Now, after a great deal of work and major development, the software’s new major update is finally here for us all to get our teeth in to and, interestingly, is no longer tied exclusively with Adobe products. This was a promise that stood true as the DxO team got to work and began offering customer support in 2018, making the Nik Collection a paid package once more. It was then that the French photo company DxO jumped in to snap up the software, promising to continue with development to the popular software. Yes, the original free version is a dated version, that's what DxO stated on their website.īut for those of us who can still use it, really cannot beat the value of this "free" version.After a turbulent period of ownership switches, Nik Collection 2 has been unveiled with a major update to the popular plugin collection for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop Elements.Īfter obtaining the Nik Collection, along with its Snapseed app in 2012, making the previously paid-for bundle cost-free back in 2016, Google stated that it would abandon the software just a year later, in 2017. More, tools for the year 2000, and less, tools for 2020.
The net result, in my eyes, is that NIK tools seem a bit dated. And the Topaz plugin tools seem to work with pretty much everything, not just Photoshop. (I know, Topaz seems to be having some QC issues lately, but that doesn't negate the brilliance of the overall technology). And Topaz's selective masking, along with the whole "AI" concept for sharpening and Noise control are significant improvements in those fields. And as a result, I find other software more compatible with my workflow.Ĭertainly, ACDSee's Light EQ and Pixel Targeting are major improvements in lighting control and color masking. It's not a "BAD" product, but over the years, the other software publishers have sought new ways to do those unique things that NIK did so well, and improve upon those old things that all software does.
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