Has anyone tried using Nik Collection software with High Sierra?

I've been hearing worries that the Nik Collection software isn't going to work with the new Mac operating system, High Sierra. Has anyone here tried it?

Leslie...I have a Mac running the latest software and NIK works just fine.

I have a Mac running the latest software and NIK works just fine

Thanks, Bill! That's great news; I'll probably upgrade soon, then.

I've had the same experience as Bill. So far, so good.

From a lot I have read, High Sierra should not be installed unless you confirm that your critical software is compatible. A virtual partition is another alternative, if you have the space. That's problematic for me, since I already have a partition committed to Windows 7.

Quite aside from specific apps running under the new OS (High Sierra), there is always the effect of Gates's Law, to wit:

NEVER INSTALL VERSION POINT ZERO OF ANYTHING

Give it a few weeks at least to settle down and let the cutting edge people do the bleeding first

Quite aside from specific apps running under the new OS (High Sierra), there is always the effect of Gates's Law, to wit:

NEVER INSTALL VERSION POINT ZERO OF ANYTHING

Give it a few weeks at least to settle down and let the cutting edge people do the bleeding first

 

In an ideal world, that is the point of beta testing, to stop all bleeding before releasing the software to the masses. But I understand, in the real world, it doesn't always work like that. A prime example would be the new PN.net (LOL!).

 

Apple has been beta testing the new OS for months now, so most major issues should be ironed out by now. However, a Photoshop plugin like Nik hardly qualifies as a major issue. Well ....

I ended up in this discussion board at google. I admit, I haven't had the opportunity to go through the discussion, but apparently, for a sizable group at least, the Nik plugin is crashing in High Sierra. So, not good news.

 

Google Groups

 

p.s. A fix is posted if you scroll down to the bottom of the link.

 

more p.s. I navigated to the Nik settings to apply the suggested fix, and in the process discovered, I have been sending anonymous usage statistics to google for years, without my knowledge. They would have secret dossiers on me by now!

In an ideal world, that is the point of beta testing, to stop all bleeding before releasing the software to the masses. But I understand, in the real world, it doesn't always work like that.

 

Yeah, I don't see anybody holding a gun to anyone's head to force an upgrade from Sierra. Moreover, we have long since found out that Beta testing is not really enough. Mr or Ms J Q Public need to crash it before it's really sound and sure. Notice how often a new release point zero is replaced, within days, even, by a 0.0.1 reissue

 

FWIW, the next Apple OS upgrade is supposed to break all non-64 bit apps, as I read it.

FWIW, the next Apple OS upgrade is supposed to break all non-64 bit apps, as I read it.

 

Yup - the Nik software (on Mac anyway) will essentially be gone at that point. And even some mostly 64-bit applications have some 32-bit supporting applications, installers, utilities, etc. People are going to have to be really careful about the next major upgrade.

Yup - the Nik software (on Mac anyway) will essentially be gone at that point. And even some mostly 64-bit applications have some 32-bit supporting applications, installers, utilities, etc. People are going to have to be really careful about the next major upgrade.

 

Yes and no. Once the next upgrade comes there will be no way out unless one tries to stay with Sierra or prior OSen. Doing that will eventually put one out of business due to a lack of support for old software and OSen.So, no, you don't have to upgrade, you can simply go into a corner and die. But, that is not what most will want to do, so yes will apply for most of us. The point of all of this is that at some point one must upgrade, or take up knitting.

 

Let's not forget that High Sierra is tuned for SSDs too, so keep that in mind as the clock winds down. I just bought 2 new Macs here as replacements, and both have SSDs. Spinners are on the way out, like floppy disks, and optical media. HDs and hybrids (Fusion) are okay for backups and storage for awhile, but those days are numbered too. Remember when Apple went from PPCs to Intel Macs we lot the use of a lot of software, and the next upgrade will kill 32 bit apps.

 

JDM has good advice, at least wait for the .1 update before jumping on High Sierra. The Macs I bought were from existing stock as High Sierra was released so I'm still on Sierra, for now.

No problem here with Nik on High Sierra, as far as I know. I have it, but I don't use it. I should probably give it a try since everybody loves it so.

I am a little confused about this 32 vs 64 bit thing.

As far as I know, only 64 bit plugins work in Photoshop. To make a 32 bit plugin work, you have to configure the Photoshop app to run in 32 bit mode. I had the impression that Nik plugins are already updated to be 64 bit, because they open just fine in the latest version of Photoshop CC 2017. May be I am missing something?

I have noticed, however, that if you store your presets with the catalog, Nik won't work. You have to store your presets where Lightroom normally stores presets.