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Apologies if this question has been asked before - it's about the Nik Collection, and the forum search tool won't accept just the three letters of 'Nik' and stalls when I enter both words. I'm curious to know whether the collection is widely in use amongst Nikon users. I downloaded a trial version some time ago and, while I liked the monochrome conversions, I just didn't get the chance for a concentrated enough trial. Some of the shots on the Q forum (that's what I'm using, a Q) seem to me beautifully rendered in B&W,  but there's often no info available on the processing that's been done. So, if anyone is or isn't using the Nik collection for particular reasons, I'd be grateful to hear of your experience. Any recommendations or dissuading is welcome!

 

Thanks. 

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I have the Nik collection which is a fine set of tools for a modest outlay. It is extremely powerful and can achieve results which would take considerable mastery of Photoshop skills. But, don't underestimate the learning curve. It is not naturally intuitive, although some of the included presets give you a good start. I suggest you concentrate on learning about Control Points (CP) which would require masking skills in photoshop. CPs are probably the collection's unique selling point.

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It is the best post processing software you can buy, and it's cheap for what you get. I don't know if the name 'Nik' is directly associated with Nikon, but the company did originally pioneer the control point technology for Nikon's Capture NX. Either way, things have moved on and Google have done us all a favour.

 

 

 

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I have used the collection since it was first issued.  Silver Efex is where I spend most of my time, but I also like Color Efex--in particular the Tonal Contrast filter.  I also use the resharpening software.

 

I am not a fan of control points in Silver Efex.  I tend to do the conversion in Silver Efex, and then refine the results in Photoshop using the dodge and burn brushes.

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I use the NIK collection with pleasure but not always, mostly SilverEfexPro2 and in cases I want some special effect. It used to function as a plug-in in CS6, but since I stepped ocer to the Creative Cloud version of Ps I am not anymore able to install it as its plug-in which is a pity. It can only be installed in LR6 so I use it that way

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I use the NIK collection with pleasure but not always, mostly SilverEfexPro2 and in cases I want some special effect. It used to function as a plug-in in CS6, but since I stepped ocer to the Creative Cloud version of Ps I am not anymore able to install it as its plug-in which is a pity. It can only be installed in LR6 so I use it that way

 

The Nik Collection works fine for me with Photoshop CC and generally l use it that way rather than directly from Lightroom.  You may have to re-install it.  Make sure you have the latest version of the Nik Collection so the installer will recognize Photoshop CC.

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Thank you!! I did reinstall even after contacting Leica to freshen up my member's area. Maybe I should have discarded it first and that it did not overwrite. I'll ask Leica if he put on the most recent version

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working from memory here, but I believe the installer has the option (click on the "+") to allow the user to navigate to the proper folder and select Photoshop CC 2015 if the installer did not find it automatically.

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I have all the NIK collection and they are terrific. Silver FX my most used. The noise reduction, Dfine 2, is the next most used. Well recommended. I use it as a plug-in with Lightroom CC. It is not camera specific, just apply the plug-in to any photo you want to manipulate. NIK also developed Snapseed for manipulating photos on an iPad. This too is a very good iPad app.

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working from memory here, but I believe the installer has the option (click on the "+") to allow the user to navigate to the proper folder and select Photoshop CC 2015 if the installer did not find it automatically.

 

It's running smoothly now.

 

Working with the + procedure was to no avail in my case, Ps CC wasn't recognized or made active in the install procedure, or so it seemed.

 

I became help from Nicolas Kaufmann at Leica CS and the trick was that a Google map in the NIK Collection map had to be copied into the Photoshop CC Plugins map. That was the solution. Re-install was unnecessary.

 

Thanks for letting me know that it should be possible.

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