NIK COLLECTION 2 PRO
NIK COLLECTION 2 SOFTWARE

If itвЂ™s business as usual, the software is perfect for the all-encompassing photographer in the learning phase. I find myself yearning for a better way.ДxO is at a unique place as it has a vantage point to identify its ideal client in the future. It continues to eat up prime storage real estate on your hard drive. The current process of its nearly non-destructive editing by way of TIFFs, however, needs to go. The UI continues to become increasingly user-friendly as it resembles that of Adobe PS and LR more closely. Then, add the fact that Nik Collection 4 lacks Capture One integration and the question begs to be asked вЂ“ who is this collection for? ConclusionsД®diting your images within the Nik Collection is now faster than ever. The control points, while intuitive, are not as precise as the layers and masks they are attempting to avoid. So, youвЂ™re going to need extra hard drive space, and this is going to become annoying.ДЄs someone who operates primarily from a laptop and saves to external drives, this isnвЂ™t the best selling point. For example, a raw file that is 22.1 Megabytes becomes a 265.5 Megabyte Tiff file within the program. The saved file with edits is exponential in size as compared to editing a raw image in Lightroom. This happens with each plug-in used for the same image which becomes cumbersome when navigating between platforms. The software continues to utilize its near non-destructive workflow by first converting to a TIFF file and then exporting it to the appropriate plug-in. The finished product is also more than sufficient for non-commercial use. The user-friendly edits are as simple as the click of a button for the most part.

NIK COLLECTION 2 PRO

Additionally, Color Efex Pro 4 is still like the Mecca of Instagram filters within the real-life photo editing realm. HDR Efex Pro 2, Dfine 2, Sharpener Pro 3, and breakthrough Perspective Efex continue to function as intended. Landscape, cityscape, and architecture photographers alike will be happy to know that their beloved plug-ins remain unscathed. The applied effect is easier to view and can be renamed for a more optimal experience. It is now possible to include these control points into personalized presets. This provides more accurate local adjustments. It also retains the popular Last Edit feature which avoids having to retrace their steps.Д¬ontrol point functionality has been simplified and improved upon with the addition of Color Selectivity. The newest design allows users to easily identify and access their favorite recipes. Nik Collection 4 has been updated to provide a better user experience with controls that look and feel more akin to Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. As such, this may be more of a marketing ploy than an actual representation of the most realistic film looks. It sounded more like marketing fluff, which weвЂ™re trained to see though. Our Editor in Chief pressed DXO on this in a press demo, but they werenвЂ™t able to provide a clear answer.

The same can be said for Ilford and Fuji and the various developers.

For example, Kodak Tri-X can look different with Rodinal vs. They do not indicate what factors were considered when they produced the film grain for use within the plug-in when they made this claim. DxO has spent a significant amount of time researching and developing these various grains and emulsions. The plug-in now includes 39 film grains that Nik claims to produce images that look more like analog film than ever before. It boasts 58 black and white presets and 28 black and white film types. WhatвЂ™s New in Nik Collection 4? Silver Efex Pro 3ДxOвЂ™s newest Silver Efex Pro 3 is hands-down the top selling point of this release. Tiff files, thus not truly non-destructiveД¬ontrol points, while intuitive, are not as precise as layer masks UI is more reminiscent of Adobe LR and PSДЈ9 new black and white film grains for Silver Efex Pro 3ДЄbility to access last recipe and save with control points But, the suite still has room to improve. Silver Efex Pro has gained even more black and white film-like capabilities. Nik Collection 4 includes a modernized interface more akin to the Adobe workspaces we have become accustomed to working in.

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