Step 3: After clicking on “ After Clicking OK“, there are 2 options. Step 2: After clicking on “ Setting“, you will see a grey pop up window & click on “ After Clicking Ok“. When Color Efex Pro 4 window pop up, go to “ Setting” on left bottom. Step 1: After opening your photo on Photoshop, make always duplicate the current layer you are working on, save your work first, then go to Filter -> Nik Collection -> Select Color Efex Pro.
Pls shared this with your photography friends that might have the problem as you! You will need to do it manually, unless you purchase the latest Nik Collection 3 by DXO. IMPORTANT NOTE: Nik Collection no longer work on ‘ Photoshop Action’, it will crash again if you click on it. I recommend you to do it for all the plugin before you lost your work. If you are using Silver Efex Pro or other Nik Plugin on the collection, you will need to repeat the below method again. Remember to save your file first before applying any NIK plugin effects as the software might not be stable even if the issue are solved. Just look for your older Photoshop on Creative Cloud Files Folder. For those who did not opt to remove to your older Photoshop, you can still use it. My old Mac with the new Adobe 21.1.2 do not work anymore. Nik Collection 1.2.11 might run on the newly updated Adobe Photoshop 2020 for some of the users.
Follow the methods below & your NIK should work well & still work till Adobe Photoshop 2019.
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