This collection gets two thumbs-up from me … cause I don’t have any more thumbs. I’ve always said when asked if you should invest in software plug-ins, “Do you have time and expertise to do the changes by hand? Or, should you invest money to save time?” The answer here is a no-brainer for me. Those who are upgrading from Nik Collection 4, it’s only $79. Turns out DxO is keeping the new user price at $149. When I saw the improvements, I pictured the price being much higher. Here’s the really good news as far as I’m concerned. Just as it sounds for cleaning up the leaning camera images. Sharpener Pro 3 for before work on your images and after for output in printing.HDR Efex 2 for blending High Dynamic Range images.Analog Color Efex for adding Classic Camera and film stocks.From starting point presets through many options for dialing in tone, contrast and localized structure. Nik Silver Efex Pro 3 is one of the most versatile black and white conversion tools out there.Color Efex Pro 5 with over 55 filters for creatively enhancing your image color, tone, contrast and more.An easy way to access the individual plugins.

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