Additionally, Color Efex Pro 4 is still like the Mecca of Instagram filters within the real-life photo editing realm. HDR Efex Pro 2, Dfine 2, Sharpener Pro 3, and breakthrough Perspective Efex continue to function as intended. Landscape, cityscape, and architecture photographers alike will be happy to know that their beloved plug-ins remain unscathed. The applied effect is easier to view and can be renamed for a more optimal experience. It is now possible to include these control points into personalized presets. This provides more accurate local adjustments. It also retains the popular Last Edit feature which avoids having to retrace their steps.Ĭontrol point functionality has been simplified and improved upon with the addition of Color Selectivity. The newest design allows users to easily identify and access their favorite recipes. Nik Collection 4 has been updated to provide a better user experience with controls that look and feel more akin to Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. These have a lot of our reviews on individual film emulsions. You can see our guides to Lomography, Cinestill, and Kodak films. If you’re curious, we’ve reviewed a ton of film emulsions. As such, this may be more of a marketing ploy than an actual representation of the most realistic film looks. It sounded more like marketing fluff, which we’re trained to see though. Our Editor in Chief pressed DXO on this in a press demo, but they weren’t able to provide a clear answer. The same can be said for Ilford and Fuji and the various developers. For example, Kodak Tri-X can look different with Rodinal vs. They do not indicate what factors were considered when they produced the film grain for use within the plug-in when they made this claim.

DxO has spent a significant amount of time researching and developing these various grains and emulsions. The plug-in now includes 39 film grains that Nik claims to produce images that look more like analog film than ever before. It boasts 58 black and white presets and 28 black and white film types. What’s New in Nik Collection 4? Silver Efex Pro 3ĭxO’s newest Silver Efex Pro 3 is hands-down the top selling point of this release.

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