
The Nik Collection 5 can be bought at the DXO website for 149 euro. This plugin collection is now owned by DXO and they have just released their last version 5. Having spent time to create a good looking photo, making sure it is sharp, good colours and doing some editing afterwards I don’t like it when that is all thrown away by some terrible filter.īut luckily there are alternatives in the form of the Nik Collection 5. That always feels a bit like a kick in the teeth. My experience with filters is mostly people posting images I shot for them on Instagram and putting some god-awful filter over it.

That may be a strange way to start a review of a filter collection like the new Nik Collection 5, but let me explain. Since then, compatibility has been improved, bug fixes have been released, and we've gotten genuine, feature-rich updates to the popular plug-in suite.I’m not a big fan of digital filters / plugins.

Then DxO purchased the Nik Collection from Google, plus the U-Point technology that underpins the plug-ins. The plug-ins were supported by Google for a bit, but then development halted and longtime users, such as myself, were left without regular updates and bug fixes, let alone meaningful improvements. The Nik Collection was originally developed by Nik software, hence its name, before eventually being bought by Google. It's a collection of eight plug-ins that can be used as standalone applications or as plug-ins with numerous host applications, including DxO PhotoLab, Adobe Lightroom Classic or Adobe Photoshop. The new release includes major upgrades to Nik Color Efex and Analog Efex, including improved local adjustment technology and a better overall user experience.īefore diving into what's new in the Nik Collection 5, let's give a brief overview of what the Nik Collection is.

DxO has announced the latest major release of its Nik Collection plug-in suite, Nik Collection 5.
