I’m pleased to see that Nik Software has updated Silver Efex Pro, Viveza 2, HDR Efex Pro, and Color Efex Pro to run 64-bit-native inside Photoshop CS5 for Mac and Windows. The updates are free, and I’m told that updates to other Nik plug-ins are coming soon.
As far as I can see, the updates are not free. In fact the upgrade for the complete set of Color Efex Pro is $150.
Please tell me I’m wrong.
[Any owners of the current version of each plug-in can download the update for free. Customers who don’t have the current versions can upgrade. –J.]
Danny – I think they are indeed free. If you go to their Support > Updates page and click through the “Details” links, you’ll see some of the latest versions are for 64 bit. Does require registration though AFAICT.
I contacted support. I have Version 2, and I can’t update that to 64-bit. I will have to Upgrade to Version 3, and they charge for that.
from 2 -> 3 is an upgrade… not an update.
i mean… as there is no 64 bit version for v2 it´s clear that you have to upgrade to v3 first before you can get the free update 🙂
it´s time.
dont know what took sooo long to port them to 64 bit. other companys xdo this in a faraction of time.
Still waiting for Define and Sharpener Pro to move to 64bit (hopefully soon). Until then, Aperture and Photoshop still move in 32 bit. 🙁 Just too much of a hassle to quit/restart into either 32 or 64 bit to work with images.
Hi all,
64-bit compatible versions of Dfine 2.0 and Sharpener Pro 3.0 were released on Monday, 11/15. You can get them at http://www.niksoftware.com > Support > Software Updates.
Kevin (from Nik Software)