But since the inclusion of the quite good HDR tools in Lightroom I’ve only used that. In the past I’ve use several tools to create HDR images. I don’t think this is a tool I’d use a lot for more serious images, but for having fun it is great. The filters can change color, add film-imperfections, double exposures, color leaks or other imperfections that make the image look old. It offers you a lot of presets that will let your image look like it was made 100 years ago, or 50 years ago, or 30 years ago. Nik Analog EfexĪnalog Efex is the most fun tool in the collection. This uses the U-point technique to work more precise. Simple to use and when used with a bit of sense it can really uplift a portrait. I quite liked the tool that allows you to brighten eyes in an image. There are several presets that can be used as a starting point. It may cost a bit more time to find your way of working, but the results are impressive. Viveza is a tool I haven’t used a lot but that offers is big range of control over color, tones, lights and shadows with very precise tools. The Kodak Ektachrome 400 film simulation is great for punchy results Nik Viveza Especially when editing more images at once this is a big advantage. I’m happy to report in the new version the previews are way better and give you a very good idea of the end result. In the old Silver Efex I had to save the image and go back to Lightroom to see how it turned out. In the old Silver Efex the preview was a little unsharp and made it harder to asses the result. And it performs better than the old version, with a more usable preview. It offers more presets and simpler to use controls. I’ve used the old version for years and the Nik Collection 5 version is even better. And in Silver Efex you also have a lot of film simulation modes. And I love the option to choose a preset, adjust it to my liking and saving my preferences so I can re-use it in all my images. This means that you aren’t limited by the presets at all. In Silver Efex you also have a whole lot of control over the look you give the image with all the adjustment options. Please note compression is used on all images to keep the website working fast. ![]() I love the 64 presets it offers, and the I love the filter that is called ‘verfijnd proces’ in Dutch (I think it would be ‘refined process’ in the English version?). Silver Efex is the most comprehensive and in my opinion best black and white conversion tool I’ve ever used. And if you ask me just Silver Efex is worth the 149 euro DXO asks for the whole collection. Silver Efex is the real star of the Nik Collection. Below I’ll try to explain what each app does and give you some examples of the improvements. The different plugin can be used as stand-alone apps or as Lightroom or Photoshop Plugin. The Nik Collection 5 consists of the following ‘apps’ or plugins: The new version 5 of the plugin collection is a lot more than just a set of filters. They have great deals on Nik Collection and other DXO software.Ĭalling the Nik Collection 5 a digital filter would be unfair by the way. Interested in Nik Collection 5? Click this link to visit the official DXO shop. You can buy the new Nik Collection 5 here in the DXO online store. Good to know you can also download a free trial version to see if it works for you.įor this review I’ve tested the Nik Collection on my M1 Mac Mini (16GB) running MacOS 12.5.1 and Adobe Lightroom Classic version 11.5. The Nik Collection 5 can be bought at the DXO website for 149 euro. ![]() This plugin collection is now owned by DXO and they have just released their last version 5. Having spent time to create a good looking photo, making sure it is sharp, good colours and doing some editing afterwards I don’t like it when that is all thrown away by some terrible filter.īut luckily there are alternatives in the form of the Nik Collection 5. That always feels a bit like a kick in the teeth. My experience with filters is mostly people posting images I shot for them on Instagram and putting some god-awful filter over it. That may be a strange way to start a review of a filter collection like the new Nik Collection 5, but let me explain. I’m not a big fan of digital filters / plugins.
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