DxO’s New Nik Collection 8

credits: DxO

DxO just launched Nik Collection 8, the latest version of its renowned suite of plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and DxO’s own PhotoLab. The biggest change is a new Photoshop panel that replaces the old Nik Palette. It’s fully customisable, so you can dock it wherever you like and get one-click access to any of the plugins, which really helps keep things tidy if you use Nik a lot.

Masking got a serious glow-up too, you can now import masks directly from Photoshop, edit them inside any Nik plugin, and then send them back to Photoshop when you’re done. DxO also tweaked local adjustments, making it a lot smoother to transfer masks between plugins like Silver Efex and Color Efex. It’s mainly to keep your edits flowing without having to start over each time you switch tools.

Silver Efex and Color Efex both got some handy updates as well. In Silver Efex, you can now view your original color photo while working in black and white, which makes using color filters a lot easier. Color Efex added Color Masks for more precise edits, and DxO improved Quick Export to make saving your files faster. Nik Collection 8 is currently out , a new license is $159.99, while those upgrading from Nik Collection 6 or 7 pay $89.99.

You can see full details on DxO’s website here