DXO Nik Collection 8 - In-Depth Review - Fixes, Not Fireworks?

DxO have been on a roll lately, and their latest update to the venerable Nik Collection brings a headline feature nobody saw coming. But is it enough to justify upgrading, or is this suite still just SilverEfex...and those other ones? 📝 For more in-depth articles and insights, check out my Substack: https://ahutchinson.substack.com and read this specific post: https://ahutchinson.substack.com/p/nik-collection-8?r=d7yc6 🌐 Connect with me across platforms: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/andyhutchinson.com.au Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/andyhutchinson Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/repomonkey/ Blog: https://andyhutchinson.com.au All of my videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2TyasrRqoAvEUpaQ2_SovHo5NbbhUc-E Chapters 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Farewell Version 7 02:20 - What's New 04:03 - Photoshop Integration 08:52 - Photoshop Masks 12:13 - SilverEfex 14:51 - ColourEfex & AnalogEfex 16:01 - The 'Other' Plugins 16:35 - Conclusion 18:21 - Should You Upgrade or Purchase? 19:47 - Outro