Integrates numerous toolsĪfter you deploy this plugin pack on your computer, you can benefit from its capabilities immediately, since it provides you with a Selective Tool component that includes every item in the pack and lets you access it without considerable effort.Īlternatively, if you are not a fan of the unified launcher tool, each component can be individually launched by choosing the corresponding option from the Filters menu. You just need to specify a valid destination directory on your computer, choose a host application from the dedicated list and follow the instructions provided by the installer. Setting up this plugin pack on your computer can be accomplished with ease since no complicated configuration is required on your part. Please note that this utility requires you to have Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop Elements installed on your computer since it needs to be integrated into any one of the aforementioned apps. One of the programs mentioned above is Nik Collection. However, nowadays there is a huge collection of software utilities that can help you achieve convenient results. To reimport them, as before, copy the presets to your desktop, open your Nik plug-in, click on the Import button, and select the copied presets.If you are interested in photography or graphic design, you are probably aware how software solutions can increase the quality of your projects without significant efforts. I haven’t got a clue why the some presets moved and others didn’t, but suffice it to say, finding them again is excellent.

~/Library/Containers//Data/Library/Preferences/Nik Software/Silver Efex Pro 2/UserPresets/ If you need to catchup, read this and this.īased on the sandboxing theory, I started digging and sure enough found the presets I was looking for. Probably the same ones I’d imported back when this exact same thing happened after the Aperture 3.4 “sandbox” upgrade. This was kind of a Big Deal™ because I’m working on a gallery show, have been experimenting with settings, and really needed my history of saved attempts to go back on. I just installed the “full Nik Collection” (only $126 with the ApertureExpert discount!) and much to my chagrin noticed that a collection of recent Silver Efex Pro 2 presets I’d created were missing.

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