Today, 12:47 AM
Thanks for the comments Dave and Peter
Dave - my NIK Collection is the Free version. Google bought NIK out and then, later on, decided they weren't really in that sort of business. So, they offered the software download for free. Later on DXO bought the system from Google and started charging for it again. They also continue to update it of course. You should still be able to find the free version on the web methinks.
BUT - I run CS6 on Windows 11. Used as a plugin, the NIK Collection kept crashing PS. Very annoying! However, although NIK always said that its software was plugin only, someone on the web mentioned that this is not so. As a result, I now run NIK as a stand alone. I now export an image (either jpg or tif), edit in NIK, and import result into PS for continued editing.
Dave - my NIK Collection is the Free version. Google bought NIK out and then, later on, decided they weren't really in that sort of business. So, they offered the software download for free. Later on DXO bought the system from Google and started charging for it again. They also continue to update it of course. You should still be able to find the free version on the web methinks.
BUT - I run CS6 on Windows 11. Used as a plugin, the NIK Collection kept crashing PS. Very annoying! However, although NIK always said that its software was plugin only, someone on the web mentioned that this is not so. As a result, I now run NIK as a stand alone. I now export an image (either jpg or tif), edit in NIK, and import result into PS for continued editing.