Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

Well, since DXO took over the NIK photography suite of software, people have been wondering if NIK will still be free or not. The answer is NO. An email just arrived in my inbox a few minutes ago and you will now have to pay for NIK if you don't already have it, or want to update your current version. Link below to DXO website with the info.

https://shop.dxo.com/us/photo-software/dxo-nikcollection?utm_source=dxo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nik-collection-2018-1&utm_content=customers

Quick add-on to my post as to compatibility. Link to a chart for which products the new NIK will work with. If you use standalone versions of PS and LR, it will work with them.

https://support.dxo.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015298887-Licensing-and-Compatibility-paid-version-only-

drdale

I have the old NIK program and use it a lot. Are the new additions to it worth the cost?

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

I just added an update to my original post regarding compatibility with standalone versions of PS and LR. It will work with them. I can't say if new update to NIK is worth it or not as I haven't tried it. Just got the email a few minutes ago, and haven't really researched new features yet.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

What I read so far seemed to be mostly technical compatibility general info. Now 64-bit, Windows 10 OK, Lr and Ps newer version compatibility.

Yes, are the actual feature nicer? But personally I only use Nik or Topaz on a fairly low percentage of my images. So I'm happy with what I have now.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

I agree with you on that about usage. Unless there are major updates to it that would really be an improvement or offer new/improved functions, for how much I use NIK, I don't think I will purchase the new version.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

I stated this in other threads this morning:
I run Photoshop 2018 on an iMac and when Apple did the latest update (also could be Adobe for their Mac version) Nik stopped working correctly. DXO's version of the Nik collection fixed the problem. I don't see what is wrong with a company picking up orphaned software and supporting it and $50 is not that much to pay for (hopefully) software that will be maintained, I wished someone had done that for Capture NX-2. The only hesitation is DXO has financial issues and there was talk a while ago about them going belly up.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

That's the other issue Bruce... when Adobe updates PS software, when running NIK as a plugin, will there be any issues or problems with NIK then. You are correct, $50 for the DXO updated version of NIK is not too much to pay for updated software, and for it to function without any problems. My agreement with the other users was specifically based on how much they said they use NIK and my own actual usage of it. When I look at how often I have actually used NIK since I have had the free version, its probably less than 1% of the time that I have spent processing photos. Honestly, if the old version stopped working correctly for me and I didn't use it at all anymore, I probably wouldn't miss it at all. But thats just based on my usage of NIK in my workflow, others may incorporate it and use it a whole lot more in their processing and workflow.

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

I have the nikcollection-full-1.2.11.exe that I downloaded in January, 2017 but I never installed it. I have PSE12 and PSE14 on my computer. What would happen if I installed it now?

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

It should still work, I don't see why it wouldn't especially with your PSE12 and probably will work with PSE14 as well. I don't use PSE12 or 14 so I can't say for sure. I believe that the new updated version is to allow NIK to work with the newest version of Adobe CC and Classic versions and the newest PC and MAC OS available now. No other new features are available at this point to the best of my knowledge according to what I have read.