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NIK Silver Efex Pro on Mac- problems...


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years ago I purchased the full Nik efex suite to use with LR on my mac. All worked well until a while back Nik efex silver pro 2 stopped working. when I select a photo in LR it makes a copy but silver efex doesn't open. When I go to the app and try it also won't open. I have lost touch with the all the news about NIK- going to google- and then to some new company now- DXO? . I've tried googling this issue but no luck- found a few people with same problem but no solution. It's a shame as I really want to get back to using the software. My mac is getting on now (2011- running sierra)- and my version of LR is also old. I think I have a code from leica left over to upgrade but am scared my computer it too old to handle newer software...

 

anyone experience similar or have any tips? Is there a good alternative to Nik efex these days?

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Alas, I find this is all normal for the Nik software, even the most up to date versions, at least on my Mac.  Deleting, re-downloading then the inevitable return to the app freezing, going though that process again and again, I’ve come to accept it. Requires regular servicing for it to be kept going satisfactorily, a bit like our Leica cameras😂

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Never experienced any problems - installed the NIK collection back in 2017 and since then numerous upgrades to LR and Mac OS (currently 11.2.2) and even carry-over to new hardware with time machine without any flaws... I have been always expecting that the day will come when NIK stops working but today is not the day ;)...

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I don't know if Adobe would honour LR upgrade codes now - they only sell Creative Cloud rentals these days.

If you want to try re-installing Nik, the free Google version, which might be more up to date than yours, is here:

Mac:

http://dl.google.com/edgedl/photos/nikcollection-full-1.2.11.dmg

Windows:

http://dl.google.com/edgedl/photos/nikcollection-full-1.2.11.exe

DXO have now acquired and upgraded it:

https://support.dxo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001439187-Is-it-still-possible-to-get-the-free-download-version-of-the-Nik-Collection-

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I had the problems on mac when it was forced to generate its results on a separate layer. To apply the outcome to the same layer worked. So I copied the layer first, and used the copy for the SXP so I had it on a second layer.

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On 2/28/2021 at 9:34 AM, P1505 said:

It’s not just a Mac issue either.

Recently I transferred everything to a new Win 10 PC and 'upgraded' from Photoshop 2018 to 2021 and was baffled why my Nik Suite and other plugins couldn't be installed. It actually turns out to be a quite simple solution so for the sake of adding to the knowledge base I followed the easy steps in this video

https://youtu.be/SNDtEkjgYuo

 

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