Nik Software Download

[dmoore19]

I don't know anything about this software but I downloaded it and intend to give it a try.

Does anybody know anything about it?

Google Nik Collection


Edited.

The download is free, google is giving away the entire suite.

 

[Storker]

I've been using the old version of SilverEfex a bit. IMO it does a better job with custom B&W conversions than LR does. I've tested ColorEfex briefly, but didn't see any use for it for me.

Haven't tried the rest of the suite, but I'm planning on checking out at least Sharpener and DFine as an alternative to the other denoising SW I have (NeatImage)

 

[dmoore19]

I've been using the old version of SilverEfex a bit. IMO it does a better job with custom B&W conversions than LR does. I've tested ColorEfex briefly, but didn't see any use for it for me.

Haven't tried the rest of the suite, but I'm planning on checking out at least Sharpener and DFine as an alternative to the other denoising SW I have (NeatImage)

Download is free, forgot to mention that. (edited to include that)

 

[mattia_v]

It is an excellent software suite. I use tend to use it in Photoshop because it's more adjustable due to layers, but it works well for Lightroom as well.

 

[bvanant]

NIK is great software with lots of tools, but Google giving it away for free means that it (most likely) will not be supported any more. Get it and play, it can do some great things and the sharpen tool is better than LR in my opinion.
Bill

 

[kelemvor]

FYI for others (like me) who have never heard of this suite. It is a collection of plug-ins for photoshop (and bridge). So, you have to have photoshop to use it.

 

[mattia_v]

No, it's not. They're either plugins that work with Photoshop or Lightroom, but they can also be used in standalone mode, albeit in a somewhat roundabout manner. I do find they work best in Photoshop, because each 'effect' is added as a non-destructive layer.

Can the Nik Collection be used without Photoshop or Lightroom?

 

[diver 85]

Had not heard of it-----thanks for the info D.....Any before & after examples you have??.......

 

[mattia_v]

Watch a few of the tutorials, it's the local editing tools that make it particularly powerful. Harder to explain, and I don't use it on every image. Particularly like it for landscape (only apply sharpening and contrast to details, or noise reduction more to blue skies than to areas with high detail), which translates well to editing challenges for underwater shots.

And for the price of free it's a no brainier

 

[dmoore19]

Had not heard of it-----thanks for the info D.....Any before & after examples you have??.......

Haven't gotten a chance to mess with it yet. Hoping for a dive trip to get familiar using it.