Nik Collection
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| Developer(s) | DxO Labs |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2013 |
| Stable release | 5.0
/ 15 June 2022 |
| Operating system | macOS, Windows |
| Predecessor | Nik Software Complete Collection Ultimate Edition, Google Nik Collection 1.0 |
| Available in | 5 languages |
List of languages | |
| Type | Photo editing |
| License | Proprietary (non-subscription) |
| Website | http://nikcollection.dxo.com |
The Nik Collection is a suite of photo editing plugins intended for use with a host application, such as Adobe Lightroom, Affinity Photo or DxO PhotoLab.
History
Nik Sharpener and Nik Color Efex were developed by Nik Multimedia Inc.[1] in the 1990s as digital photo filters that could be used in Photoshop or as standalone applications. Some years later, in 2003, Dfine 1.0, a denoising application and plugin was added to the list of products on offer.[2]
The newly rebranded Nik Software company[3] then added Viveza and Silver Efex to the offer in 2008, and subsequently bundled all of their award-winning photo editing plugin applications, Dfine 2.0, Viveza, Color Efex Pro 3.0, Silver Efex Pro and Sharpener Pro 3.0 together in a single Collection.[4] The Complete Collection Ultimate Edition sold for $599.95 USD and the Complete Collection for Lightroom and Aperture for $299.95 USD. HDR EFex was added to the collection in 2010.[5]
After acquisition, Google relaunched the collection of six applications, with the new Analog Efex,[6] in 2013[7] as the Google Nik Collection and reduced its price to $150 [8] and then, in 2016, made it completely free to use.[9][10]
In 2017 Google sold[11] the, now seven-application, collection to DxO Labs for an undisclosed amount.[12] DxO Labs have since added and eighth application: Perspective Efex.[13][14]
References
- ^ "nik multimedia, Inc. Releases Its Award-Winning nik Color Efex Pro! Digital Photographic Filters in Four New Sets" (PDF) (Press release). NEW YORK, NY, Photo Plus Expo East: Nik Multimedia Inc. 1 November 2001.
- ^ Ashbrook, Stan, FPSA (November 2007). "Dfine® 2.0: Plug-in to Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Photoshop® Elements Nik Software". PSA Journal. Vol. 73, no. 11. p. 8.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nik Multimedia, Inc. Changes Name to Nik Software, Inc. and Unveils New Corporate Identity" (PDF) (Press release). San Diego, USA: Nik Software Inc. 7 February 2006.
- ^ "Nik Software Announces Lightroom(R) Update to its Complete Collection of Five Award-Winning Digital Photographic Filters". PRWeb Newswire. 18 June 2009.
- ^ Ashbrook, Brad (July 2011). "Nik® HDR Efex Pro v1.2". PSA Journal. Vol. 77, no. 7. pp. 6–7.
- ^ "ANALOG EFEX PRO". Practical Photoshop. No. 62. May 2016. pp. 1–4.
- ^ "Google now offers Nik's collection of six imaging plugins for $149". Popular photography (2008). 77 (6). 6 January 2013. ISSN 1944-0510.
- ^ Wauters, Robin (March 25, 2013). "Google bundles acquired Nik Software plug-ins for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture, drops entire set price to $149". thenextweb.com. The Next Web.
- ^ Allan, Patrick (March 24, 2016). "Google's Nik Collection of Photo Editing Software Is Now Completely Free". lifehacker.com. Lifehacker.
- ^ "Today we're making the Nik Collection available to everyone, for free". plus.google.com. March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Nik Collection Help". support.google.com. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ "DxO acquires Nik Collection assets from Google, what does this mean for the future of Nik?". www.imaging-resource.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "DxO updates Nik Collection, releases PhotoLab 1.2 with U Point local adjustments". DPReview. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Nik Collection 3 by DxO announced: Includes new Perspective Efex, faster workflow & more". DPReview. Retrieved 2022-05-16.