Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is Nik Collection still the best Photoshop plugin for color grading and special effects after 30 years?
► TRY NIK COLLECTION FOR FREE: http://pix.live/trynik
Get Nik Collection with Extra 15% Off: Go to https://pix.live/nik & Use the Code PIXSPECIAL.
In this video, we discover the best that Nik has to offer, from cinematic color grading, film looks, and light leaks to artistic filters and special effects like dreamy glow, bokeh, and double exposure! We'll explore tools like Color Efex, Analog Efex, and Viveza to truly make your photos pop. From stacking limitless filters in Color Efex, to adding vintage camera effects like grain and film looks in Analog Efex, to enhancing structure, detail, and warmth with Viveza, we'll cover it all and show how these tools can make your colors sing. I hope you enjoy this video. Thank you so much for watching :)
🚀 Join PiXimperfect Pro - The Ultimate Photoshop Training Course: https://pix.live/pro
► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Super Quick Effects
02:01 Creating Masks for Nik
02:16 Viveza - Nik Collection
03:59 Smart Object Settings
05:13 Two Ways to Apply Nik Collection
06:47 Color Efex - Nik Collection
12:39 Switching Plugins
14:22 Analog Efex
17:38 Every Other Nik Plugin
► RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE & CREATIVE RESOURCES:
✅ Official PiXimperfect Compositing Plugin: https://pix.live/pixcomposite
✅ The Best A.I. Powered High-End Portrait Retouching Plugins: https://pix.live/retouch4me
✅ Unlimited Photoshop Actions, Plugins, Brushes, Assets, etc: https://pix.live/envato
✅ The Best Professional Plugin for Color Grading: https://pix.live/infinitecolor
✅ Best Plugin for Landscape & Astrophotography: https://pix.live/propanel
✅ Try Photoshop for Free: https://pix.live/photoshop
✅ Music Used in PiXimperfect Videos: https://pix.live/music
► THE GEAR I USE:
✅ My Graphic Tablet: https://pix.live/wacompro
✅ Recommended Budget Tablet: https://pix.live/wacomlite
✅ Primary Microphone: https://pix.live/mic1
✅ Budget Microphone: https://pix.live/mic2
✅ Audio Interface: https://pix.live/audiointerface
✅ Camera: https://pix.live/camera
✅ Lens: https://pix.live/lens
► DOWNLOADS:
Finished PSDs with Nik Applied: https://pix.live/nikpsd
► LET'S CONNECT:
Instagram: instagram.com/piximperfect
Facebook: facebook.com/piximperfect
Twitter: twitter.com/piximperfect
Is Nik Collection still the best Photoshop plugin for color grading and special effects after 30 years?
► TRY NIK COLLECTION FOR FREE: http://pix.live/trynik
Get Nik Collection with Extra 15% Off: Go to https://pix.live/nik & Use the Code PIXSPECIAL.
In this video, we discover the best that Nik has to offer, from cinematic color grading, film looks, and light leaks to artistic filters and special effects like dreamy glow, bokeh, and double exposure! We'll explore tools like Color Efex, Analog Efex, and Viveza to truly make your photos pop. From stacking limitless filters in Color Efex, to adding vintage camera effects like grain and film looks in Analog Efex, to enhancing structure, detail, and warmth with Viveza, we'll cover it all and show how these tools can make your colors sing. I hope you enjoy this video. Thank you so much for watching :)
🚀 Join PiXimperfect Pro - The Ultimate Photoshop Training Course: https://pix.live/pro
► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Super Quick Effects
02:01 Creating Masks for Nik
02:16 Viveza - Nik Collection
03:59 Smart Object Settings
05:13 Two Ways to Apply Nik Collection
06:47 Color Efex - Nik Collection
12:39 Switching Plugins
14:22 Analog Efex
17:38 Every Other Nik Plugin
► RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE & CREATIVE RESOURCES:
✅ Official PiXimperfect Compositing Plugin: https://pix.live/pixcomposite
✅ The Best A.I. Powered High-End Portrait Retouching Plugins: https://pix.live/retouch4me
✅ Unlimited Photoshop Actions, Plugins, Brushes, Assets, etc: https://pix.live/envato
✅ The Best Professional Plugin for Color Grading: https://pix.live/infinitecolor
✅ Best Plugin for Landscape & Astrophotography: https://pix.live/propanel
✅ Try Photoshop for Free: https://pix.live/photoshop
✅ Music Used in PiXimperfect Videos: https://pix.live/music
► THE GEAR I USE:
✅ My Graphic Tablet: https://pix.live/wacompro
✅ Recommended Budget Tablet: https://pix.live/wacomlite
✅ Primary Microphone: https://pix.live/mic1
✅ Budget Microphone: https://pix.live/mic2
✅ Audio Interface: https://pix.live/audiointerface
✅ Camera: https://pix.live/camera
✅ Lens: https://pix.live/lens
► DOWNLOADS:
Finished PSDs with Nik Applied: https://pix.live/nikpsd
► LET'S CONNECT:
Instagram: instagram.com/piximperfect
Facebook: facebook.com/piximperfect
Twitter: twitter.com/piximperfect
