Have a photo that needs higher levels of contrast without sacrificing detail? The Nik Pro Contrast filter tackles this problem with three filter settings that you can tinker with.
You can also add the effects of several different filters, so be sure to play around with as many as possible to achieve the look you’re after. Note that all tools and filters within the Nik Collection contain certain points that can be individually controlled to apply the filter effect as little, or as much, as you desire. This article will highlight these essential filters and why they are so valuable. Of these many filters, there are 5 within the Color Efex Pro 4 toolset that are particularly useful for landscape photos. Today, the Nik Collection makes available over 55 filters that do everything from old camera and film simulation, to image sharpening, noise reduction, and basic retouching and correcting of photos. The Nik Collection by Google is a desktop photo editing software that was recently declared free of charge earlier this year. 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.One of the best image editing programs available right now happens to be free. More, tools for the year 2000, and less, tools for 2020. The net result, in my eyes, is that NIK tools seem a bit dated. And the Topaz plugin tools seem to work with pretty much everything, not just Photoshop. (I know, Topaz seems to be having some QC issues lately, but that doesn't negate the brilliance of the overall technology).
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.
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