Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Today, DxO announced the availability of Nik Collection 2, which adds over 40 new creative presets and high-resolution monitor (HiDPI) support for Windows. Additionally, Nik Collection 2 now comes with DxO PhotoLab 2.3 ESSENTIAL Edition, DxO’s recently released RAW photo editing software. [Read more…]
The Nik Collection of photo editing plug-ins from Google is now free.
The software suite once sold for $500. Once Google acquired it, the price dropped down to $150. In a statement released today, Google noted:
As we continue to focus our long-term investments in building incredible photo editing tools for mobile, including Google Photos and Snapseed, we’ve decided to make the Nik Collection desktop suite available for free, so that now anyone can use it.
Reading between the lines, I don’t know that we’ll be seeing any major updates for professionals and serious enthusiasts going forward. For now though, the Nik Collection is still a solid package for professional image editing. [Read more…]
Adobe has released a new Lightroom plug-in for Lightroom 5.6 and up that allows you to import an existing Apple Aperture library into Lightroom. [Read more…]
Red Giant has updated its Universe plug-in suite to version 1.2 for both free and paid users. The update adds nine new effects and transitions, Sony Vegas support and Premiere Pro improvements.
Check out the full rundown of the new additions in the below video.
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/104742333 w=700]More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
Red Giant has updated its Universe plug-in suite with 9 new effects, as well as updates to existing products. If you aren’t familiar with the suite, Red Giant Universe is a new subscription-based (but you can also purchase a lifetime license) plug-in for video editing applications. Several of the tools inside Universe are free for everyone; however, you have to purchase the premium tools. [Read more…]
After a tease last week, Red Giant has taken the wraps off of Universe and launched a public beta of the new community centered around editing and filmmaking plug-ins and tools. [Read more…]
Topaz Labs has released a new application, ReStyle, which features a vast array of styles and looks to apply to images. It includes over 1000 styles/presets that provide one-click results; however, all of the settings are customizable, which allows you to use the presets as a starting point or develop your own custom presets from scratch. [Read more…]
Alien Skin has released Exposure 5, which is a film simulation plug-in that works with Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture or as a standalone application. [Read more…]
FxFactory PRO v4 is a plug-in for popular NLE editors like Final Cut Pro X, FCP 7 and Premiere Pro CS6. I have been using FxFactory PRO v4 for a few months now in both FCP X and Premier Pro CS6. While it also works in After Effects and Motion, my use has been limited to NLEs.
FxFactory PRO v4 uses the FxFactory plug-in manager for installation and updates. I have used several plug-ins with FxFactory and find it to be one of the easiest installation processes to use with NLE plug-ins. [Read more…]
Noise Industries has a new keyer tool for FCP X, PHYX Keyer, which lets you key inside the app with a powerful set of controls so you don’t have to roundtrip to Motion or After Effects. PHYX Keyer also works in Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as After Effects and Motion. [Read more…]