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andrews77277185
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Nov 27, 2017 6:06 AM UTC
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Google Nik collection add on no longer works with updated CC

I recently downloaded the newest version of Adobe CC for photoshop (2018).  Now when I attempt to use my Nik collection Color Efex pro, or one of the other more complicated effects, Photoshop simply quits.  I uninstalled Nik and reinstalled, but to no avail.  Anybody else have this issue?

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dpzeeCorrect answer
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Dec 3, 2017 7:32 PM UTC

see this post for easy workaround:

Color efex from Nik Filter crashes cc 2018

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xrscorpio
Participant
Nov 19, 2020 7:39 PM UTC

As to NIK not applying filters:  In Photoshop I changed my layer to a Smart Object. Next I went to NIK Color Effects Pro 4.  I clicked "Add" to each filter I wanted to be applied.  When finished selecting filters, I pressed OK in the lower right corner.  NIK now applied my filters to the original image in PS.  Hope this helps.

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JackWebb
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Jan 8, 2022 12:02 PM UTC

This method works for me. Thank you!

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AnkMaan
Adobe Employee
Dec 4, 2017 5:29 AM UTC

Please confirm if your issue is fixed by following the above workaround mentioned.

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davidk34184505
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Mar 18, 2018 2:41 AM UTC

I am not the original poster, but I have had this same problem and the fix to change the settings for the Nik Filters for "click okay" from "applying filter to a new layer" to "apply filter to current layer" did fix the problem of photoshop crashing whenever I try to use the Nik filters.
However, this workaround is not ideal, as then I'm limited with the changes that the NIK filter makes - My workflow has often included making additional edits to ONLY the layer containing the NIK filter so that the final image is a mix of the original image and the NIK filters. Now I'm no longer able to do this so ultimately, I am not able to use the NIK software to the full extent of the intended programming.
Is adobe working to correct this problem for a future update?

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dpzeeCorrect answer
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Dec 3, 2017 7:32 PM UTC

see this post for easy workaround:

Color efex from Nik Filter crashes cc 2018

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