By checking the “save and edit later” box, you can re-open an image in a plug-in multiple times to redo the adjustment. The second major change in Nik Collection 3 is non-destructive editing within Lightroom. DxO also demonstrated how the tool even works with the extreme distortions of a fisheye lens. Perspective Efex also crops less of the image compared to standard lens correction, which can be important when you have critical elements in on the edge of the frame you don’t want to lose.

This corrects size deformities at a photo’s edges - for example, in a group photo, people placed on the edges will appear wider than those in the center, and simple lens correction doesn’t fix this.Ĭompared to adjusting perspective in Lightroom, the Perspective Efex plug-in did a better job handling objects at the edges of the image, which retained more of their natural shape. However, the volume deformation tool is unique.

The perspective tool helps correct lens distortion using a lens profile, but similar functionality already exists within Lightroom. The Nik Collection now includes eight plug-ins, with the new Perspective Efex joining the exiting Define (noise reduction), Viveza (color tool), HDR Efex Pro, Color Efex, Analog Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Sharpener.

We tested the Nik Collection with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic, but it is also compatible with Lightroom CC, Photoshop Elements, DxO PhotoLab, Serif Affinity Photo, On1 Photo RAW, and any application that’s compatible with Adobe Photoshop plug-ins.

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