Since then, compatibility has been improved, bug fixes have been released, and we've gotten genuine, feature-rich updates to the popular plug-in suite. Then DxO purchased the Nik Collection from Google, plus the U-Point technology that underpins the plug-ins. The plug-ins were supported by Google for a bit, but then development halted and longtime users, such as myself, were left without regular updates and bug fixes, let alone meaningful improvements. The Nik Collection was originally developed by Nik software, hence its name, before eventually being bought by Google. It's a collection of eight plug-ins that can be used as standalone applications or as plug-ins with numerous host applications, including DxO PhotoLab, Adobe Lightroom Classic or Adobe Photoshop. MacBook Pro 15' laptop computer with Lightroom, Photoshop CS5, OnOne, and NIK plugins installed for editing and postprocessing of images each day. Find out how you can choose the right tool to take on every challenge. The new release includes major upgrades to Nik Color Efex and Analog Efex, including improved local adjustment technology and a better overall user experience.īefore diving into what's new in the Nik Collection 5, let's give a brief overview of what the Nik Collection is. Which plug-in for which purpose - Nik Collection by DxO Find the right tool for the job Nik Collection features a diverse range of plug-ins that offer powerful creative and technical editing solutions. Shellout will be grayed out in the GIMP filter menu unless you have an image file open.DxO has announced the latest major release of its Nik Collection plug-in suite, Nik Collection 5.
I copied and pasted the new code into the window and saved the file. If I remember right, you double click the shellout.py folder and it opens (in Notepad for me). If not, u need to re-edit shellout.py.įor newbie-more info. if u edit correctly, u will see shellout in there somewhere (even if its grayed out). Download a more advance text editor like sublime Ĭopy and paste the new plugin inside program list. notepad.exe) for configuring the NikSoftware Filters by modifying the programlist = section, see snippet below.ĭon' use notepad. Edit ShellOut.py in some texteditor (eg.Put the ShellOut.py file to your plugin directory, for me this is C:\Users\\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins.Download the Gimp ShellOut plugin from, I downloaded ShellOut V 0.7.Lyle, the stand alone versions should be able to take jpeg and TIFF! The other presets are not stand-alone and they can take PNG. If you want to use NX Studio, you can stick with RAW (NEF) format, and have it convert them into 16-bit TIF prior to running the plug-ins.If you’re interested in quality results, please skip using either jpeg or 8-bit TIF files. Jpeg, of course, will be sent back to the GIMP when you hit the save button. The Nik plug-ins require input files to be converted into jpeg or (preferably) 16-bit TIF format they can’t use raw-format files. You can export the result as TIFs if you really need to save lossless that processed layer. Note that the 4 stand-alone capable programs only accept jpeg inputs. Now add the following lines to the Shell Out python script:
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