
Canvas is the area where you can see your image and the adjustments you’re making to it. *Note that Dfine, Viveza and Sharpener Pro only have the adjustment panel on the right. This window has a canvas area where you can see the image and one or two adjustment panels on the side. When you launch the desired filter, a window pops up.

Therefore, I won’t go into much detail about this or any other particular filter. While I’m using Color Efex Pro to show you around, this tutorial is an introduction to the entire collection. However, keep in mind that this option is only active if you have already opened an image. If you don’t want the entire panel, but a specific filter you can go to Menu -> Filters -> Nik Collection and choose the one you want from the menu. If you close it and want to open it again without re-launching Photoshop, go to Menu -> File -> Automate -> Nik Collection Selective Tool. You can move it around your screen, minimize or close it without affecting Photoshop. This panel is independent of the Photoshop interface. When you launch Photoshop, the Nik Filter Panel launches too. So, keep reading for a quick introductory guide to the Nik filter interface. When there are so many choices available, it’s difficult to choose or even figure out where to start. I am interested in seeing whether the new pay-for install solves the problem for Tpgettys it may include and automatically install the missing link.Have you downloaded the NIK filter collection but now you don’t know how to use it? It’s great to have all these tools available, but they can be daunting to use for the first time. Seeing as Sepiana has no problem getting Color Efex to work on two separate machines and it is not working for either of you guys, it is possible that you may be facing a similar situation as I was. I downloaded and installed the missing file and the program immediately started working as it should. On both of the identical Windows 7 Pro machines, trying to open the program would get a splash screen, it would immediately disappear, and then nothing whatsoever, as if the program had never been opened.Īfter much investigation, it turned out that some sort of DirectX version was present on the two Home Premium machines and absent on the Pro machines. The program would launch and work perfectly on the two Home Premium machines. I took advantage of the free deal and installed it on four machines, all 64-bit two were Windows 7 Home Premium and two were identical Windows 7 Pro. Some time ago, they were giving away full Elite version of DxO lifetime ownership for FREE. I had a similar issue with an entirely different program and the culprit may be very similar to you guy's situation.
