![]() ![]() The acquisition included Snapseed picture-editing apps for iOS and Mac. Google’s Nik Software buyout has been a mixed blessing for photography enthusiasts in recent years. Mac and iOS users should probably not wait for the collection to spawn Apple Photos extensions any time soon. In a Google post, the company wrote, “As we continue to focus our long-term investments in building incredible photo editing tools for mobile … we’ve decided to make the Nik Collection desktop suite available for free, so that now anyone can use it.” ![]() Google has not said whether it will continue to update the Nik Collection, but it seems to be signaling that the suite has now become abandonware. ![]() HDR Efex Pro for exploiting HDR effects.Viveza for adjusting color and tonality.Silver Efex Pro for black-and-white editing.Color Efex Pro for color correction and retouching.Analog Efex Pro for mimicking classic films and lenses.The seven Nik Collection editing tools, a part of Google’s 2012 acquisition of Nik Software, work both as standalone apps and as plug-ins for Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop programs, as well as for Apple’s now-defunct Aperture, which some still use. The company is issuing refunds to those who purchased the suite in 2016. ![]() Google has made a freebie of its Nik Collection, a set of advanced Mac and PC photo editing tools that, until last week, cost $150, and at one time went for $500. Google Gives Away Its Nik Collection Photo-editing Apps #1624: Important OS security updates, rescuing QuickTake 150 photos, AirTag alerts while traveling.#1625: Apple's "Far Out" event, the future of FileMaker, free NMUG membership, Quick Note and tags in Notes, Plex suffers data breach.#1626: AirTag replacement battery gotcha, Kindle Kids software flaws, iOS 12.5.6 security fix.#1627: iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch SE/Series 8/Ultra, new AirPods Pro, iOS 16 and watchOS 9 released, Steve Jobs Archive.#1628: iPhone 14 impressions, Dark Sky end-of-life, tales from Rogue Amoeba.If you don't have Photoshop, Lightroom or Aperture, you can still use them, though not so conveniently: you'll need to launch the executables manually (check your Program Files\Google folder), and open and save images from each plugin. Google Nik Collection is a powerful set of image editing tools with a host of interesting features. Sharpener Pro provides advanced control over how your image is sharpened, and can be customised depending on what you're aiming to do with the results (display, inkjet, continuous tone, halftone.).ĭfine lets you adjust contrast and reduce colour noise separately, in some or all or the image, optionally with control points to avoid the need for masks. HDR Efex Pro allows exploring the potential of HDR photography, with one-click presets for beginners and plenty of fine-tuning options for the more experienced. Silver Efex Pro is all about creating stylish and black shots, with an advanced grain engine, emulation of approaching 20 popular film types, even options like toners and borders. Google Nik Collection is a set of six powerful plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture (they can also be used standalone or with other Photoshop plugin-supporting apps), formerly priced at $149 but now available for free.Īnalog Efex Pro enables creating stylised effects exploring "the look and feel of classic cameras, films and lenses".Ĭolor Efex Pro provides 50 filters for correcting colours, retouching and applying creative effects. ![]()
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