HiredGoon wrote:
Question: I have CS6 and LR4 ... is Nik suite a worthwhile addition to the toolkit? What does Nik suite provide that I can't do already? The HDR plugin interests me, but other plugins (like Silver FX) could be replicated in LR?
Download the trial and see.
Personally, I have a lot of LR B&W presets and Silver FX didn't seem to give anything more. Viveza, on the other hand, is just excellent for local lighting and colour adjustments. I don't know about the other plugins as I haven't tried them.
Lars Johnsson wrote:
Nearly everything can be replicated in your CS6 and LR4 if you are very skilled with those software. But even then the plugins will make the workflow much faster. I would also guess that 99% of those software owners are not skilled enough to do it........
Once there was a picture along with a long detailed how to to go along with it. With 3 clicks in Color Efex I nearly identically reproduced it, so much easier.
WAYCOOL wrote:
Once there was a picture along with a long detailed how to to go along with it. With 3 clicks in Color Efex I nearly identically reproduced it, so much easier.
I can reproduce anything Peter lik does...and i use colorefx
That was the same response they had two years ago when I contact Nik about a license issue. So it's not a clue to what Google is doing.
mirageII wrote:
I just dropped them an email and the automated reply indicates a sell off before some new software is released....
Thank you for contacting Nik Software. We have received your question and due to new software releases, our response time is currently 1-2 business days. Our office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm PST.
For more information about our products, go to www.niksoftware.com. Online lessons can be found at www.niksoftware.com/learnmore/usa/
For Technical Support questions, please visit our Support FAQs.
Best Regards,
Customer Service
Nik Software, Inc. | Photography first®
Only offering 1 product the whole collection, per user licence install on all your computers if you like Photoshop®, Lightroom®, or Aperture® any or all as you see fit by default installs on all the software you have that works with it.
As you are already a user you should have received a email with a link to upgrade free (look in spam folder if you haven't deleted it) if no email contact support for you free upgrade.
I mean it is available for download on various sites (apparently) and there is no protection. Simply install and use - nothing asking for a serial number. That's what I have heard anyway
Yeah Greg it did sound pretty much like they were fobbing me off but I got a reply the next day (I posted it a few post later in this thread) saying I could have it all for $140. I had been after Color and Silver Efex for a while but was annoyed I had to pay extra for versions that working in PS too.
It was my birthday the day they announced the offer and this was a great present
gregfountain wrote:
That was the same response they had two years ago when I contact Nik about a license issue. So it's not a clue to what Google is doing.
This is hearsay but I was told they needed to bring in some revenue for new software their developing. Can you imagine what they must have brought in. They got 129. bucks from me and probably thousands more. It sure made me happy.
Mar 31, 2013 at 03:15 PM
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Don George wrote:
This is hearsay but I was told they needed to bring in some revenue for new software their developing. Can you imagine what they must have brought in. They got 129. bucks from me and probably thousands more. It sure made me happy.
For a company like Google, the Nik software is a very very small thing compared to the rest of their business.
