Paris (France): DxO Labs, the company that is standing at the forefront of photo editing technology, presents the latest edition of Nik Collection, the photo editing suite of seven premium applications which, extend the capabilities of programs such as Photoshop, Lightroom, Affinity Photo, and DxO PhotoLab.

“Nik Collection exists to accelerate visual creativity in any photography workflow. With version 7, not only have we maximised performance, but we’ve introduced new selection tools that deliver a remarkable level of control,” Boris Oliviero, Product Director.

New Options for Nik Color Efex

• Nik Color Efex now features an extended HSL filter for extending colour range selections. complete with a new Vibrancy slider.

• Dynamic Filters enables you to stack and reorder filters and even create local adjustments.

• Access Nik Viveza plugins as filters from within Nik Color Efex introducing a fluid and simplified workflow.

U Point Local Adjustments now have Powerful New Adjustment Tools Nik Collection’s signature U Point technology gets three new tools to give users outstanding precision when making selections for local adjustments.

• The new Polygonal Tool allows photographers to quickly select irregular shapes.

• Control Points can now be modified into any elliptical form.

• Luminosity Masks can be used for accurate and faster selections by targeting levels of brightness.

Work Faster with Speed Upgrades

• Images now launch up to 30% faster, enabling a more efficient workflow.

• New Switch To, feature enables you to seamlessly move between plugins.

• Quick Export lets you output images without leaving the plugin or app, allowing you to make fast comparisons of image versions.

• New look and functionality for the library with a Quick Search tool and the ability to organise users presets and filters for faster access. 

Other Changes Nik Perspective has been removed from Nik Collection 7. With parallel installation, owners of Nik Collection 6.3 will still be able to continue to use Nik Perspective.

Price and availability Nik Collection (Windows and macOS) can now be purchased at:

• Nik Collection 7 full version £145 €159 $159

• Nik Collection 7 upgrade £79 €89 $89

To try the features of the New Nik Collection 7 please, download the free trial.

About DxO For over 20 years, DxO’s pioneering innovation in the fields of photographic science and digital image processing. Built on principles of technical rigour and ceaseless innovation, we are at the forefront of bringing RAW development to photographers. DxO aims to continue building the most powerful and versatile software on the market, all designed to offer the greatest image quality, colour science, and creative freedom. We publish DxO PhotoLab, an end-to-end raw editing software, DxO PureRAW, which gives you unparalleled noise reduction and industry-leading optical corrections. Nik Collection, a suite of creative plugins for Adobe Photoshop®, Lightroom Classic®. DxO ViewPoint which allows photographers to achieve geometric perfection and DxO FilmPack which provides authentic renderings of classic film stocks. Our monthly exacting Optics Modules, available in all our products, enable photographers to achieve the best quality performance possible from their lenses.