The compatibility with Affinity Photo version 1.8, now announced, is official, though, and is the result of cooperation between Serif, the company behind the Affinity apps, and the team at DxO that continues to work the Nik Collection, which is, at the moment, one of the key “special effects” tool for photographers.

The Nik Collection, which was initialy introduced as a plugin suite for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and Elements, is today much more than that, being – not officially – compatible with a variety of other photo editors, as long as they use plugins compatible with Photoshop. I’ve used the Nik Collection in the past, also in the period when it was available for free, after Google bought the software and, after DxO acquired it, with DxO PhotoLab 2 Essential Edition, which I reviewed when it was launched. It’s a step in the right direction, as now I can use the immense creative potential of the Nik Collection with my photo editor of choice, Affinity Photo. You’ll find the new film simulations in the “Film Efex: Modern (Branded)” filter together with dozens of existing simulations.The newest update to the classic Nik Collection plugin suite introduces five new types of classic colour films to Color Efex Pro 4 and makes the software compatible with Affinity Photo 1.8.Īfter updating, yesterday, my Affinity Photo software to version 1.8 of Serif’s photo editing tool, I’ve today updated my Nik Collection to version 2.5, which introduces the much requested compatibility of the classic app with Affinity Photo.

These are carefully selected from colour films that have left their mark on the history of Analog Photography. What’s new in the Nik Collection 2.5 is that DxO has added five new film simulations.

If you haven’t tried this, you won’t believe how effective and easy it is to use. A good example is the Pro Contrast filter which includes a slider to correct the colour cast in an image. Some of these are special effects, but others I turn to frequently for improving my landscape photography. If you’re not familiar with Nik Color Efex Pro, it’s a plug-in with a collection of 55 different filters. Well this time it’s the turn of another of my favourite plug-ins Nik Color Efex Pro. We’ve already seen the Nik Collection 2.3 introduce new film simulations to Silver Efex Pro. DxO has released version 2.5 of the Nik Collection and if you’re a fan of film you’ll be happy. It’s quite possible you’ve already seen the news.

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