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Nik Collection 5

At a glance

£135

(£69 to upgrade from version 3 or 4)

● Suite of eight powerful editing plug-ins

● For MacOS and Windows

● 30-day free trial

nikcollection.dxo.com

The Nik Collection has been around since the days of Britpop, so it’s lasted longer than Oasis and Blur. Having passed through several owners since appearing in the late ’90s, it’s now in the hands of imaging specialist DxO. As with the Gallagher brothers, it’s never out of the spotlight for long, and the latest version offers some key updates. Version 5 builds on the many virtues of its predecessor, including updates to the Color Efex and Analog Efex plug-ins, improvements to the suite’s local adjustment/U Point technology and interface tweaks.

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