Nik tools with LR
Jan 20, 2016 09:49:54 #
I am busy watching a whole bunch of tutorial videos on various aspects of the Nik tools, prior to actually hitting the buy button.
One aspect they have not mentioned so far - and I have watched quite a few! - is, when you are returned to LR, what is the file type? Is it like PS, which normally gives you back a TIFF file? They just keep saying, "and you are back in LightRoom with your new file..."
I have to say I am impressed with the concept of the control points in these tools! They seem to have solved the issue of complicated selection masking.
Thanks in advance for any comments on this - or other aspects of the Nik tools too.
One aspect they have not mentioned so far - and I have watched quite a few! - is, when you are returned to LR, what is the file type? Is it like PS, which normally gives you back a TIFF file? They just keep saying, "and you are back in LightRoom with your new file..."
I have to say I am impressed with the concept of the control points in these tools! They seem to have solved the issue of complicated selection masking.
Thanks in advance for any comments on this - or other aspects of the Nik tools too.
Jan 20, 2016 10:18:59 #
JennT
Loc: South Central PA
I use NIK tools with LR seamlessly-- on a Mac with Nikon Raw files--would have to relearn how to finish images without NIK! the files returned into LR are .Tiff--- I edit as a Smart Object.
PS I live near Shippensburg.
PS I live near Shippensburg.
Jan 20, 2016 13:20:04 #
JennT wrote:
I use NIK tools with LR seamlessly-- on a Mac with Nikon Raw files--would have to relearn how to finish images without NIK! the files returned into LR are .Tiff--- I edit as a Smart Object.
PS I live near Shippensburg.
PS I live near Shippensburg.
Thanks, that's pretty much what I figured. I remember looking at Nik some time ago, but never actually bit the bullet. Watching the videos now, it seems they are the answer to several prayers! So, do you take images through PS too? I didn't know (yet!) that the Nik tools do smart objects internally... Or am I misreading that?
We are almost neighbours! Any time you fancy a joint photoshoot, let me know, please. Photography is very much a solitary pastime for me. I joined a meetup group, made it to 1 meeting, and then the group folded... Pretty much the way things go for me, as a rule!
Jan 20, 2016 13:22:12 #
JennT
Loc: South Central PA
Thank you for the invite--- Solitary seems to work best, but it is good to compare notes, etc. I am thinking of going to Gettysburg sometime in the spring
Jan 20, 2016 13:29:20 #
I truly love my Nik collection, ease of use and results. It will show up in LR & PS and used in layers. The files are returned in TIFF, which is great for further tweaks, though I believe you can set it for various jpegs (but why?). When I'm finished, I export with the highest quality jpegs for posting.
I personally load my images straight from camera/card to my external hard drive and then move the ones I want to work on into LR. This keeps my computers HD from getting loaded up.
I am a computer dummy and only know the very basics of LR/PS, but this is how I do it and some of what I know :wink:
I personally load my images straight from camera/card to my external hard drive and then move the ones I want to work on into LR. This keeps my computers HD from getting loaded up.
I am a computer dummy and only know the very basics of LR/PS, but this is how I do it and some of what I know :wink:
Jan 20, 2016 14:11:16 #
JennT wrote:
Thank you for the invite--- Solitary seems to work best, but it is good to compare notes, etc. I am thinking of going to Gettysburg sometime in the spring
I spend a *lot* of time there during the summer... If you look in the HDR forum you will see a whole bunch of mine from last year. Of course, once I get Nik, I will probably go back and reprocess a lot of those. It really is one of my favourite spots - so much history, and so close you can almost still hear the echoes!
Jan 20, 2016 14:16:49 #
Macronaut wrote:
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Yeah, I agree about the jpegs. Only time I use jpg is for the final output images to be uploaded. I have my images all on an internal hard drive, and every day they are backed up to a second internal drive, *and* to an external drive. I have a second external, which is not connected normally. I do backups to that one every now and again, probably once a month. The idea is that a power glitch is not going to burn that one out. I also have my system backed up to Carbonite, and all my image files are now backed up to Amazon, since I signed up for prime.
I reckon I'm safe! It may not be fun if the machine gets zapped, but I should be able to recover everything, eventually. Not that my images are Earth-shattering, of course, but they *are* mine...
Jan 21, 2016 06:24:31 #
I am learning Nik as well and can't wait to re-edit older images in LR. By the way I'm in the West Chester area. Good luck with this weekend's snow!
Bloke wrote:
I am busy watching a whole bunch of tutorial video... (show quote)
Jan 21, 2016 06:56:31 #
drharveys wrote:
I am learning Nik as well and can't wait to re-edit older images in LR. By the way I'm in the West Chester area. Good luck with this weekend's snow!
I am all set to hibernate... I am working today, then plan a Laundromat trip tomorrow, and then I don't have any specific need to be out for over a week! I keep reading different reports that are forecasting anything from 8 inches to 3 *feet* for this area, but they all seem to feel that we are right in the path of the worst band of it...
I hate winter...!
Jan 21, 2016 12:28:46 #
What you were advised by other responses is true, but there's a little more to it. I always round trip with a TIFF file, but LR allows you to specify TIFF, PSD, or JPG.
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