Thanks to the new Color Tolerance setting, users can not only select the colour they want to edit, but also adjust the tolerance of similar hues. Because the Control Points now require fewer sliders, the applied effects are easily seen.

This function can be used to apply a colour effect to several portraits or add a blurred background. Improvements to U Point technology enable users to save favourite pre-sets with Control Points so they can be applied to a series of images. Meta Presets, which can be accessed directly from the Nik Selective Tool in Adobe Photoshop, combine all the presets and settings from the various Nik Collection plug-ins so users can apply several effects with a single click. Users can also group and rename Control Points to make frequently-used settings easy to track. Familiar Control Point tools and sliders remain available on the right side of the screen. This makes it easier for users to scroll through various filter types and adjustments before applying them. The interfaces of popular plug-ins, Silver Efex and Viveza, have been redesigned to make them simpler to use and more practical by adding a thumbnails bar on the left side of the screen, without compromising the view of the image that is being edited.

The latest version of the Nik Collection suite of plug-in effects features new interfaces, more precise Control Points and optimised tools for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

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