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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 228824" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>John,</p><p></p><p>You can integrate the Nik tools at any point in your workflow. If you're used to Lightroom you can do as much processing as you like in there and then, if you feel more work needs to be done, send it to one or more of the Nik tools. </p><p></p><p>One very important point about using the Nik Collection with Lightroom is that Nik does not work with RAW files, so when you send a photo into one of the tools it will convert it either to a Tiff or a PSD file (your choice, Tiff is the default). This file will get added to your Library when you're done, so you now have 2 files. If you then make additional LR adjustments prior to sending it to another Nik tool then it will give you the option of sending the original or sending a copy with LR adjustments. Since you've made changes you're going to want to send the copy, in which case you now have a 3rd copy of the image when it comes back. This can make for a crowded library, and can consume space very quickly, so remember to delete the in-progress files when you're done. PS makes things easier by doing each copy in a new layer (you can also select to do it destructively in the current layer). Your file size increases with each layer, but it's easier to manage since it's all in the same place and you can simply flatten the image or delete unneeded layers when you're done.</p><p></p><p>As for the merging of bracketed images in an HDR series, yes, that's what HRD Efex Pro 2 does. I would strongly recommend that you do this with RAW images (Nik will convert them to Tiffs on the way in) as the amount of light information available is much higher than with their JPEG counterparts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 228824, member: 9240"] John, You can integrate the Nik tools at any point in your workflow. If you're used to Lightroom you can do as much processing as you like in there and then, if you feel more work needs to be done, send it to one or more of the Nik tools. One very important point about using the Nik Collection with Lightroom is that Nik does not work with RAW files, so when you send a photo into one of the tools it will convert it either to a Tiff or a PSD file (your choice, Tiff is the default). This file will get added to your Library when you're done, so you now have 2 files. If you then make additional LR adjustments prior to sending it to another Nik tool then it will give you the option of sending the original or sending a copy with LR adjustments. Since you've made changes you're going to want to send the copy, in which case you now have a 3rd copy of the image when it comes back. This can make for a crowded library, and can consume space very quickly, so remember to delete the in-progress files when you're done. PS makes things easier by doing each copy in a new layer (you can also select to do it destructively in the current layer). Your file size increases with each layer, but it's easier to manage since it's all in the same place and you can simply flatten the image or delete unneeded layers when you're done. As for the merging of bracketed images in an HDR series, yes, that's what HRD Efex Pro 2 does. I would strongly recommend that you do this with RAW images (Nik will convert them to Tiffs on the way in) as the amount of light information available is much higher than with their JPEG counterparts. [/QUOTE]
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