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DxO Nik Collection 9
8 stories tracked since 21 Apr 2026 — latest 13 Aug 2026. This page updates itself as new coverage lands.
21 Apr 2026 · Plugin News
Nik Collection 9 Adds AI Masking and Depth Maps
The depth mask is the one to watch: Nik Collection 9 can now infer a depth map from any image and let you make distance-based adjustments — no embedded metadata, no Photoshop handoff, no manual selections. For anyone doing creative finishing work in Analog Efex or Color Efex who's been annoyed at Nik's historically clunky selection tools, this closes the biggest gap. The halation and chromatic shift filters are fun bonuses, but the masking overhaul is why Nik users should actually care about version 9.
22 Apr 2026 · Plugin News
Nik Collection 9 Lands with New Features
Nik Collection 9 is out — skip the FujiRumors stub and go straight to DxO's release page for the actual changelog. If you're a Nik user, new versions historically bring meaningful updates to the selective adjustment and film effects tools that still have no real competition in the plugin space.
22 Apr 2026 · Plugin News
Nik Collection 9 Brings Color Grading and New AI Tools
Nik Collection 9 finally adds color grading to a plugin suite that's quietly become one of the more capable editing companions for Lightroom and Capture One users — the new AI features matter more for heavy retouchers than casual shooters, but if selective adjustments and output sharpening are part of your regular pipeline, this update earns a proper look.
23 Apr 2026 · Software News
Nik Collection 9: AI Masking, Depth Maps & New Color Grading
The depth mask alone makes Nik Collection 9 worth a look — it reverse-engineers a depth map from any flat 2D file, so you can isolate foreground from background without a phone sensor or any embedded depth data. For portrait and landscape retouchers still doing manual selections, that's a genuine time saver. The unified color wheel is the other headline: stop juggling three separate panels and push shadows, mids, and highlights together in one place. If you're already in the Nik ecosystem, this is a real upgrade. New buyers get 15% off with code RUMORS.
23 Apr 2026 · Software News
DaVinci Resolve 21 Enters Photo Editing — Plus Nik 9, Topaz Sale
DaVinci Resolve 21 adding photo editing and tethering is genuinely interesting — Blackmagic is serious about pulling video-first shooters into a single app, and if you're already in that ecosystem, it's worth a look before renewing any subscriptions. Nik Collection 9's color grading overhaul is the more immediately useful update for stills photographers, and the 30% Topaz sale ends May 14th if you've been eyeing Photo AI.
23 Apr 2026 · Software News
DaVinci Resolve 21 Adds Tethering — The One Update Worth Your Attention
DaVinci Resolve 21 just added photo editing and tethered shooting — Blackmagic is coming for Capture One's lunch, and it's free. Everything else in this roundup (Nik 9's AI color tools, Luminar Neo 1.27, Adobe's routine camera support update) is worth bookmarking but not rushing for.
23 May 2026 · Plugin Review
DxO Nik Collection 9 Review: Eight Tools, One Suite
Nik Collection 9 earns its keep not as a Lightroom replacement but as a set of precision tools you drop into the workflow you already run. Silver Efex alone justifies the upgrade cost for anyone serious about black and white. At $99.99 USD to upgrade, it's a reasonable ask if two or three of the eight apps solve a real problem you're currently working around.
13 Aug 2026 · Plugin News
Nik Collection 9 Lands as the Plugin Suite's Biggest Update Yet
DxO has pushed out Nik Collection 9, flagging it as the suite's biggest update to date. Click through to the DxO announcement for the full breakdown of what's new.