Within the HDR option, I could change tone compression, tonality and colour by sliding percentages up and down. Once you find something you kind of like, you can then tweak various settings with sliders. As an example, I went into the HDR Efex Pro 2 option, I hit the compare button (so I can see the original image and the modified image next to each other), and then I went through the different presets to find something I liked. You can then do your thing within that specific area and edit your image. Each category will do something different, editing colour, exposures, noise reduction, effects, presets and filters.Ĭlick on whichever one you want and then another window will pop up, showing your photo and then that specific plugin.

You’ve then got various categories to browse through and play with. Every time you open said program, the plugin will load up automatically (unless you tell it otherwise) and it will appear in the top right-hand corner, or at least it did for me. You’re then good to go and you can open up either program and start using it.

To use the plugin, you need to download it, install it and activate the licence. Meta Presets, Adobe Photoshop actions that combine the filters and settings of several Nik Collection plugins into one.New user friendly interface and workflow.U Point technology for specific, pin point editing.8 categories within the plugin, offering upto 250 presets.Both prices are introductory until June 30th, when they will then increase.īefore I get into using the plugin, a few points on whats provided. If you’re buying it for the first time, you can pick it up for £88.99. The NIK Collection has been created by DxO and if you hadn’t guessed, this is the 4th collection, so if you’ve got collection 3, you get a discounted upgrade price of £54.99. I take pictures of products several times a week, I edit them in Lightroom and/or Photoshop so I think I’ve got enough background to warrant trying out the new NIK Collection 4 plugin for Photoshop & Lightroom.įor those of you unaware, the NIK Collection is a plugin, with a number of different elements to it, to help assist, improve and offer more editing options within Lightroom & Photoshop, than the stock features. I’m not a professional photographer by trade but I have a pretty decent mid-range camera, plus a few nice pieces of glass.

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