed, an excellent mobile image editing app. However, I'll wait to see whether people find that it is useful after these and the other bugs have been worked out.Nik Collection, a group of Adobe Photoshop plugins, was originally launched by Nik Software but in September 2012 it was acquired by Google. Version 4 offers more control over the definition of control points, which at least in principle sounds useful. But apart from that, my use of version 3 has been identical to my use of version 2. There have been some editing updates also I bought the last version for Perspective Efex, which I didn't have because I don't have other DxO software. My impression is that many of the additional features in Nik updates have been presets, none of which I have used. I certainly am apart from some film emulation presents in Silver Efex, I don't think I've every used a Nik preset in a finished image. I suspect many people on this forum are more in market #2 than in market #1. To oversimplify, market #1 is people who want presets or effects, and market #2 is people who want editing tools. My impression is that the software is trying to serve two very different markets and that this is pulling them in two very different directions. ![]() I just searched (very briefly) for a history of Nik collection upgrades. NB there's a another small discount on the headline price available with a discount code that's offered via a pop-up. Login to your DxO account to see the price: Gives some insight into the mysteries of NIK version numbering. ![]() I would seriously consider it IF there have ben any improvements to the Control Point system.Start here:Īlso browse the NIK section of the DxO forum: I am wondering if it would be worthwhile for me to upgrade to the NIK4 Collection. I cannot determine the number of my present NIK collection but, I have always kept the program updated. If there is an upgrade price for present NIK users. What new capabilities NIK4 will offer me (if any).Ģ. I use portions of it along with ACR and Photoshop for virtually all my workflow. I have been using NIK for years and really like it. I just received an Email announcement of a NIK4 collection. ![]()
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