Then in 2017 they formally announced that there would be no further releases of the Nik Collection. Later they went a step further, making the software free and issuing refunds to many who had purchased it.īut by late 2016 Google appeared to cease all development and bug fixes.
As well as this Google slashed the price of the software, making it much more affordable for the photography enthusiast.
Shortly after they followed up with Nik Analog Efex 2 which added further features. Initially, they continued with enhancements and quickly released Nik Analog Efex. Then in 2012 Google purchased Nik Software and took control of the Nik Collection. The downside was that it was very expensive. It was (and still is) easy to use and can help you apply excellent enhancements to your photography. There’s a short page covering this on Wikipedia.įor a long time, the Nik Collection was a market leader and a favourite among professional photographers. Interestingly, Nikon also had a stake in Nik which is why many innovative features of the Nik Collection (like Control Points) also appear in the Nikon Capture NX software. This was a private software company which has its roots in Germany and the US. The Nik Collection was originally developed by Nik Software.
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