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. Ive unistalled and re-installed the Nik collection, have tried installing seperate plugins, using the photoshop ones but all I get is a dark screen as if teh plugin was launching but it stops there. Your personal data is secure in accordance with the European General Data Protection Regulation. More, tools for the year 2000, and less, tools for 2020. Hello, I cant use Nik plugins with luminar 4. The program and all files are checked and installed manually before uploading, program is working perfectly fine without any problem. With Nik collection’s Nik Dfine you get all the tools you need to remove noise from your photos without softening or spoiling your images. The net result, in my eyes, is that NIK tools seem a bit dated. Nik Collection by DxO 4 Latest Version for Windows. Noise is a fact of life in digital photography, especially images taken in low light levels. And the Topaz plugin tools seem to work with pretty much everything, not just Photoshop. If you have updated your Photoshop CC of Lightroom Classic CC to the new 2020 versions, you may notice some difficulty using the Nik Collection 2 set of filters. (I know, Topaz seems to be having some QC issues lately, but that doesn't negate the brilliance of the overall technology). The Nik Collection 2.3 by DxO is now compatible with the November 2020 updates from Adobe. 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.