In March 2013, I reported that after taking over Nik, Google was selling the complete suite for 149 USD and you were able to get it for even less. Initially priced at 499 USD, a single plugin like Silver Efex Pro was more expensive than Lightroom at that time. This is giving the same result as directly editing from Photos.I guess every photographer using Lightroom or Photoshop did at some point look at the Nik collection, a suite of plugins to cover specific requirements. Then I am using the External editor extensions "Replace with Image from Disk" to pair the Viveza edited photo with the Version in Photos.
I export the original from Photos to the Desktop, then ctrl-click to to use "Open with Dfine (or Viveza2). I am using tis work-around to use them in Photos 2.0. On a stand-alone basis Dfine2 and Viveza2 are working well. By doing simple things in Photos you are able to revert all adjustments individually and to save storage. Don't use external editors for tasks, that can be done in Photos. It increases the storage required for your photos. Using photo editing extensions will usually create an additional original master image file. Now the edited photo will appear in Photos. When done, use the "Save" button in the plug-in and then the Save Changes in "External Editors". Now you will see the editor window of the selected plug-in and can edit your photo. In the External editors select the NIK plug-in you want to use: Now click "Extensions" in the Edit panel and select "External Editors". To use them, open the photo in Photos in Edit mode by selecting the thumbnail and hitting the Return key. Run each of them to test them (but not the Uninstaller 😁).Īfter you restart the Mac, the External Editor Extension will be able to see them and show them in Photos. You will find the stand-alone programs in the Applications folder in the subfolder "Nik Collection". I hope, everyone purchased this extension in time.Īfter downloading the NIK Collection from Google's site, run the installer. This extension is no longer available from the AppStore, after High Sierra has been released. In earlier versions of Photos you need a photo editing extension, that will call an external editor, for example the "External Editors extension". If you are using Photos 3.0 on High Sierra you can call the stand-alone applications of the Nik collection simply using "Image > Edit with", while you are viewing a photo enlarged in Photos. The famous Google Nik collection with photo editing plug-ins is free since March last year ( ) - download it here:
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