DxO Nik 6: I see that DxO has released version 6 of the NIK Collection. Has anyone tried it yet? I'm very happy with version 5 and can't imagine I need anything more. But for the...

PlymouthWoodworker Loc: Plymouth, MA

I see that DxO has released version 6 of the NIK Collection. Has anyone tried it yet? I'm very happy with version 5 and can't imagine I need anything more. But for the current sale price of $79 is there something really useful that has been added?

photoman43

Only you can decide if you need NIK Collection 6 vs NIK Collection 5. I would do a trial version and then decide. I use Control Points a lot so I will likely be checking out NIK 6. It also depends on which NIK plug ins you use the most. See which ones have had the biggest changes. I doubt if all got changed. Full disclosure: I use NIK Collection 5 a lot. Mostly ColorEfex Pro, Silver Efex Pro and Viveza.

knutte

I only use Silver Efex pro and lately it was always crashing on me but I loved their B&W conversion, didn't see if they had an updated Silver Efex.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

PlymouthWoodworker wrote:

I see that DxO has released version 6 of the NIK Collection. Has anyone tried it yet? I'm very happy with version 5 and can't imagine I need anything more. But for the current sale price of $79 is there something really useful that has been added?

I've got a really ancient version of Nik back from when it was Free.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

photoman43 wrote:

... I doubt if all got changed.

No need to guess. See:

https://nikcollection.dxo.com/whats-new/

And for direct comparisons between 5 and 6:

https://nikcollection.dxo.com/why-upgrade/#version=5

.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Linda From Maine wrote:

No need to guess. See:

https://nikcollection.dxo.com/whats-new/

And for direct comparisons between 5 and 6:

https://nikcollection.dxo.com/why-upgrade/#version=5

.

Thanks, Linda.

photoman43

joehel2 wrote:

Thanks, Linda.

If you use DXO PL6 some of its local adjustments are now available in some of the NIK Collection 6 plug ins. I love using Control Lines to fix things like skies. I do tis in DXO PL 6 Elite version.

PlymouthWoodworker Loc: Plymouth, MA

Linda From Maine wrote:

No need to guess. See:

https://nikcollection.dxo.com/whats-new/

And for direct comparisons between 5 and 6:

https://nikcollection.dxo.com/why-upgrade/#version=5

.

Thank you Linda. I looked at the comparison to version 5 and don't think I would gain anything by updating at this time.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Perhaps this may help.
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8WhPLUa-qs
--Bob

PlymouthWoodworker wrote:

I see that DxO has released version 6 of the NIK Collection. Has anyone tried it yet? I'm very happy with version 5 and can't imagine I need anything more. But for the current sale price of $79 is there something really useful that has been added?

RonDavis Loc: Chicago, IL

PlymouthWoodworker wrote:

I see that DxO has released version 6 of the NIK Collection. Has anyone tried it yet? I'm very happy with version 5 and can't imagine I need anything more. But for the current sale price of $79 is there something really useful that has been added?

See "Check for Updates" in v 5, you might be entitle for one for free depending on the age of your subscription

RonDavis Loc: Chicago, IL

rmalarz wrote:

Perhaps this may help.
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8WhPLUa-qs
--Bob

Thanks for the link, Bob

photoman43

rmalarz wrote:

Perhaps this may help.
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8WhPLUa-qs
--Bob

Bob, thanks for the link to Robin Whalley's video on NIK Collection 6. He demonstrates both Control Points and Control lines. I have used his videos a lot to learn DXO PL and NIK. He explains things slowly and carefully. He also has videos on other photo software too so check out all of his videos.

Another good source for software videos is PhotoJoseph's sites.

PlymouthWoodworker Loc: Plymouth, MA

Bob,
Thanks for the link. The video was very informative. Now I'm on the fence about upgrading.