


The Nik Perspective tool has some significant improvements, giving photographers the ability to warp objects and reshape them. I also worked with the new smart objects feature, and that was most welcome, giving me non-destructive editing while working in the plug in and keeping it when returning to Photoshop or Lightroom. I spent a lot of time with Color Efex and appreciated the control over hue, saturation, and luminance right in the Nik U Point tool. I gave an advance copy a run-through to see if the changes from Nik 5 were obvious, and they were. Affinity Photo is now automatically detected as part of installation.HiDPI & Multiscreen support lets you work with all screen configurations.Presets can now be searched for by name so you can instantly find your favorite edits.Call on any of your last 15 Nik Collection edits and apply them with a single click.

Turn your edits into a Smart Object at any stage from within the plugin, giving you fully non-destructive editing in Photoshop.Nik Collection 6 has also added new workflow features that I think will please photographers: Nik HDR Efex, the premier tool for exposure blending, also gets a fresh new interface as part of version 6.3 (arriving in August), providing a clearer, faster workflow.Nik Sharpener will also be receiving a rebuild and interface overhaul, destined for Nik 6.2, and available as a free update.Nik Perspective adds the powerful new ReShape Tool, which allows photographers to warp and shape local areas for complete precision.Nik Dfine receives a complete visual overhaul, bringing it into line with the other plugins, creating a more refined experience as well as improved options for saving denoising recipes and returning to them in just a few clicks.Nik Color Efex gains a brand-new Hue/Saturation/Luminance tool, for deeper and more accurate control of color and tone.There’s also a new filter for Nik Color Efex, an updated interface for Nik Dfine, additional Smart Object functionality, and other refinements to enhance your photo-editing workflow.įive of the eight plugins have significant changes: This new version 6 upgrades the Nik Collection’s innovative U PointTM tool, including new Control Lines, Color Selectivity filters, inverted and diffused adjustments, and a cleaner look to the workspace.
